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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #55174 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 420 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781579907143
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* The humble clay tile is one of humankind’s most ancient, enduring, and versatile inventions. From the simplest of squares to art objects of extraordinary refinement, tiles are at once utilitarian and beautiful. Ceramic tiles offer craftspeople and artists alike a two-dimensional surface on which to explore color, line, and shape, as well as providing the perfect medium for sculpting in relief. As ceramic artist Angelica Pozo, who juried this spectacular exhibition-in-a-book, writes in her introduction, tiles hold up so well and require so little maintenance, they are one of the “favorite mediums for public art commissions.” The contemporary tiles displayed on these lustrous pages vary splendidly in technique, style, and intent, ranging from exquisite to funky, realistic to abstract. From works as delicate as fossils to bold, brilliantly hued mosaics; from painterly to needlepoint-precise, the 500 tiles shown here depict plants, animals, birds, insects, human figures classical and playful, landscapes, interiors, and a marvelous array of patterns organic and geometric. Detailed yet concise technical information accompanies each remarkable work. No one who spends time with this pageant of ceramic creativity will ever take tiles for granted again. --Donna Seaman

Customer Reviews

Truly Inspiring
At the risk of being self serving (my work is featured on page 411) I have to say as a clay artist in general and more particularly as a tilemaker this collection is inspiring. The depth of styles and techniques used here is incredible; as someone who has to date been primarily using glazes and underglazes, the examples in this book have immediately sent me back to my local clay supplier in search of new ways to express myself in clay. A must have for anyone who aspires to create art through the medium of tile.

BEAUTIFUL tiles, lots of ideas, differing styles. RECOMMEND HIGHLY.
This book is a bounty of styles and artistic ideas for what tiles could and may become, with an open mind and some creative techniques. As a beginning ceramicist, this is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for; as I wanted to break out of the traditional 4x4 square and make something wholly unconventional. I wasn't sure if my ideas would work, but after seeing what others have done I am inspired to make my dreams a reality. Thanks to books like these, I can let my imagination run wild and my only limit will be time and creativity.

a multitude of design and creation
Among the very best of the Lark Books "500" series. Brilliant color and design, not limited to traditional tiles and encouraging to the artist craftsman.