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Ceramic Surface [Kõva köide]

  • Formaat: Hardback, 277 pages, kõrgus x laius: 279x216 mm, 225 color illus.
  • Ilmumisaeg: 18-Nov-2002
  • Kirjastus: University of Pennsylvania Press
  • ISBN-10: 0812237013
  • ISBN-13: 9780812237016
  • Formaat: Hardback, 277 pages, kõrgus x laius: 279x216 mm, 225 color illus.
  • Ilmumisaeg: 18-Nov-2002
  • Kirjastus: University of Pennsylvania Press
  • ISBN-10: 0812237013
  • ISBN-13: 9780812237016
An exploration of contemporary techniques in ceramic surface decoration, both conventional and unconventional A remarkable diversity of techniques are used to treat the ceramic surface. Matthias Ostermann presents an exploration of the ceramic surfacefocusing on the vessel and platterthat includes the nonfunctional, the metaphoric, the narrative, and even the sculptural. Through an examination of the works of 200 ceramicists from around the world, he provides a broad overview of contemporary techniques and approaches. Ostermann covers a wide variety of techniques for making, decorating, and firing, as well as the full spectrum of clays and firing temperatures. Each image is accompanied by technical information, as well as a statement of the artist's inspiration and motivation that offers insight into the concept of the piece. The Ceramic Surface provides inspiration to ceramicists, educators, and historians, while also celebrating the ingenuity and diversity of talent found in contemporary ceramics.

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Noted ceramicist Matthias Ostermann presents an exploration of contemporary techniques in ceramic surface decoration, both conventional and unconventional. The book considers a wide variety of techniques for making, decorating, and firing, as well as the full spectrum of clays and firing temperatures.
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction 1(4)
Foreword One: Catherine Hess 5(4)
Superficial but not trivial
The Ceramic Surface from Past to Present
Foreword Two: David Whiting 9(6)
Patterns of change
Ceramic Decoration in the Studio since the Second World War
Manipulated clay surface
15(28)
Distorted, fragmented, thrown and altered, poured, pinched, coiled, cut, faceted, fluted, carved, press-mould additions, cutout, incised, pierced, clay sgraffito, impressed, texture-paddled, eroded, stamped, sprigged, combed
Colour in clay
43(12)
Clay mosaic, neriage, nerikomi (millefiori), lamination, lamination and slicing, poured coloured slips, clay inlay (mishima)
Dry-surface decoration
55(18)
Stains and oxides, air-brushing, dry slips, terra sigillata, vitreous engobes, slip sgraffito and carving, slip inlay, layered slips and wiped-down glazes
Underglaze techniques
73(24)
Brushed, painted, poured, trailed, stippled, air-brushed coloured slips and underglaze colours under transparent and coloured glazes, cobalt and oxide painting under glaze, hakeme slip and sgraffito under glaze, sgraffito and carved slips under glaze, photocopying and serigraphic screenprinting under glaze
Glazes used for effect
97(16)
Brushed, painted, poured, trailed, sponge-printed and overlapped glazes, saturated colour glaze, underfired glaze, matt-surface glazes, crackle glaze, crystalline glaze, oil spot glaze, salt-glaze, crawling Shino glaze, raku glaze
In-Glaze painting
113(12)
Maiolica: wet-blending and sgraffito, brush line-drawing, on-surface dry smudging, cobalt in-glaze painting, use of coperta, use of black underglaze, high-fire oxides
Resists and masking techniques
125(20)
Shellac resists, wax, wax emulsion, cuerda seca, latex, paper stencils, tape resists
Third-firing on-glaze techniques
145(20)
Oxidation lustre, lustre resists, reduction lustre, overglaze enamels (china paints), third-firing stains and sgraffito, transfers (decals), photo transfers and digitally manipulated imagery
Fire, smoke and ash surfaces
165(12)
Raku firing, smoke firing and burnishing, Anagama firing and ash effects, wood-fired glaze effects
Unconventional approaches
177(19)
Use of organic materials, use of found objects, use of non-ceramic materials (acrylics, urethane, detergent, wax), sand-blasted and eroded surfaces, acid-etching, faux-shards, gold leaf
Glossary of Terms and Techniques 196(2)
Recommended Reading 198(1)
Index 199


Matthias Ostermann (1951-2009) was a practicing ceramicist and lecturer. His works include The New Maiolica: Contemporary Approaches to Color and Technique and The Ceramic Narrative.