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The Grain of the Clay: Reflections on Ceramics and the Art of Collecting - Hardcover

Weiss, Allen S.

 
9781780236421: The Grain of the Clay: Reflections on Ceramics and the Art of Collecting
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1780236425 ISBN 13: 9781780236421
Verlag: Reaktion Books, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Ceramics give pleasure to our everyday lives, from the beauty of a vase’s elegant curves to the joy of a meal served upon a fine platter. Ceramics originate in a direct engagement with the earth and maintain a unique place in the history of the arts. In this book, Allen S. Weiss sharpens our perception of and increases our appreciation for ceramics, all the while providing a critical examination of how and why we collect them.
            Weiss examines the vast stylistic range of ceramics and investigates both the theoretical and personal reasons for viewing, using, and collecting them. Relating ceramics to other arts and practices—especially those surrounding food—he explores their different uses such as in the celebrated tea ceremony of Japan. Most notably, he considers how works previously viewed as crafts have found their rightful way into museums, as well as how this new-found engagement with finely wrought natural materials may foster an increased ecological sensitivity. The result is a wide-ranging and sensitive look at a crucial part of our material culture.
 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Allen S. Weiss teaches in the Departments of Performance Studies and Cinema Studies at New York University. He is the author of numerous books, including Zen Landscapes: Perspectives on Japanese Gardens and Ceramics, also published by Reaktion Books.
 

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People collect to connect with the past, personal and historic, to exercise some small and perfect degree of control over a carefully chosen portion of the world. The Grain of the Clay is Allen S. Weiss's engaging exploration of the meaning and practice of collecting through his relationship with Japanese ceramics.

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Verlag
Reaktion Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1780236425
ISBN 13 
9781780236421
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
245
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