Isbn: 9780660140285 - making and metaphor: a discussion of meaning in contemporary craft (mercury series) (2 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 177 pages with black and white illustrations. Usual ex-library markings. Cover edgeworn, creased, and rubbed, with closed one-inch tear at lower back corner. Spine creased. Text in"This multidisciplinary collection of 18 essays, presented at the symposium 'Making and Metaphor: A Discussion of Meaning in Contemporary Craft,' illustrates the complex and significant role of contemporary craft in society. The discipline of philosophy contributes both semiotics and feminism as tools for understanding craft. Historical analysis highlights how the fields of education, architecture and industrial design have influenced craft products and our perceptions of them. Social and cultural anthropology show how craft expresses gender and cultural identities, which are time-specific. And ethnology and museum studies reveal the assumptions involved in collecting, identifying and exhibiting craft." - Abstract. Essays include: "The Language of Things" by Margaret Visser(keynote address); "Forming Discourse" by Stephen Inglis; "The Space of Pottery: an Investigation of the Nature of Craft" by Paul Mathieu;"Sémiotique de l'objet artisanal: matière et sérialité comme lieux d'ancrage de la signification" by Michel Paradis; "Craft and Knowledge" by Michele Hardy; "Towards a Language of Craft" by Kathy McClosky (Respondent); "Decoration and Ornament in Ceramic Art" by Diane Sullivan; "Craft Education in Canada: a History of Confusion" by Virginia Wright; "Contemporary Industrial Design: Is There a Place for Crafts?" by Jacques Giard; "Historical Contexts and Contemporary Concerns" by Howard Collinson (Respondent); "Nostalgia, Identity, and Gender: Woven in 100 Per Cent Pure Silk" by Millie R. Creighton; "Reclaiming the Role of Craft in Architecture" by Neil Forrest; "Craft and Cultural Meaning" by Gerald L Pocius (Respondent); "Contemporary Craft Collecting in British Museums" by Sandra Flood; "We Have These Ways of Seeing: a Study of Objects in Differing Realities" by Carol E. Mayer; "Encounters with Narrative" by John E. Vollmer; "Les Matières d'art et le Musée" by Michel V. Cheff (Répondant); "Symposion Summary: Craft in Canada" by Marjorie M. Halpin.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Mercury Series.