Ashley Thorpe Contemporary British Ceramics

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Ceramics is one of the most vibrant and engaging fields of contemporary British art. Thislavishly illustrated book reviews the work of twenty-two artists and celebrates theircontribution to its rich landscape. Written from a collector's point of view, it explores whatcontemporary ceramic objects can mean, what emotions they evoke and how artists drawupon different facets of the art and crafts worlds in their work. A vital visual and critical resource,Contemporary British Ceramicsshowcases British ceramics as a compelling interdisciplinary practice, attuned to the contemporary world. Featuring more than 280 images, it encourages readers to look beneaththe surface, to discover the vibrant contribution that British ceramics makes to the broad field ofcontemporary art.