Of Colour in Craft: Coracle for the Crafts Council of Ireland - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0906630169 ISBN 13: 9780906630167

Publisher: Coracle Press, 1999

Synopsis

The particular richness of contemporary craftwork in Ireland is shown here in detail by one of its aspect, that of the articulation and application of colour and material. The artist and colourist Brian Kennedy has chosen the work of fourteen makers to exemplify this approach. The critic and gardener Marianne Mays has contributed an extended introduction which infers some of the wider originations of such an approach.

About this title

Synopsis

Of Colour in Craft is published alongside an exhibition of the same name held at the National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland in 2002 (August 2002), illustrating how emotive subjective and personal our understanding of colour really is. The particular richness of contemporary artwork in Ireland is shown by artist and colourist Brian Kennedy who has selected 14 artists who have each contributed a personal 'vocabulary of colour' in their work, revealing what colour means to each of them. For example, candle-maker Larry Kinsella uses foodstuffs - chocolate, coffee, pumpkin, mustard, cream, ginger and caramel and Victoria Rothschild's list is pure opulence and nostalgia - Gold Topaz, Garnet Red, Old Rose, Delicate Old Gold and Dark Amber. The catalogue includes an extended introduction by critic and gardener Marianne Mays as she opens up the debate about our colour-saturated world, the role colour plays in craft and how we articulate colour.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coracle Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0906630169
• ISBN 13: 9780906630167
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• Editor: Kennedy Brian