This fresh global survey makes sense of a vast and increasingly diverse area of intense creativity. An essential and invaluable analysis of work from the last ten years, the book covers every aspect of contemporary ceramic practice and includes work of all scales - from a few centimetres in size to vast room-sized installations. With over 600 stunning illustrations, and an author unique in his experience as a ceramist, educator, curator and critic, this comprehensive survey will be an indispensable guide for ceramists, students and collectors alike.
Introduction • Beyond Utility - bold and original, yet functional ceramics, including tea sets, cups, teapots and dinner services Defining Space - the vessel and its relationship to space and the void, featuring wheel-thrown shapes, slip-cast forms and hand-built structures Mind the Gap - the plasticity of clay and its earthy associations, including sculptural work from precise and mechanical to freely modelled forms • A Sense of Space - installations, the site-specific and the environmental • The Line of Beauty - new creative possibilities and collaborations between art and industry, many of which have resulted from recent advances in technology
