| Contrasts: A Glass Primer Contributor(s): Halper, Vicki (Author) |
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ISBN: 0295987227 ISBN-13: 9780295987224 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 Annotation: A compelling introduction to the medium of glass, this book pairs international, historically important, and visually stunning works of glass to highlight particular characteristics of the medium. The contrasted groupings range from Factory/Studio and Transparent/Translucent/Opaque to Form/Surface, Vessel/Sculpture, Useful/Fanciful, and Craft/Art. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Glass & Glassware |
| Dewey: 748 |
| LCCN: 2007008273 |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 8.6" W x 8.67" (0.62 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A first-century Roman cinerary urn. A Coca-Cola bottle from 1910. A contemporary sculpture of bandaged bones. Contrasts: A Glass Primer presents a wide variety of remarkable glass objects in an accessible and lively format. These objects are grouped, as in a child's book of opposites, to illustrate highlights in glass history (factory/studio, for example), characteristics of the medium (fluid/rigid), and ways of describing art in general (abstract/figurative). Above all, Contrasts is an invitation to creative seeing. Contrasts: A Glass Primer is published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name on display at the Museum of Glass, Tacoma, through November 2009. |