Edmund has also written widely on art and ceramics and his titles include 20th century ceramics. Aug 16, 2012 this combination of ceramics and writing has been a reoccurring synergy throughout his life, becoming quite the accomplished author alongside his career in ceramics. Adam kirsch, the new republic delicately constructed and wonderfully nuanced. Mike brucecourtesy of the artist the hare with amber eyes changed my life. He was apprenticed as a potter, studied in japan and read english at cambridge.
A somewhat erratic selection of 300 pieces of pottery by different authors, schools and styles. It is an important book for the field, and the larger world. The hare with amber eyes comes home the new york times. The first part takes place at the scuola canton, a sixteenthcentury synagogue under the aegis of museo ebraico, and includes new installations of porcelain, marble, and gold. His ceramics are on display in many of the worlds major museums. Theyre delicate pots in shades of white and cream, informed he. His critical and personal essays and poetry are interspersed throughout the book, bringing to light the prominence of ceramics in our everyday lives. The porcelain containers encased in a variety of horizontal and vertical vitrines, such as in the series just. He is known for his largescale installations of porcelain vessels often created in response to collections and archives or the history of a particular place. Miller, colm toibin, peter carey, as byatt, alexandra munroe, and deborah saunt. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. May 8september 29, 2019 museo ebraico and ateneo veneto, venice.
Edmund has also written widely on art and ceramics. Journey into an obsession and millions of other books are available. Laura barnett talks to him about life behind the wheel. Featuring contributions from emma crichtonmiller, colm toibin, peter carey, as byatt, alexandra munroe, and deborah saunt. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the white road. That book followed the fate of a collection of netsuke small japanese carvings acquired by. Edmund was apprenticed as a potter, studied in japan, and read english literature at cambridge university. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Read this book if youre interested in ceramics or just read this because he writes so well. In 2011 he was awarded the order of the british empire obe for service to the arts. Now hes written a history of his first love, ceramics. The best books on inspiration for writing and art five.
Edmund has claimed many literary prizes including the costa biography award, the galaxy new writer of the year book award and the royal society of literature ondaatje prize to name. The history of ceramic art is ingrained in the history of mankind. The first monograph on this internationally famous potter and writer, this book. The porcelain containers encased in a variety of horizontal and vertical vitrines, such as in the series just lately 20072008, vary subtly in. His work has been displayed in museums and galleries worldwide, including the victoria and albert museum in london and gagosian gallery in new york. Miller, colm toibin, peter carey, as byatt, alexandra munroe, and. He handed me, for instance, a 1,000yearold chinese porcelain plate the kind of object you would expect. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the hare with amber eyes. The conversation was presented in november 2019 in association with the exhibition elective affinities. The hare with amber eyes belongs on the same shelf with vladimir nabokovs speak, memory. The ephrussis were a grand banking family, as rich and respected as the rothschilds, who burned. So the book opens with a travelogue, an account of being in the midst of a. There are few, though, whose raw material has been crafted into quite such an engrossing and exquisitely written book as the hare with amber eyes. The author of the hare with amber eyes, who is also a ceramic artist, tells.
A ceramist looks to porcelain, its history in the west and its influence on his work. He is professor of ceramics at the university of westminster and lives in london with his family. Twentieth century ceramics is a welcome addition to the thames and hudson world of. Instead, it is a personal telling of wellresearched history. Its a quiet book, beautifully written by a man who is, apparently, one of the worlds leading ceramic artists. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of waterstones special offers. See more ideas about ceramics, amber eyes and pottery. I love how he willfully creates blemishes on perfection. Ceramics has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. There is a series of seventeen new works created by the.
A familys century of art and loss, and the white road. This introduction to one of the most popular and challenging art forms of o. On a personal pilgrimage to the countries and people who. Sitespecific works made of porcelain, steel, gold, marble, and glass are displayed in the museums main galleries alongside works from the permanent collection. His book, the hare with the amber eyes, is a treasure of history and family that has the power to educate world history effectively and in context. See available design, sculpture, and installation for sale and learn about the artist. Because he is an ceramist himself he owns his subject. Sitespecific works made of porcelain, steel, gold, marble, and glass were displayed in the museums main galleries alongside works from the permanent collection. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His porcelain has been displayed in many museum collections around the world and he has recently made a huge installation for the dome of the victoria and albert museum in london. The author of the hare with amber eyes, who is also a ceramic artist, tells us about books that have influenced both his careers, from the life of a celebrated potter to a collection of japanese haiku.
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