Contemporary Studio Porcelain

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University of Pennsylvania Press, Nov 25, 2003 - Antiques & Collectibles - 256 pages

Porcelain is prized for its vivid whiteness, but it has always posed particular problems for the ceramicist using it. In Contemporary Studio Porcelain, Peter Lane provides a strong history and celebration of the development of porcelain at the turn of the new millennium. He gives particular consideration to the technical achievements, working practices, and aesthetic concerns of ceramicists who work with this most popular medium and its close relative, bone china.

The international group of artists featured in this book demonstrates the confidence and versatility found in contemporary porcelain, resulting in a breathtaking look at the exciting and innovative work that is currently being done internationally in this field.

Contemporary Studio Porcelain presents a wide diversity of porcelain objects that will both inspire and enthrall. This classic work, now substantially revised, is a must not only for any potter working in porcelain but also for collectors of fine ceramics.

 

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Contents

Acknowledgements
ONE Qualities and properties of porcelain and bone china
TWO Form and forming processes
THREE Sources of inspiration and means of expression
FOUR Surface treatments
Neriage nerikomi and inlaid techniques 190
FIVE Porcelain multiples and installations
SIX Glazes for porcelain
In search of Egypts
43
How the olive tree
50
The Greek text that
60
built with
66
Roman gladiators did
75
a writer
82
The vanishing first
88
the man
94

SEVEN Conclusion
Appendices Glossary of ceramic terms
Origins
9
People are missing
16
The truth to be found
22
The first Americans
28
Preaboriginal
34
The real reason
121
What the stars tell
128
A new perspective
134
The comical farce
140
murder
146
Copyright

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Contemporary Studio Porcelain
Peter Lane
Limited preview - 2003
Contemporary Studio Porcelain
Peter Lane
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Contemporary Studio Porcelain: Materials, Techniques and Expressions
Peter Lane
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About the author (2003)

Peter Lane is a well-known potter and former Senior Lecturer at the University of East Anglia. A fellow of the Craft Potters Association and a fellow of the Society of Designer-Craftsmen, he has exhibited ceramics widely in Europe, North America, and Australia. His work is included in the selective index Craftsmen of Quality at the Crafts Council in London.

Bibliographic information

TitleContemporary Studio Porcelain
AuthorPeter Lane
Editionillustrated
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 2003
ISBN0812237722, 9780812237726
Length256 pages
Subjects › 

Antiques & Collectibles / Porcelain & China
Art / Ceramics
Crafts & Hobbies / Pottery & Ceramics
  
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