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500 Ceramic Sculptures: Contemporary Practice, Singular Works (500 Series)

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I was looking for a survey of contemporary ceramic sculpture and I thought any book claiming to have 500 images of them should be able to cover all the bases pretty well. Not so.

After buying the book and reading the fine print I learned that it's a compilation of photos from a juried competition (i.e. only those who submitted photos were considered and, of those, only the ones selected by the single, idiosyncratic juror made it into the book). Forget comprehensiveness here. Although there is some good work shown, I found more representation of the "icky/creepy" school of ceramics than I needed.

And where are the bright lights of the ceramic sculpture world? Where is Betty Woodman, Sueharu Fukami, Andrew Lord, Ken Price, Viola Frey, Wouter Dam, Ruth Duckworth, etc., etc.? Not in this book.

If you're looking for a wider, more comprehensive view of this subject I'd recommend Postmodern Ceramics by Mark Del Vecchio or Color and Fire by Jo Lauria.

As with all of the Lark 500 series, this book won't disappoint! The images are wonderful and show such a huge variety of ideas and techniques. If you have enjoyed the other books in the series, you should also enjoy this one.

I have a total of five of the '500' books, but this one is my favorite. I am a ceramics sculptor and this is so inspiring. The artists represented in 500 Ceramic Sculptures range from cartoonists to fine artists. That is the beauty of ceramics; it can become pretty much anything you can imagine. If you love ceramics or sculpture or art in general, you will love owning this book.

I love the Lark books- the pictures are always wonderful and the books very well done- this book was a classic lark- but not for me- most of the ceramic pieces pictured are abstract in nature and not in a pleasing -to my taste way- if you are looking for a book with wierd depressing works of clay- this one is for you- but if you are looking for something "pretty" and inspirational I would stay away- I'll keep this book in my art classroom for those students who enjoy the more morbid side of art.
Me, I like to fill my life with feel good,, colorful art which makes me smile.

Contemporary ceramic sculptures would also be a great name for this book. This is not a how to book but rather shows many different versions of what can be done, and is being done, with ceramics. I love all the 500 series art books.

Prompt delivery in excellent condition. But awful ceramics. I must not like the mass contemporary ceramics. Some wonderful ones I've seen, however, are in the Lark series.

I was disappointed with most of the scultures.There was not a really display of quality in the shapes and in the designs.From 500 i would chose maybe twenty.
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My mom is an artist. i gave this book as a gift to her and she loved it. She takes great deal of inspiration from the objects pictured in the book. Of course, amistd 500 pictures, you will find that some of the things featured lack originality, giving you a feeling of having seen them before and a few others, well... they are just plain ugly in my opinion. On the other hand there are also wonderful sculptures that make you wish you could see them at close range.

THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS. TO CREATE YOUR OWN POSSIBLE SCULPTURES
ARE ENDLESS. THE EFFECTS ARE AMAZING AND I ORDERED OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES'
IT IS MY DREAM TO WORK IN A CERAMIC STUDIO FULL TIME. THESE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

A book to inspire. There are some wild and crazy artists in this book. Every kind of sculpture, from the bizarre to the too cute for words.