He was known for both his largescale installations of pottery and his two books the hare with amber eyes 2010 and the white road 2015. To ask other readers questions about the pot book, please sign up. His elegant lichencoloured porcelain vessels are arranged in groups, largescale installations of which have been exhibited in intriguing spaces, such as kettles yard in cambridge, the freud museum in north london and viennas theseus temple. Oct 03, 2011 the pot book is a beautifully illustrated az guide to over 300 makers and styles of ceramics from all over the world.
The history of ceramic art is ingrained in the history of mankind. He studied english at cambridge university and ceramics in both england and japan. The pot book shows a comprehensive overview of the history of ceramics. Here are objects of the most refined minimalism from over a thousand years ago with profiles of breathtaking clarity and a poise that seems to belong to our contemporary world. In this film, he explains the inspiration behind the work and remembers how his struggle with vertigo dogged the installation process. The pot book is the first publication to document the extraordinary range and variety of ceramic vessels of all periods, from a delicate bowl made by an unnamed artisan in china in the third millennium bc, or a jug made in eighteenthcentury dresden, to a plate made by picasso in 1952, a spade form made by hans coper or the vases of grayson perry today. Sep 22, 2015 the pot book is the first publication to document the extraordinary range and variety of ceramic vessels of all periods, from a delicate bowl made by an unnamed artisan in china in the third millennium bc, or a jug made in eighteenthcentury dresden, to a plate made by picasso in 1952, a spade form made by hans coper or the vases of grayson. At 17 he turned down a place at cambridge university in order to serve an apprenticeship with the potter geoffrey whiting where he repetitively made hundreds of pots, practicing his craft like a musician might practice scales. The porcelain containers encased in a variety of horizontal and vertical vitrines, such as in the series just. His books include the family memoir the hare with amber eyes. In 2011 he was awarded the order of the british empire obe for service to the arts.
His bestselling memoir, the hare with amber eyes won the costa biography award and the rsl ondaatje prize. He can make hundreds a day, thousands a year, of porcelain pots, as he calls them. Studio pottery and contemporary ceramics, 20th century ceramics, design sourcebook. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The british ceramic artist wrote a memoir entitled the hare with amber eyes 2010, which chronicles his journey to understand his inheritance of a collection of netsuke, small japanese carvings made of ivory or wood. Yet he made his name with the incredible account of his familys netsuke collection, published as the hare with amber eyes. See more ideas about ceramics, pottery and ceramic pottery. Since then hes authored our pot book, and worked with us on his forthcoming monograph, which we. The pot book is a beautifully illustrated az guide to over 300 makers and styles of ceramics from all over the world.
The book is named for a tiny japanese sculpture called a netsuke, one of 264. But if theres one subject the artist and can write about. The pot book is the first publication to document the extraordinary range and variety of ceramic vessels of all periods, from a delicate bowl made by an unnamed artisan in china in the third millennium bc, or a jug made in eighteenthcentury dresden, to a plate made by picasso in 1952, a spade form made by hans coper or the vases of. Sometimes a title brushes alongside a remembered view of a dutch interior of a church, or is a conversation overheard, a line from an inventory, a favourite melody, a street. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Published october 10th 2011 by phaidon press first published october 3rd 2011. Porcelain pots, traditionally, are meant to be seen, and not just on the tables. Now hes written a history of his first love, ceramics. He is known for his largescale installations of porcelain vessels often created in response to collections and archives or the history of a particular place.
Beschrijving the pot book shows a comprehensive overview of the history of. We first came across edmund as a ceramicist and ceramics scholar. Since then hes authored our pot book, and worked with us on his forthcoming monograph, which we will publish next year. It is a beautiful book, printed on elegant papers with 250 illustrations. Laura barnett talks to him about life behind the wheel. No intended as comprehensive encyclopedia, it is instead a selection representative of the beautiful, the intriguing and the inspiring that which most demonstrates the skill and the imagination of the potter. A title is a sort of letter of promise in a pocket. He handed me, for instance, a 1,000yearold chinese porcelain plate the kind of object you would expect. Laura barnett talks to him about life behind the wheel skip to. The pot book is the first publication to document the extraordinary range and variety of ceramic vessels of all periods, from a delicate bowl made by an unnamed artisan in china in the third millennium bc, or a jug made in eighteenthcentury dresden, to a plate made by picasso in 1952, a spade form made by hans coper or the vases of grayson. A cobbledtogether cartoon teapot has the feel of an object that cannot wait to be.
It consists of 66 jars, some open, some lidded, some funnelled at the top. His bestselling memoir, the hare with the amber eyes, won the rsl ondaatje prize and the costa biography award and in 2015 he was awarded the windhamcampbell prize for nonfiction by yale university. Each entry is sequenced in alphabetical order by the name of the artistpotter, the school, or style, creating a grand tour through. Journey into an obsession, the pot book, rethinking bernard leach. Beaches brace for memorial day weekend crowds amid pandemic cdc. The pot book, published by phaidon, is a weighty compendium of more than 300 pots and ceramic artworks, dating from the third millennium bc to the present day.
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