500 Animals in Clay：Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form (A Lark Ceramics Book)

It’ssimplybreathtaking:noothervolumehaseverpresentedsuchadiverseandcaptivatingcollectionofcontemporaryanimal-themedceramics.JuriedbydistinguishedartistandeducatorJoeBova,thismagnificentgalleryincludespiecesfromaninternationalgroupofartists;thebeautifullycraftedworksrangefromtherepresentationaltotheabstract,fromartfulrealismtoprovocativesurrealism(includinganimal-humanhybrids).AnnMarais’imageofawaterfowlpaintedontoaporcelaindishhasarestrained,Asianquality,reinforcedbyasimplepaletteofblackonwhite.LaurieSharkus’paintedandsmoke-firedstonewareturtlecouldeasilybemistakenforthelivingcreature.Bovaprovidesastuteandilluminatingcommentaryoverall,whileselectedartists’notesshedlightonhowandwhytheychoosetointerpretthischallengingsubject.