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- Ceramics
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press
summary
"It is rare to find a book on art that presents complex aesthetic principles in clear readable form. Ceramics, by Philip Rawson, is such a book. I discovered it ten years ago, and today my well-worn copy has scarcely a page on which some statement is not underlined and starred."—Wayne Higby, from the Foreword
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgements
- p. xi
- Part I: General Considerations
- Introduction
- pp. 1-3
- The Existential Base
- pp. 3-9
- The Role of Technology
- pp. 10-15
- Memory-Traces and Meaning
- pp. 15-19
- Tactile Values
- pp. 19-22
- Part II: Techniques
- The Material
- pp. 23-28
- Forming: General
- pp. 28-29
- Hand-Modelling and Beating
- pp. 29-33
- Burnishing
- pp. 33-34
- Wheel-Throwing
- pp. 34-40
- Cutting, etc.
- pp. 44-45
- Slips and Glazes
- pp. 52-63
- Part III: Symbolism of Form
- Ceramics as Treasure
- pp. 64-69
- Life Functions
- pp. 69-72
- Ceremonial
- pp. 77-81
- Tactile Order
- pp. 82-85
- Tactile Texture
- pp. 85-87
- Other Sense Dimensions
- pp. 87-91
- Visual Shape
- pp. 91-92
- Morphology
- pp. 92-100
- Body Images
- pp. 100-103
- The Expression of Ceramic Shape
- pp. 103-115
- Articulation of Units of Shape
- pp. 115-118
- The Modes of Space
- pp. 118-121
- Shape Criteria
- pp. 121-127
- Colour: General
- pp. 127-133
- Colour and Gloss
- pp. 133-135
- Individual Colours
- p. 135
- Blue: and Complementary After-Images
- pp. 139-142
- Blue-Green and Green: Complex Colours
- pp. 142-145
- Surface Design: General
- pp. 151-158
- Graphic Emblems
- pp. 158-167
- Floral Decoratlon
- pp. 167-170
- Rhythm in Decoratlon
- pp. 170-172
- Pictorial Designs
- pp. 172-174
- Frieze Depth
- pp. 174-178
- Perspective Pictorialism
- pp. 178-183
- Far Eastern Pictorial Space
- pp. 183-187
- Pot Surface and Actual Space
- pp. 187-188
- Metaphor and Conceit
- pp. 188-191
- Ceramics and Total Environment
- pp. 191-192
- Potter's Space
- pp. 192-195
- Ceramic Sculpture
- pp. 196-197
- Far Eastern Ceramic Sculpture
- pp. 197-198
- Ceramic Sculpture and Imaginary Worlds
- pp. 198-204
- Sculpture in Clay
- pp. 204-205
- Conclusion
- pp. 205-206
- Select Index and Glossary
- pp. 207-212
- Selected List of American Ceramic Artists
- pp. 213-223
Additional Information
ISBN
9780812207347
Related ISBN(s)
9780812211566
MARC Record
OCLC
802052845
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1984