A guide to the art of turning delicate bowls and goblets from freshly felled, unseasoned wood. It explains how to harvest and store timber, and how to make the best use of the grain patterns and other properties. Six projects are described and illustrated.
Polymer clay has grown in popularity since the publication of Donna Kato's best-selling 'The Art of Polymer Clay' in 1997. This work begins with the essentials of polymer clay. Here, photo-packed chapters focus on various projects - beads, bracelets, pins, pendants and boxes - and showcase techniques and technical advances.
Joseph Beuys' work continues to influence and inspire practitioners and thinkers all over the world, in areas from organizational learning, direct democracy and money forms to art pedagogies and ecological art practices. This work describes Beuys' expanded conception of art and the deeper motivations and insights underlying 'social sculpture'.
What has been loosely termed installation Art dominates the exhibition programmes of galleries worldwide. However, while it is much discussed it has rarely been clearly defined.
An introduction to the art of archaic and classical Greece. Looking at the social and cultural contexts in which the rich diversity of Greek arts were produced, Robin Osborne shows how artistic developments were both a product of, and contributed to, the intensely competitive life of the Greek city.
Photographs through the changing seasons of over one hundred simple, playful, inspiring pieces of land art made with easily found natural materials.
A survey of global developments in contemporary sculpture and its close relative, installation. It allows the reader to look at the medium, to study sculpture's properties in relation to itself, in relation to contemporary art and in relation to the world at large.
Focuses on the intricate skill of creating Japanese Netsuke. Including step-by-step instructions accompanied by many colour photographs, this title is suitable for carvers of various abilities, from the relative beginner to the experienced and dedicated carver to create their own miniature carvings reflecting Japanese tradition.
How to Make Polymer Clay Beads. Simply roll and shape beads by hand from polymer clay, to create a unique style of jewellery, buttons, belts and bags. 35 projects follow each
clearly explained technique, so you can learn how to sculpt and replicate beads again and again.
