Ceramics, Pottery
MASTERS OF MOSAIC
Written by Oliver Budd
'Masters of Mosaics' gives an insight into the work and specialist skills of 12 of England's premier contemporary mosaic artists. Each chapter is written by a different artist and gives their unique story, including their inspirations and influences, and how they design, create and install their mosaics.
FRENCH ART NOUVEAU CERAMICS
Written by Arthur, Paul
This book is a unique and comprehensive illustrated dictionary of French Art Nouveau Ceramics. The book focuses especially on artists working stoneware or grès, faience, and terracotta
HAND IN HAND: CERAMICS, MOSAICS, TAPESTRIES AND WOODCARVINGS BY EVELYN AND JEROME ACKERMAN
Written by Thackaberry, Lisa
Hand-In-Hand: Ceramics, Tapestries, Wood Carvings, and Hardware by the California Mid-Century Designers Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman is the first monograph of the artists whose oeuvre was critically influential and is now seen as the epitome of California mid-century modernism.
POWER OF CERAMICS: MODERNISM IN FINNISH APPLIED ARTS
Written by Yamaguchi, Atsuko
An official guide to the Power of Ceramics exhibition held at Meguro Museum of Art in 2018.
FEAST OF ASHES: THE LIFE AND ART OF DAVID OHANNESSIAN
Written by Moughalian, Sato
The compelling life story of Armenian ceramicist David Ohannessian, whose work changed the face of Jerusalem--and a granddaughter's search for his legacy.
VASES: 250 STATE-OF-THE-ART DESIGNS
Written by Toromanoff, Agata
As the vase has become one of the most universal home accessories, contemporary designers have pushed boundaries, making vases that are not only functional objects, but also works of art and conceptual statements. Their creations defy gravity and spatial logic, and captivate with unusual forms.
MILLENNIUM OF MONOCHROMES: FROM THE GREAT TANG TO THE HIGH QING. THE BAUR AND THE ZHUYUETANG COLLECTIONS
Written by Schwartz-Arenales, Laure
- A key reference book on Chinese monochrome ceramics - Two hundred masterpieces brought together for the first time More than any other civilization, China is renowned for its long tradition of ceramic production, from its terracotta and stoneware works in ancient times to the imperial porcelain manufactured at Jingdezhen from the end of the fourteenth century.
MASTERPIECES OF FRENCH FAIENCE: SELECTIONS FROM THE SIDNEY R. KNAFEL COLLECTION
Written by Vignon, Charlotte
A feat of great technical achievement, French faience was introduced to Lyon in the second half of the sixteenth century by skilled Italian immigrants: mdash;the French word "faience" deriving from the northern Italian city of Faenza. Over the next two centuries, production spread throughout the provinces of metropolitan France.
PICASSO: CERAMICS
Written by Pablo Picasso
Picasso's ceramics express the restless, fluid ease of his late yearsIn 1946, Pablo Picasso visited an exhibition of ceramics in Vallauris, an area in southeastern France known for its many potteries. He would move to the region soon after, establishing a steady relationship with the Madoura ceramics workshop in 1948.
OBSESSION: SIR WILLIAM VAN HORNE'S JAPANESE CERAMICS
Written by Ron Graham
Sir William Van Horne (1843-1915), a gifted connoisseur most famously associated with the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, amassed of one of the most extensive collections of Japanese ceramics in North America. Obsession is an illuminating account of the how and why behind his passion for studying and acquiring nearly 1,200 objects.