Collect New Wave Clay : Morris, Tom Formulated By Tom Morris In PDF

collection of current clay artists and their works that describes technics and materials used, Useful as both art book and a catalog of modern technics and styles in current clay art, Very limited in scope and presentation A wonderfully written and produced book, The author certainly knows his stuff and I would say to anyone thinking of buying a book on ceramics then this is definately the one to get.
The photos inside are amazing and you can feel the authors passion in his writing, A wonderful book. De diverse voorbeelden en strekkingen ivm keramiek zijn toonaangevend! awesome! super inspiring book for who likes the theme, recommended with excellence : Throughout the twentieth century, ceramics was broadly divided into two sectors, Studio pottery, which was a reaction against the mass made wares of the industrial revolution, and fine art by contemporary artists, who just happened to use clay in their practice but rejected many of its traditional codes of practice.
The unprecedented surge in popularity of ceramics in the last

five years has helped forge a new type of potter: the ceramic designer, Part craftsman, part designer, they bridge ceramic craft, collectable design, and fine art, These ceramicists include product designers who use clay as a means of creative expression, and classically trained potters who create design led pieces, in addition to interior decorators, illustrators, and graphic designers.
Their collective output includes furniture, decorative objects, murals, and vessels: not art, not craft, but design, The ambition of the book is to show the diversity of this area of creative production and the way in which history, craft, technology, and design are all intersecting in the present day, creating a new type of designerand a new type of ceramicist.
The book is divided into four thematic chapters and accompanied by written contributions on the subject from designers, decorators, and collectors, .