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500 Raku: Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique
Axner Number: A996504
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs., 5.60000 oz.
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Senior Editor: Ray Hemachandra
Paperback: 420 pages
Publisher: Lark Books (2006)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1-60059-294-2
Dimensions: 8.0" x 8.0" x 1.05"
Shipping Weight: 2.53 lbs.
Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique
New Frontiers of form and expression
Raku is an ancient ceramics technique that is experiencing a renaissance thanks to the outstanding work of modern-day ceramists. Now you can discover the vigor and invention of today's raku through 500 wide-ranging pieces chosen by juror Jim Romberg, a leading studio artist and teacher in the field. He explains that this spectacular collection offers "a notable record of significant accomplishment and activity in a medium that is centuries old and yet continues to inform and inspire contemporary culture today."
The books of the 500 series beautifully illustrate, wonderfully inspire and showcase some of today's finest artists and their work. This edition focuses on raku, a discipline that has woven aesthetic contemplation together with an innovative ceramic process since its origins in sixteenth-century Japan.
Juror Jim Romberg, one of raku's foremost practitioners and teachers in the world, has selected works from more than 2,100 submissions. "Always lending themselves to invention," Romberg writes, "the pieces presented here speak of the vitality and excitment of contemporary raku ceramics."
He encourages you to note the inventiveness of surface treatments, post-firing reduction effects, and the remarkable expansion of forms, including vessels, sculpture, multi-media pieces, and installations.
Ceramists looking for ideas, collectors interested in high-quality pieces, and general readers and craft fans looking for beautiful, inspiring work will all find this groundbreaking book essential. |
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