Functional Pottery
By Robin Hopper
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Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose
Functional Pottery has been used by potters around the world and in a great many colleges and universities as required reading. It is a book of personal development in the design, making, and aesthetics of ceramics objects for use, based on more than 40 years of practical experience. This book includes images of work by potters from around the world working with functional pottery. It also includes a wide range of illustrations of objects drawn from many of the world’s major museums. Not only is this book the most informative written on the subject of functional pottery and its design and aesthetic, but the illustrations of both historical and contemporary objects put the equivalent of a museum and art gallery at your fingertips. Full of information and practical tips, it is an invaluable reference that should be in every potter’s studio. |
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Here is some of what you’ll find in Functional Pottery
“I should say that the making of ugly pottery was one of the most remarkable inventions of civilization.” He was talking about the visual monstrosities of the Victorian period of industrial pottery production. This period of questionable aesthetics heavily influenced North American art pottery of the early 20th century. A hundred years after the Victorians, we still have a remarkable abundance of visual pollution all around us. Historically, pots were seldom made with specific considerations or analysis of how they might best perform their duties. However, since the early 20th century edict of Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus movement that “form follows function,” potters and the public have become much more aware of how things work most efficiently through the study of ergonomics. Making pottery is a timeless occupation, and the best of pots through the ages have a quality of timelessness about them that transcends chronological and cultural boundaries. Their appeal is universal. The essence of form, the movement of a brush, the quality of surface, the hidden meanings, and the integration with mankind’s daily existence over several thousand years, all add to the significance of the art. Order Functional Pottery today! Only $44.95 and receive FREE SHIPPING when you order online.
Within the four parts of Functional Pottery, you’ll find discussions of
• Form, growth, and design • Practical and analytical approaches for both the student and working potter • Sixteen contemporary clayworkers No matter what type of functional work you’re making or planning to make, Functional Pottery, provides insight, information and inspiration you’ll refer to over and over again. Here’s a list of the contents Part One: Made to be Used Chapter 1: Origins Chapter 2: Functions, Methods, Shapes, and Details Chapter 3: Ethnic Variations and Historical Eclecticism Part Two: Form, Proportion, Relationships—The Measure of All Things Chapter 4: Geometry and Universal Symbols Chapter 5: Forms and Forces, Nature and Growth Chapter 6: Proportion and Ration Chapter 7: Pots and Anatomy Chapter 8: Roots, Growth, Rhythm, and Balance Order Functional Pottery today! Only $44.95 and receive FREE SHIPPING when you order online.
Chapter 9: Attention to Details Chapter 10: Pots for Eating From Chapter 11: Pots for Drinking From Chapter 12: Pots for Storage Chapter 13: Pots for Pouring From Order Functional Pottery today! Only $44.95 and receive FREE SHIPPING when you order online.
Chapter 15: Pots for Rituals and Contemplation Chapter 16: Considerations Chapter 17: Technical Requirements Part Four: Ways of Working Conclusion: Standards and Aesthetics Order Functional Pottery today! Only $44.95 and receive FREE SHIPPING when you order online.
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