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Books - Ceramics
500 Figures in Clay. Volume 2 (2014)
Presents a selection of contemporary ceramics based on the human form, including the work of Wesley Anderegg, Jeffrey Mongrain, Scott Stockdale, and Yeon Joo Lee.
Ceramics : an atlas of forms (2023)
Ceramics: An Atlas of Forms is a global cultural study through the lens of ceramics. Organised chronologically - from an Egyptian ceremonial jar made over 5000 years ago to works by 20th-century luminaries Lucie Rie and Bernard Leach, as well as First Nations artists from Australia and entirely unknown makers.
Contemporary Ceramics (2009)
Over the last decade the narrowing of the gulf that traditionally existed between the realms of fine art and craft has resulted in a shift in perception of what ceramics can be and can mean.
Large scale ceramics (1997)
Large-scale ceramics demand a number of considerations that don't necessarily concern most ceramicists. Questions of size of kiln needed, making over an extended period of time, designing for a specific site, assembling, weatherproofing and installation are all things that must be thought about.
Subversive Ceramics (2016)
Divided into two parts, Subversive Ceramics discusses a selection of historical and contemporary works by artists and makers from twenty-one different countries, from 500 BC to the present day
Books - Sculpture
Sculpture and the Garden (2006)
Although the integration of sculpture in gardens is part of a long tradition dating back at least to antiquity, the sculptures themselves are often overlooked, both in the history of art and in the history of the garden.
Sculpture Now (2013)
Established artists such as Jeff Koons, Ai Weiwei, Damien Hirst, Gabriel Orozco, Isa Genzken, Miroslaw Baka and Doris Salcedo are featured alongside an international cross-section of the most promising new talent, including Sopheap Pich, Anselm Reyle, Karla Black, Sarah Sze and Thomas Houseago.
How Art Made The World - More Human Than Human Ep.1
Traditions of Tea
10 Global Tea Traditions: A Journey Through Culture and History
From the traditional tea ceremonies of Japan to the mint tea of Morocco, tea has played a significant role in shaping culture and tradition. In this article, we will take a journey through 10 global tea traditions, exploring the history, customs, and significance of each one.
Famous Tea Ceremonies – Explore Global Traditions
Why Tea Ceremonies Are More Than Just Drinking Tea
Teapots through time
Discover some of the finest examples of the most ubiquitous of all kitchen utensils: the teapot.
An Introduction to Teapot Shapes
Teapots come in various sizes, patterns, and materials, such as ceramic, porcelain, glass, Yixing zisha clay, Yunnan Jianshui Zitao or stainless steel.
The Mouldmaker's Handbook
This is the complete guide for anyone interested in mouldmaking and modelling. It is ideal for any purpose, whether for making repairs to picture frames or designing a pottery tea set, making a sculpture, creating shapes for printmaking, making a toy soldier, or even making chocolate Easter egg moulds.
Mould making
In this lavishly illustrated reference book, Ian Gregory provides an introduction and practical handbook to the subject of sculptural ceramics. He provides essential technical information for the would be sculptural ceramicist, including: the basics of clay; tips for modifying the clay for strength and color and methods for forming the clay.
On line articles - Sculpture & Ceramic artists
Claire Curneen: About to Happen.
Whitney features ceramicist Claire Curneen. Curneen's work is an index of transience...
Claire Curneen About to HappenOnline access
Cristina Córdova - Involuntary Dialogs
The author presents a profile of ceramic artist Cristina Córdova. It talks of her figurative art that is deeply poetical, theatrical, realistic, and conceptual that offer involuntary dialogs.
Fleur Schell: Western Front
An interview with artist Fleur Schell is presented. When asked about her creative practice, she says maker best encapsulates what she does and her practice is driven by ideas rather than process and usually reflects her personal history
Judy Fox: Out of water
The article discusses the exhibition "Out of Water," featuring ceramic sculptures of cephalopods, worms and a nude mermaid by the artist Judy Fox, on view at the PPOW Gallery in New York City
Justin Novak’s Rhetoric of Beauty
Focuses on "Disfigurines," a series of figural and consciously decorative sculptures of sculptor Justin Novak. Conclusion drawn by the artist regarding design while wandering in the streets of Rome
Nan Smith – Mercury: Art and Science
The article reviews the exhibition "Mercury" featuring the works of ceramic artist Nan Smith which incorporate the data of scientific investigation on the impact of methylmercury on the environment.
Patti Warashina: Wit and Wisdom.
The article reviews the art exhibition "Patti Warashina: Wit and Wisdom," which featured various works of art by the contemporary ceramic artist Patti Warashina, held at the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) in Pomona, California
Richard Slee - Art : Crafting Anew
Rosemary Hill reviews "Three Ways of Seeing," an exhibition by Fred Baier, Caroline Broadhead and Richard Slee at the Crafts Council gallery
Sergi Isupov - Breaking through illusions
The article presents a profile and discusses the work of the ceramic artist Sergei Isupov. The author notes that the artist is primarily known for his painted ceramics decorated in a hyper-realist technique
The Human Figure - books in the library
9 heads : a guide to drawing fashion
This completely updated and expanded fourth edition of '9 Heads' contains over 1000 new drawings featuring the latest fashion garments and numerous new step-by-step diagrams for drawing the fashion croquis and the main garment categories.
Erotic Ambiguities
Art is always ambiguous. When it involves the female body it can also be erotic. Erotic Ambiguities is a study of how contemporary women artists have reconceptualised the figure of the female nude.
Ideal and Reality
A comprehensive survey of the image of the human body in 20th-century art, featuring drawings, gouaches, pastels, and watercolors by 200 artists.
A Little Feminist History of Art
An introduction to the feminist art movement: one of the most ambitious, influential and enduring artistic movements of the twentieth century.
Michelangelo
The book sets the artist firmly within the political and social world he inhabited, offering a full account of his creative endeavours in sculpture, drawing, painting, architecture and poetry.
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