The Grain of the Clay

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SKU: 9781780236421
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Reflections on Ceramics and the Art of Collecting

By Allen S. Weiss

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The Grain of the Clay deepens appreciation of ceramics through a thoughtful meditation on collecting. Allen S. Weiss explores the wide stylistic range of ceramics and their connection to cuisine as both art and daily ritual. The book highlights ceramics' growing recognition in museums and suggests this engagement with natural materials may foster ecological sensitivity.
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This book is well suited to collectors, ceramics enthusiasts, and readers interested in arts, culture, and Japanese aesthetics.

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The Grain of the Clay deepens our appreciation of ceramics while providing a critical meditation on collecting. Weiss examines the vast stylistic range of ceramics, investigating the reasons for viewing, using and collecting them.

He explores ceramic objects' relationship with cuisine as an art and as a part of everyday life. Ceramics are increasingly finding their rightful place in museums and Weiss shows how this newfound engagement with finely wrought natural materials might foster an increased ecological sensitivity.

The Grain of the Clay will appeal to the collector in every one of us.

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Praised for its insightful and descriptive prose, the book transcends individual objects to explore the relationship between art, nature, and collecting. It is recommended for those interested in ceramics and collecting, offering a rich examination of Japanese aesthetics and personal reflections that engage the reader deeply.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780236421

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 September 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Reaktion Books

Illustration: 60 colour illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 138.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Allen S. Weiss teaches in the departments of Performance Studies and Cinema Studies at New York University. He is the author and editor of over forty books in the fields of performance theory, landscape architecture, gastonomy, sound art and experimental theatre. Mirrors of Inﬁnity: The French Formal Garden and 17th-century Metaphysics (1995), Feast and Folly: Cuisine, Intoxication, and the Poetics of the Sublime (2002), Varieties of Audio Mimesis: Musical Evocations of Landscape (2008) and, most recently, Zen Landscapes (Reaktion Books, 2013)