Verlag:
Royal Botanic Gardens Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: G7Z8W83
EAN: 9781842468289
Auf Lager:
5
Zustellung: Do, 17.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
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CHF 43.50
CHF 42.25
Beschreibung
An accompaniment to Felicity Aylieff's cobalt ceramic exhibition inspired by Kew's botanical illustration archives. Acclaimed ceramic artist Felicity Aylieff is renowned for creating dynamic, hand-thrown, and painted porcelain vessels on a colossal scale and has consistently traveled to China to realize her creative ambitions. Based in Jingdezhen, the world-famous capital of porcelain production, she has developed new methods of creation through enduring partnerships with teams of skilled technicians and artisans, allowing her to push the limits of this most challenging of materials. 2024 sees the exhibition Expressions in Blue, Monumental Porcelain. by Felicity Aylieff come to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This landmark exhibition marks a high point in Aylieff's career, showcasing the creative and technical journey of an artist working between cultures, realizing a unique ambition to create astonishing vessels on a monumental scale. This book reveals insight into the process and challenges of creating such ground-breaking work, showcasing extraordinary new pieces inspired by Kew's rich archives of botanical illustrations, from the 'new Ming' vases to a collection of stylized Fencai. enameled vessels. The text includes a personal testimonial from Aylieff and an essay by art historian John-Paul Stonard in celebration of this impressive body of work. With a foreword by Adrian Sassoon. Over one hundred photographs showcase these monumental hand-thrown works in vivid color, including incredible five-meter-tall vases, all hand-painted with stunning cobalt oxides.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Felicity Aylieff
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2025
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 120