PICASSO: CERAMICS
Picasso's ceramics express the restless, fluid ease of his late yearsIn 1946, Pablo Picasso visited an exhibition of ceramics in Vallauris, an area...
Ceramics, Pottery
FROM STORAGE TO STUDIO: THE CLAY STUDIO RESIDENT ARTISTS EXPLORE THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION
Written by The Clay Studio
What inspiration awaits within a museum? In this rare venture, a group of 14 Resident Artists from The Clay Studio worked with 7 curators to explore the Philadelphia Museum of Art's art storage vaults.This catalog--and its accompanying exhibition at The Clay Studio--reveals the thoughts, inspirations, and creative drive shared by the artists and curators.
AFRICAN CERAMICS: A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
A fresh look at ceramic production in Africa, examining form, decor and materiality
MAJOLICA MANIA: TRANSATLANTIC POTTERY IN ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES, 1850-1915
This generously illustrated two-volume book is the first to offer a comprehensive study of the most important ceramic innovation of the 19th century.
PORCELAIN: A HISTORY FROM THE HEART OF EUROPE
Written by Marchand, Suzanne L
A sweeping cultural and economic history of porcelain, from the eighteenth century to the present Porcelain was invented in medieval China--but its secret recipe was first reproduced in Europe by an alchemist in the employ of the Saxon king Augustus the Strong.
DANIEL JOHNSTON: A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A POTTER IN NORTH CAROLINA
Written by Glassie, Henry
DANIEL JOHNSTON, raised on a farm in Randolph County, returned from Thailand with a new way to make monumental pots. Back home in North Carolina, he built a log shop and a whale of a kiln for wood-firing. Then he set out to create beautiful pots, grand in scale, graceful in form, and burned bright in a blend of ash and salt.
CITY OF BLUE AND WHITE: CHINESE PORCELAIN AND THE EARLY MODERN WORLD
Written by Gerritsen, Anne
We think of blue and white porcelain as the ultimate global commodity: throughout East and Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean including the African coasts, the Americas and Europe, consumers desired Chinese porcelains. Many of these were made in the kilns in and surrounding Jingdezhen.
GRAYSON PERRY
Written by Klein, Jacky
Grayson Perry, renowned for his ceramic vases decorated with shocking, unconventional imagery, rose to fame in 2003 when he won the Turner Prize. Since then, Perry has remained an important voice in the arts and the contemporary discussion of gender--in 2016, he published the critically acclaimed book The Descent of Man.
LLADR? GUIDE: A COLLECTOR'S REFERENCE TO RETIRED PORCELAIN FIGURINES IN LLADR? BRANDS
Written by Whiteneck, Peggy Rose
Since its founding in the early 1950s, the Spanish porcelain firm Lladró has attracted a large collector market.
TEABOWL: EAST AND WEST
Written by Kemske, Bonnie
The teabowl has become an iconic form in contemporary ceramics. Having travelled from Japan, where it was an inherent part of chanoyu, or tea ceremony, it has evolved and adapted to become something very different in the West.
JAPANESE CERAMICS AND FORMS
Written by 祥見知生
The Japanese world utsuwa literally means vessel or container, and commonly refers to any kind of cup, plate, dish, or pot. Unlike mass-produced crockery, the spontaneous ceramic form is momentary and fleeting, with an unparalleled warmth and aesthetic pleasure. This art form emerges from the particular clay or raw material used, the thickness and flow of the glaze, and the condition of the kiln. An individual piece depends on the distinct balance between all of these factors, and each piece is one-of-a-kind; encounters with utsuwa are said to be once-in-a-lifetime experiences. This book features gorgeously photographed pieces by a selection of specialised ceramists.
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