delicious decadent \ tableware of the 20th and 21st centuries
ridiculous, non-functional, political, subtle and religious, but also sumptuous, erotic and aggressive-these adjective describe the extravagances on the ceramics front around the turn of the millennium. this book fosters and criticizes today’s decadent table services, with a dash of humor thrown in. the more such spurious articles are made to gleam, the greater their entertainment value. and the more complicated their appearance the better. eye-boggling glazes and lustres, prints of exotic animals, precious stones, quartz and even pearls get mixed into the work of nationally and internationally renowned designers selected for this survey. leading authors in their field approach the theme of decadence from psychological, social, technical and cultural-historical vantage-points. just as importantly, deliciously decadent is a source of new refined ceramic techniques at a time when the knowledge and skills of the potter's art are in danger of disappearing altogether. this book will be launched at the opening of the exhibition of the same name in the princessehof leeuwarden, national museum of ceramics in the netherlands.
hardcover 160 pgs