| Robin Wood's Cores Recycled Contributor(s): The Center for Art in Wood (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764347837 ISBN-13: 9780764347832 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General |
| Dewey: 736.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8" W x 9.1" (1.27 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Initially, they were the waste product of wooden bowls turned in an ancient technique by Robin Wood of the United Kingdom, an expert pole-lathe turner and author. Known for his historical and functional objects made on a foot-powered lathe, Wood keeps the tradition of pole turning alive. The leg-powered process Wood uses results in thousands of solid, round chunks - Cores - that get broken out of the center of the bowl at the last moment. Wood donated 100 Cores, which ranged in size from 2 x 2" to 3 x 4" to The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia. The Center sent Cores to two-score artists who agreed to the challenge of reworking them into new pieces of art. These works, shown here in more than 240 color photos, formed the exhibition - Robin Wood's CORES Recycled - by The Center for Art in Wood. |
Contributor Bio(s): The Center for Art in Wood: - The Center for Art in Wood is a nonprofit arts and educational institution that, at its Old City Philadelphia location, features international contemporary art made from wood in changing exhibits, a museum collection showing the breadth of art created from wood and a research library. Incorporated in 1986, the Center has staged the annual Windgate ITE International Residency Program since 1995 for artists, photojournalists, and scholars. |