The art of Toshiko Takaezu [[electronic resource] ] : in the language of silence / / edited by Peter Held ; foreword by Jack Lenor Larsen

• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, N.C., : University of North Carolina Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (161 p.)
• Disciplina: 730.092
• Soggetto topico: Art pottery, American - 20th century; Art pottery, American - 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HeldPeter LarsenJack Lenor
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction and Acknowledgments; Foreword; Toshiko Takaezu: Six Decades; "An unsaid quality"; Life Touchstones; Plates; Checklist; A Tribute; Chronology; Teaching and Work Experience; Selected Grants and Awards; Selected One and Two Person Exhibitions; Group Exhibitions; Selected Collections; Selected Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Tracing the artistic development of renowned potter Toshiko Takaezu, this masterful study celebrates and analyzes an artist who holds a significant place in the post-World War II craft movement in America. Born in Hawaii of Japanese descent in 1922, Takaezu has worked actively in clay, fiber, and bronze for over sixty years. Influenced by midcentury modernism, her work has transformed from functional vessels to abstract sculptural forms and installations. Over the years, she has continued to draw on a combination of Eastern and Western techniques and aesthetics, as well as her love of
• Titolo autorizzato: The art of Toshiko Takaezu
• ISBN: 0-8078-7809-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465344303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II