Contemporary Ceramics (Hardcover)

Introduction ? Beyond Utility ? bold and original, yet functional ceramics, including tea sets, cups, teapots and dinner services Defining Space ? the vessel and its relationship to space and the void, featuring wheel-thrown shapes, slip-cast forms and hand-built structures Mind the Gap ? the plasticity of clay and its earthy associations, including sculptural work from precise and mechanical to freely modelled forms ? A Sense of Space ? installations, the site-specific and the environmental ? The Line of Beauty ? new creative possibilities and collaborations between art and industry, many of which have resulted from recent advances in technology