Picasso's ceramics express the restless, fluid ease of his late yearsIn 1946, Pablo Picasso visited an exhibition of ceramics in Vallauris, an area in southeastern France known for its many potteries. He would move to the region soon after, establishing a steady relationship with the Madoura ceramics workshop in 1948.It was a watershed moment for Picasso, who throughout his long life was always on the lookout for new artistic challenges in all conceivable materials. Picasso's experiments with various ceramic materials, oxides and glazes would produce a huge body of work: some 4,000 ceramic objects bearing the motifs of animals, fauns and women evoked through Picasso's whimsical, elegant handling of shape and line. This major body of work in ceramics forms a lesser-known but highly original part of the oeuvre of an artist who was constantly reinventing himself and his forms.This book presents more than 150 of Picasso's most important ceramic works reproduced in beautiful four-color printing, as well as new texts about the artist's pieces in this medium. The book also contains a detailed glossary of ceramic terms and a review of the forms most commonly used by Picasso. The only book in print on this beautiful and highly imaginative part of Picasso's oeuvre, Picasso: Ceramics is an ...
- ASIN: 8793659024
Ceramics of Picasso
, 128 pages, with colour illustrations throughout, text in English, comes with 2 postcards and leaflets relating to Picasso
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Picasso Painter and Sculptor in
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Picasso and Ceramics
Picasso and Ceramics offers a new interpretation of his ceramic output and highlights the originality of his contribution to the field. This book offers a detailed chronology of Picassos encounters with ceramics, and most notably, of his collaboration with Suzanne Ramie, owner of the Madoura ceramic workshop. Picassos formal innovations his use of surface, volume and the void as fundamental components of the ceramic image are explored. The role of Picassos preparatory drawings in developing unique ceramic forms, and the inter-relations between ceramics, linocuts and posters are analysed in detail. Essays, documentation and illustrations serve to establish surprising links with historic ceramic works, opening the door to bold new interpretations of the way Picasso exploited the sources and resources of ceramics. With contributions from the foremost Picasso and modern ceramics scholars, this volume is the ultimate exploration of one of the towering figures of 20th century art.
- ASIN: 285025911X
Picasso: Catalogue of the edited ceramic works,
Very good soft cover binding with a cloth spine. Library pocket, some laid in related items, with dust cover. Dj is not as shiny as the one in the stock photo here at Amazon. Please see my photos. 320 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Reprint edition stated. Dj is mylar protected. Some soil on the ends of pages where book has been sitting or touched, bumped corners, but all relatively minor. Very nice copy of this scarce book. Ideal for fans or collectors. Features all sorts of pottery made by Picasso.
- ASIN: B0007BMXMA
Picasso / Picault, Picault / Picasso: A Magic Moment in Vallauris
Explore the unique friendship between French potter Robert Picault and Pablo Picasso, focusing on the seven years they both were living in Vallauris, FranceFeatures numerous photographs and historical documents that are never before seen or published Picasso / Picault, Picault / Picasso: A Magic Moment in Vallauris 1948-1953 is an intimate look at the friendship between ceramicist Robert Picault and Pablo Picasso. Following the war, in an effort to leave a wrecked Paris, a group of artists, including Picasso, went to the coastal town of Vallauris. There he met Picault and the two formed a lasting friendship while collaborating artistically for several years. Examining Picault's pottery and production as well as the short films Picasso made and Picault photographed through unpublished documents and photographs - the book shows this idyllic moment.
- ASIN: 1938461339
Picasso : Painter and Sculptor in
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Picasso Ceramics: The Attenborough
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