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History in the Making: Renwick Craft Invitational 2011

Nicholas R. Bell, Ulysses Grant Dietz, and Andrew Wagner

History in the Making: Renwick Craft Invitational 2011 features four extraordinary artists whose work explores the deep roots of contemporary American craft and decorative arts. Ubaldo Vitali, a fourth-generation silversmith uses classical techniques learned in Rome to create luminous works. Cliff Lee, a neurosurgeon, creates elegant porcelain vessels with the exactitude of a doctor. Judith Schaechter brings a wealth of knowledge about traditional stained glass practice to her moody windows. Mathias Pliessnig combines traditional boat-building techniques and 3-D design technology to create innovative seating furniture out of stem-bent oak strips. Authors Nicholas R. Bell, Ulysses Grant Dietz, and Andrew Wagner examine how each artist mines and transcends tradition.

 

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Product Details

Co-Publisher
Scala Publishers Ltd.
Year Published
2011
Pages
104 pp.: ill. (74 color)
ISBN
  • Softcover: 978-1-85759-703-5
Dimensions
912 in.

Exhibitions

Media - 2011.22A-C - SAAM-2011.22A-C_1 - 76568
History in the Making: Renwick Craft Invitational 2011
March 24, 2011July 30, 2011
History in the Making: Renwick Craft Invitational 2011 presents the work of silversmith Ubaldo Vitali, ceramic artist Cliff Lee, glass artist Judith Schaechter, and furnituremaker Matthias Pliessnig. These four extraordinary artists create works of superior craftsmanship that that combine historical techniques with contemporary forms.