New directions in ceramics : from spectacle to trace / Jo Dahn.
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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Bloomsbury; Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2015.Description: 160 pages ; 28 cmISBN: - 9781472526717
- 1472526716
- 738 DAH
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 738 DAH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100622589 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
New Directions in Ceramics explores and responds to contemporary ceramists' use of innovative modes of practice, investigating how change is happening and interpreting key works. Jo Dahn provides an overview
of the current ceramics landscape, identifying influential exhibitions, events and publications, to convey a flavour of debates at a time when much about the character of ceramics is in a state of flux. What non-traditional activities does the term 'ceramics' now encompass? How have these practices developed and how have they been accommodated by institutions in Britain and internationally?
Work by a wide range of ceramists, including Edmund de Waal, Nina Hole, Clare Twomey, Keith Harrison, Alexandra Engelfriet, Linda Sormin, Walter McConnell and Phoebe Cummings is considered. Following an
extended introduction on ceramics in critical discourse, chapters on performance, installation, raw clay and figuration each provide an introductory overview to the area under discussion, with a closer examination of work by key ceramists, and illustrations of relevant examples. The interplay of actions and ideas is a central concern: critical and cultural contexts are woven into the account throughout, and dialogues with practitioners provide a privileged insight into thought processes as well as studio activities.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Ceramics in critical context -- 1. Performance -- 2. Installation -- 3. Raw clay -- 4. Figuration.
New Directions in Ceramics is a comprehensive overview of the contemporary ceramic scene, looking at new and innovative areas and the makers who have been leading the way. Over the last 15 years there have been significant developments in the interests and approaches of some leading ceramicists, who are exploring new and exciting avenues of activity. Contemporary ceramics includes a dynamic range of approaches for sculptural-orientated work, covering ceramics as performance, site-specific installation work, time-based ceramics, re-presentations of the human body and the environment. Chapters provide an introduction to each area under discussion and show how they have evolved, followed by a closer examination of work by selected ceramicists working, with illustrations of relevant examples and a discussion of how they fit into the current scene. Including a series of interviews with the artists, that draw out fresh and topical discussions and insights, offering new material not available elsewhere. New Directions in Ceramics offers an exciting look at the contemporary ceramic scene, which innovative approaches have been adopted, and which are developing-- Provided by publisher.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- 1 Spectacular Ceramics
- 2 The Body and Figurative Ceramics
- 3 Time-based Ceramics
- 4 Site-specific Installation Work
- 5 Environmental Work
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index