Craft Perception and Practice: A Canadian Discourse: v. 3 (Craft Perception and Practice): A Canadian Discourse: Volume 3 - Softcover

Paula Gustafson

9781553800521: Craft Perception and Practice: A Canadian Discourse: v. 3 (Craft Perception and Practice): A Canadian Discourse: Volume 3

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1553800524 ISBN 13: 9781553800521

Publisher: Ronsdale Press, 2008

This third and final volume in the Craft Perception and Practice series features 21 essays and critical commentaries by acclaimed Canadian practitioners, educators and curators, demonstrating the range of critical thought about craft as presented in symposiums, exhibition catalogues and art journals. Prominent academics and theorists provide insight into the relationship between skill, technology, history and personal expression. The texts in this volume discuss craft in terms of political and social activism, gender theory, semiotics and aesthetics�analyzing shifting boundaries between craft, fine art and design. Volume III of Craft Perception and Practice substantiates academic advancement of craft curricula and provides an authoritative springboard for debate and discussion among craft practitioners, educators, curators and collectors.Over 40 full-colour photographs of works in craft media— including fibre, glass, ceramics, metal, wood and "new materials" - accompany the essays.

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Synopsis:

This volume features 21 essays and critical commentaries by acclaimed Canadian practitioners, educators and curators, demonstrating the range of critical thought about craft as presented in symposiums, exhibition catalogues and art journals. Over 40 full-colour photographs of works in craft media including fibre, ceramics, metal, wood and 'new materials' accompany the essays. The texts in this volume explore the conceptual, social and cultural significance of craft practice today, and describe new initiatives in conceptualising craft practices in contemporary life. Essays by prominent academics and theorists such as Sandra Alfoldy, Paul Mathieu, Arlene Oak, and Kirsty Robertson discuss craft in terms of political and social activism, gender theory, semiotics and aesthetics, analysing shifting boundaries between craft, fine art and design.Artists Mackenzie Frere, Murray Gibson and Ruth Scheuing discuss their own work, providing insight into the relationship between skill, technology, history and personal expression.

The diversity of contemporary craft practice is well-represented in essays by Mireille Perron, Shannon Stratton, Glenn Allison and others, whose thoughtful analyses raise challenging questions about craft practice today. This volume substantiates academic advancement of craft curricula and provides an authoritative springboard for debate and discussion among craft practitioners, educators, curators and collectors.

About the Author:

Co-editors Paula Gustafson, Nisse Gustafson and Amy Gogarty are also contributors to this third volume. Paula Gustafson, who passed away in July 2006, was the editor of the previous two volumes of Craft Perception and Practice and was editor of Canada's award-winning magazine Artichoke: Writing about the Visual Arts. A life-long craft advocate and activist, she received the first Jean A. Chalmers Fund for the Crafts award for critical writing about contemporary Canadian crafts. Her daughter, Nisse Gustafson, is a writer, editor and professional fundraiser. She has previously contributed to Artichoke magazine as both a writer and editorial assistant. Amy Gogarty is an artist, writer, and educator who recently relocated to Vancouver after teaching for sixteen years at ACAD in Calgary. She recently co-edited the book Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice, forthcoming from Ronsdale Press.

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