The persistence of craft : the applied arts today / edited by Paul Greenhalgh.

Contributor(s): Greenhalgh, Paul, 1955 October 21- [editor.].

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BookPublisher: London : New Brunswick, N.J. : A & C Black ; Rutgers University Press, 2002Description: 218 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0813532647.Subject(s): Decorative arts -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 745

Contents:

Introduction : Craft in a changing world / Paul Greenhalgh -- The genre / Paul Greenhalgh -- Studio craft and craftical formation / Kaneko Kenji -- Art manufacturers of the 21st century / Karen Livingstone -- Re-inventing the wheel - the origins of studio pottery / Julian Stair -- Creating lasting values / Gareth Williams -- Glassmaking and the evolution of the craft process / Keith Cummings -- Major themes in contemporary ceramic art / Ronald Kuchta -- Site-specific metalwork : an architectural dialogue / Albert Paley -- Studio jewellery : mapping the absent body / Linda Sandino -- Poor materials imaginatively applied : new approaches to furniture / Joellen Secondo -- The transformation of textile art : a Japanese case study / Yoko Imai -- Neo-tradition : a Nordic case study / Widar Halén -- Plurality and necessity : an antipodean case study / Janet Mansfield -- Shared territory and contested spaces : an anthropological perspective / Carole E. Mayer -- Intellectual colonialism : post-war avant-garde jewellery / Simon Fraser -- Altogether elsewhere : the figuring of ethnicity / Edmund de Waal -- Complexity / Paul Greenhalgh.

Summary: Studio Craft, in effect, started with the Arts and Crafts Movement, and developed throughout the 20th century. This work looks at studio arts from woodworking, ceramics and glass to jewellery, metalworking and textiles, and discusses the factors that have shaped their development. These range from philosophical considerations such as ethnicity, tradition and Post-Modernism to practicalities such as the development of new techniques and equipment. -- Publisher's website.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In The Persistence of Craft, contributors discuss the development of not only six specific crafts--glass, ceramics, jewelry, wood, textiles, and metal--but also the trends and movements that have helped shape their developments. Includes 180 full-color illustrations.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index.

Studio Craft, in effect, started with the Arts and Crafts Movement, and developed throughout the 20th century. This work looks at studio arts from woodworking, ceramics and glass to jewellery, metalworking and textiles, and discusses the factors that have shaped their development. These range from philosophical considerations such as ethnicity, tradition and Post-Modernism to practicalities such as the development of new techniques and equipment. -- Publisher's website.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Chapter 1 Introduction: Craft in a Changing World (p. 1)
Chapter 2 The Genre (p. 18)
Chapter 3 Studio Craft and Craftical Formation (p. 28)
Chapter 4 Art Manufacturers of the 21st Century (p. 37)
Chapter 5 Re-inventing the Wheel--The Origins of Studio Pottery (p. 49)
Chapter 6 Creating Lasting Values (p. 61)
Chapter 7 Glassmaking and the Evolution of the Craft Process (p. 73)
Chapter 8 Major Themes in Contemporary Ceramic Art (p. 84)
Chapter 9 Site-Specific Metalwork: An Architectural Dialogue (p. 93)
Chapter 10 Studio Jewellery: Mapping the Absent Body (p. 107)
Chapter 11 Poor Materials Imaginatively Applied: New Approaches to Furniture (p. 117)
Chapter 12 The Transformation of Textile Art: A Japanese Case Study (p. 128)
Chapter 13 Neo-Tradition: A Nordic Case Study (p. 138)
Chapter 14 Plurality and Necessity: An Antipodean Case Study (p. 149)
Chapter 15 Shared Territory and Contested Spaces: An Anthropological Perspective (p. 160)
Chapter 16 Intellectual Colonialism: Post-war Avant-garde Jewellery (p. 173)
Chapter 17 Altogether Elsewhere: The Figuring of Ethnicity (p. 185)
Chapter 18 Complexity (p. 195)
Bibliography (p. 209)
Index (p. 216)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Although this book is described as a collection of essays, it has only a single thread of similarity--the subject of craft. The 16 authors, ranging from artists and historians to philosophers, are from all around the world. Greenhalgh considers the essays' 18 different topics to be "some of the most important issues surrounding the crafts at this time." And although he also claims the connection between these disparate essays is the function of crafts in today's culture, as a group they are difficult to compare to each other and the transition from one to the next is not smooth. On the other hand, the collection includes some extremely well written and thoughtful essays, particularly those by the editor. Other notable ones are by Paley, Mansfield, and de Waal. Each essay is well illustrated with color images and concludes with detailed notes. A thorough bibliography by topic and craft medium makes this book an important resource for research into the crafts today. Overall, it is best to view these as separate treatments of the subjects and not to emphasize them as a unit. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. A. Calluori Holcombe Kansas State University