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500 figures in clay : ceramic artists celebrate the human form / editor, Veronika Alice Gunter

Contributor(s):

Gunter, Veronika Alice

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Lark ceramics bookPublication details: New York : Lark Books, c2004Description: 408 p. : illus. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781579905477

Other title:

Five hundred figures in clay

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

731.82 FIG

Contents:

The figures -- Heads & busts -- Torsos -- Body details -- Figurines & statues -- Caricature -- Metamorphosis -- Two dimensional works.

Summary: It’s an absolutely unequalled photographic gallery: no other book has ever presented such a varied, captivating collection of contemporary ceramics based on the human form. The works range from representational to abstract, from artful realism to provocative surrealism, and many of them come from leaders in the field such as Judy Fox, Kurt Weiser, and Andy Nasisse. Kay Yourist has produced female forms that are smooth, minimalist vessels with only the slightest hint of breasts and belly. The simple, rounded features of Diane Lublinski’s black-and-white figures possess a fun, clown-like whimsy. Michael A. Prather’s mournful ceramic portraits have frowning faces and pointed dunce-like heads in a muted color palette. Many of the ceramics come with detail images and illuminating artist’s commentary.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	731.82 FIG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	non fiction		000669

Includes index.

The figures -- Heads & busts -- Torsos -- Body details -- Figurines & statues -- Caricature -- Metamorphosis -- Two dimensional works.

It’s an absolutely unequalled photographic gallery: no other book has ever presented such a varied, captivating collection of contemporary ceramics based on the human form. The works range from representational to abstract, from artful realism to provocative surrealism, and many of them come from leaders in the field such as Judy Fox, Kurt Weiser, and Andy Nasisse. Kay Yourist has produced female forms that are smooth, minimalist vessels with only the slightest hint of breasts and belly. The simple, rounded features of Diane Lublinski’s black-and-white figures possess a fun, clown-like whimsy. Michael A. Prather’s mournful ceramic portraits have frowning faces and pointed dunce-like heads in a muted color palette. Many of the ceramics come with detail images and illuminating artist’s commentary.

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