Richard Slee (Hardcover, New Ed)

The Contemporary Crafts Series is a unique collection of books profiling the work and careers of key applied artists working in Britain today. The makers featured have had a significant influence on contemporary practice and have created a lasting and substantial body of work. Each book is the first major publication on the individual maker. Written by experts in the field, insightful texts combine with stunning reproductions to create focused studies of the work of leading contemporary applied artists.Winner of the 2001 Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, Richard Slee (b.1946) is one of the most interesting and significant ceramicists working today. Richard Slee's ceramics are intriguing, witty and thought provoking. His work is a celebration of the domestic and the familiar with everyday objects instilled with meaning from personal to social and political issues. Spanning Slee's career and including his very latest work this book is the definitive study of Slee's ceramics and as such is an invaluable resource for collectors, curators, academics and general enthusiasts alike.