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Informationen zum Autor Emmanuel Cooper was Visiting Professor in Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art. Among his previous books were Bernard Leach: Life and Work , Janet Leach: A Potter’s Life and Ten Thousand Years of Pottery . Klappentext This fresh global survey makes sense of a vast and increasingly diverse area of intense creativity. An essential analysis of work from the last ten years, the book covers every aspect of contemporary ceramic practice and includes work of all scales - from a few centimetres in size to vast room-sized installations. With over 600 illustrations, and an author unique in his experience as a ceramist, educator, curator and critic, this comprehensive survey will be an indispensable guide for ceramists, students and collectors alike. Vorwort An essential and dynamic survey of cutting-edge contemporary ceramic work from around the world Zusammenfassung Covers the various aspects of contemporary ceramic practice and includes work of all scales from a few centimetres in size to vast room-sized installations. With over 600 illustrations, this comprehensive survey is suitable for ceramists, students and collectors alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction ¿ Beyond Utility - bold and original, yet functional ceramics, including tea sets, cups, teapots and dinner services Defining Space - the vessel and its relationship to space and the void, featuring wheel-thrown shapes, slip-cast forms and hand-built structures Mind the Gap - the plasticity of clay and its earthy associations, including sculptural work from precise and mechanical to freely modelled forms ¿ A Sense of Space - installations, the site-specific and the environmental ¿ The Line of Beauty - new creative possibilities and collaborations between art and industry, many of which have resulted from recent advances in technology
