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Studio Craft, in effect, started with the Arts and Crafts Movement, and developed throughout the 20th century. This work looks at studio arts from woodworking, ceramics and glass to jewellery, metalworking and textiles, and discusses the factors that have shaped their development. These range from philosophical considerations such as ethnicity, tradition and Post-Modernism to practicalities such as the development of new techniques and equipment.
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Paul Greenhalgh is currently the president of the Nova Scotia School of Art and Design. He was previously Head of Research at the V&A in London. There he curated and wrote the accompanying book to the highly successful Art Nouveau exhibition. He has written a number of other books and he is a frequent contributor to a wide variety of journals.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A little pompous, maybe but this is a serious book about the subject of craft. The language especially from Greenhalgh is a little highbrow but I don't think it is beyond the ability of most people to comfortably read. I found some very interesting insights into the history of Craft and how it has become the category that exists today. Subjects such as gender, culture and economic contexts are covered. The pictures are of a very good standard and create a nice balance with the text. Craft is a subject often overlooked or misjudged I feel this book helps to make clear a few of these inaccuracies and demonstrate that professional craft production does create relevant interesting objects.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I'm afraid I found Greenhalgh's writing too pompous and turgid to be at all engaging. Other contributors were more successful in communicating their point.
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