Contemporary Studio Porcelain

"There are over 350 new illustrations and 75 new artists featured in this new updated edition. The result is a breathtaking look at the exciting and innovative work that is currently being done internationally in this field." "This substantially revised edition presents a wide diversity of porcelain objects which will both inspire and enthral. A fascinating read not only for any potter working in porcelain but also for collectors and anyone interested in fine ceramics."--Jacket.

This richly illustrated book gives particular emphasis to the enormous diversity and rapid development which has taken place over the latter part of the 20th century in international studio porcelain and considers some of the aesthetic concerns, technical achievements and working methods of these ceramicists working with porcelain and its close relative, bone china. Chapters include: qualities and properties of porcelain; form and forming processes; inspiration in the design of form; surface treatments for porcelain; and glazes for porcelain. Extensive glossary. Suggested further reading.

Stoneware, raku ware, porcelain, and earthenware by Canadian and international artists.

This book investigates how British contemporary artists who work with clay have managed, in the space of a single generation, to take ceramics from niche-interest craft to the pristine territories of the contemporary art gallery. This development has been accompanied (and perhaps propelled) by the kind of critical discussion usually reserved for the 'higher' discipline of sculpture. Ceramics is now encountering and colliding with sculpture, both formally and intellectually. Laura Gray examines what this means for the old hierarchies between art and craft, the identity of the potter, and the character of a discipline tied to a specific material but wanting to participate in critical discussions that extend far beyond clay.

Presents first-hand knowledge of the significant technical developments that have occurred in the porcelain industry in the past 20 years. Readers will investigate working methods and aesthetic concerns of ceramists who work with this popular medium and its close relative, bone china, including the form and forming process, throwing and turning, surface treatments, and glazes.

A landmark survey of the formative years of American studio ceramics and the constellation of people, institutions, and events that propelled it from craft to fine art