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Stone : a legacy and inspiration for art / Jake Harvey [and others] ; edited by Andrew Patrizio ; introduction by Sarah Coulson.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Black Dog Publishing, 2011.Description: 207 pages : color illustrations ; 20 x 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781907317378
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Contents:
Introduction / Sarah Coulson
The quarry / Joel Fisher
Filming the quarry / Noe Mendelle
Stone workers / Joel Fisher
Introducing the hand / Joel Fisher
Tools and techniques / Joel Fisher
Body and stone / Jessica Harrison
Summary: This book traces the history of human interaction with stone, from traditional quarrying, carving and tool-making techniques to contemporary developments that have moved the field of stone work into new territories, including machine and digital carving. Stone sculptors' work is also discussed: Barbara Hepworth, Atsuo Okamoto; Mark Quinn; Eduardo Chillada; George Quasha; Barry S Ball; Hayashi Takeshi; Isamu Noguchi; David Silver and others.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Pink 731.2 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 01397

Introduction / Sarah Coulson

The quarry / Joel Fisher

Filming the quarry / Noe Mendelle

Stone workers / Joel Fisher

Introducing the hand / Joel Fisher

Tools and techniques / Joel Fisher

Body and stone / Jessica Harrison

This book traces the history of human interaction with stone, from traditional quarrying, carving and tool-making techniques to contemporary developments that have moved the field of stone work into new territories, including machine and digital carving. Stone sculptors' work is also discussed: Barbara Hepworth, Atsuo Okamoto; Mark Quinn; Eduardo Chillada; George Quasha; Barry S Ball; Hayashi Takeshi; Isamu Noguchi; David Silver and others.

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