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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458447903321

Titolo

Stephen Rolfe Powell [[electronic resource] ] : glassmaker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007

ISBN

1-282-97619-2

9786612976193

0-8131-2710-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PowellStephen Rolfe <1951->

Disciplina

748.092

Soggetti

Glass art - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Arabesques of color / James Yood -- Teasers -- Whackos -- Screamers -- Genesis and the vitreous singularity / Laurie Winters -- Road trip to New Orleans / Dante Marioni -- In love with glass / Lino Tagliapietra -- An extraordinary maverick / Bonnie Marx -- A commencement weekend / Kenn Holsten -- A few days in Kentucky / Marvin Lipofsky -- Colleague and friend / John Roush -- Color and sweat : an anecdotal biography of Stephen Rolfe Powell / Mark Lucas -- Biography -- Select permanent collections -- Early work -- Checklist -- Contributors.

Sommario/riassunto

An illustrated introduction to internationally acclaimed glass artist Stephen Rolfe Powell's career, this book charts the evolution of Powell's remarkable body of work. Dazzling photographic close-ups not only detail the luminous murrini patterns that have become Powell's signature but also reveal new ways of appreciating the complex interplay of color and texture in his art. Biographical and analytical essays by Mark Lucas, Laurie Winters, and James Yood explore such topics as the teamwork that is so critical to Powell's unique glassmaking process; his teaching and learning experiences on