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500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form
Axner Number: A996353
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs., 5.60000 oz.
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edited by Julie Hale
Paperback: 420 pages
Publisher: Lark Books (2010)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1-560059-246-1
Dimensions: 8.0" x 8.0" x 1.05"
Shipping Weight: 2.5 lbs.
Explore the Vase in all its beautiful expressions; the ceramic vase reveals itself as much more than a utilitarian object in this expansive survey of contemporary work. There are pieces that tell a story, resemble chickens, feature incised designs, or have highly textural surfaces. This juried collection encourages us to go far beyond our expectations and consider what a vase can be both as a vessel and as a work of art.
The ceramic vase is a versatile and flexible object - it enhances our lives through use and decoration. A popular vessel form in ceramics the vase can also serve as a signature expression of a potter's design skills. In 500 Vases, master ceramist Julia Galloway has juried five hundred contemporary examples of this classic form into a spectacular collection.
The chosen pieces display a diversity of materials and techniques. Among the vases you'll find are Adam Chau's slip-case porcelain Egg Crate, Wendy Johnston's wheel-thrown and altered white earthenware Fierce Tulips Planning Their Escape form the Superstore, and Joanne Jaffe's hand-built stoneware Cs Become X. Other pieces are notable for their embellishment. Becky Lloyd and Steve Lloyd feature nature inspired sgraffito on Untitled, for example, and Sandi Pierrantozzi includes exquisite applied designs on Full-Figure Vase. The themes range from humorous to historical. Innovation abounds among these modern ceramists.
Filled with stunning color photographs, 500 Vases encourages us to look at a familiar object with new eyes - eyes that will never tire of looking at this dazzling collection.
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500 of the very finest pieces from ceramists around the globe have been brought together into a virtual menagerie of enduring distinction. Some are whimsical, others functional, still others starkly conceptual.
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The amazing beauty and variety in these 500 bowls is a testament to the imagination and inventiveness of today's ceramists. Every technique from across the globe, many perfected through centuries of time, is beautifully presented here.
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Whether concerned with self-reflection or social critique, addressing naturalism or abstraction, each of the five hundred ceramic sculptures in this profusely illustrated compilation demonstrates the exciting, all-inclusive nature of the genre today.
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From hand built to wheel thrown, functional to sculptural, round to square, organic to avant-garde, the cups that grace these pages are unique expressions of ceramic mastery.
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Features 500 contemporary figurative pieces from today's most accomplished ceramists. The diverse and captivating work displayed here decisively demonstrates why no artistic subject is as intriguing or as powerful as the human figure.
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The beauty of studio-glass work is reflected in this juried collection of both functional and sculptural objects. These striking and gorgeous works feature the remarkable design aesthetic and craftsmanship of contemporary artists from around the world.
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The 500 striking selections here, created by some of the most gifted artists working in the field today, offer a forward-looking take on this ancient source of inspiration and refreshment.
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This outstanding survey showcases the remarkable design and craftsmanship of contemporary ceramic artists who have interpreted the form of two everyday objects: the plate and the charger.
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Raku is an ancient ceramics technique that is experiencing a renaissance thanks to the outstanding work of modern-day ceramists. Discover the vigor and invention of today's raku through 500 wide-ranging pieces chosen by juror Jim Romberg.
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In its breadth and richness of subject, this book is an essential reference for collectors and ceramists alike. The feature work explores new relationships between body, spout handle, and lid and occasionally causes us to ask, Is that really a teapot?
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Juried by Angelica Pozo, a leading presence in the field, this study survey will serve as inspiration for beginning and professional tile makers, as well as collectors and anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship.
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