The Human Form in Clay - Hardcover

Waller, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1861264135 ISBN 13: 9781861264138

Publisher: The Crowood Press, 2001

Synopsis

This book is a celebration of 50 contemporary artists from around the world who have chosen to create the human form in clay. There is a detailed account of each artist’s work, including biographical details and precise descriptions of their working methods. In addition, each artist has been asked to name a major source of inspiration whether another artist or key work, in any medium and from any culture, explaining the reasons for their choice. The resulting depictions ranging from the Willendorf Venus to a Michelangelo Pietà combine with stunning photos of the artists’ work to make this a book that will inform and inspire. Jane Waller has a Masters in Ceramics from the Royal College of Art; she has been making Millefiori and Raku ceramics for nearly 30 years. Among her previous books are Hand-Built Ceramics and Colour in Clay.

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From the Publisher:

This book is the first of its kind: a celebration of fifty contemporary artists from around the world who have chosen to create the human form in clay. There is a detailed account of each artist’s work, including biographical details and precise descriptions of their working methods. In addition, each artist has been asked to name a major source of inspiration—whether another artist or key work, in any medium and from any culture, explaining the reasons for their choice. The resulting depictions—ranging from the Willendorf Venus to a Michelangelo Pietà—combine with stunning photos of the artists’ work to make this a book that will inform and inspire. Jane Waller has a Masters in Ceramics from the Royal College of Art; she has been making Millefiori and Raku ceramics for nearly thirty years. Among her previous books are Hand–built Ceramics and Colour in Clay.

About the Author:

Jane Waller has been making Millefiori and Raku ceramics since the seventies. She began her training at the Oxfordshire Art College before going on to do a BA in Sculpture at Hornsey Art College and then an MA in Ceramics at the Royal College of Art. This is Jane's second book for Crowood - Colour in Clay being the first.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Crowood Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1861264135
• ISBN 13: 9781861264138
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176