The Pot Book - Couverture souple

Waal, Edmund De; Clare, Claudia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0714870536 ISBN 13 : 9780714870533

Editeur : Phaidon Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

The history of ceramic art is ingrained in the history of mankind. Clay is one of the very first materials 'invented' by man. An essential part of our lives it has been moulded, thrown, glazed, decorated and fired for over 30,000 years in order to preserve and transport food and water. And it was on the surface of these early jugs, vases, dishes, plates, beakers and amphorae that man placed some of his first decorative markings. In more recent times clay has been used not just by artisans and potters, but also by artists, designers and architects. The Pot Book is the first publication to document the extraordinary range and variety of ceramic vessels of all periods, from a delicate bowl made by an unnamed artisan in China in the third millennium bc, or a jug made in eighteenth-century Dresden, to a plate made by Picasso in 1952, a 'spade form' made by Hans Coper or the vases of Grayson Perry today. Each entry is sequenced in alphabetical order by the name of the artist/potter, the school, or style, creating a grand tour through the very finest examples of the artform.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Edmund de Waal is sot only one of the world's leading artists, but also a renowned historias of ceramics. He was apprenticed as a potter before studying English at Cambridge and has written widely on the medium, including books on Bernard Leach and 2oth-century ceramics. His memoir, The Tiare with AmberEyes, was published in 2010 and lias won several international literary prizes. In 2011 tee was awardcd an oBE for services to art. In 2015 tee published his second book, The White Raad, which traces the stories behind the thousand-year-long history of porcelain. The same year he was given the Windham-Campbell prize for nonfiction by Yale University. Edmund de Waal lives with his family in London. Claudia Clare is a potter-painterwhose practice is deeply informed by feminism and human rights. She trained as a painter at Camberwell College of Art, followed by an apprenticeship with Winchcombe Pottery, and gaincd her Phll at the University of Westminster in 2007. She is known for her large, painted slipware pots, which depiet the impact of botte national and international events on the lives of ordinary people. She was representecl by Francis Kyle Gallery until its closure in 2014 and now works independently in London. She is a regular contributor to CeramicReview and the author of Subversive ceramics, published in 2015.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0714870536
• ISBN 13: 9780714870533
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320