New Bamboo

While woven bamboo containers have been common in Asia for thousands of years, it is only in the past 150 years that basketry has become widely regarded as an art form. This stunning book celebrates contemporary Japanese bamboo masters whose breathtakingly beautiful and imaginative new works are changing the definition of basketry. Focusing on contemporary bamboo artists working in sculptural forms, this book is based on recent interviews and critical analysis. In his compelling and accessible text, Joe Earle argues that today's bamboo sculpture reaches beyond its craft roots to abandon functionality, while maintaining meticulous attention to the rigorous technical skill on which Japanese basketry was founded. Poised between traditional and contemporary art and drawing inspiration from both, Japanese bamboo art sheds new light on the complex relationship between past and present cultures.

ISBN 0300141416   Pages 128 ISBN13 9780300141412 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Yale University Press   Weight (grammes) 771 Imprint Yale University Press   Published in New Haven Format Hardback   Series title Japan Society Series Publication date 02 Sep 2008   Height (mm) 229 Library of Congress NK3649   Width (mm) 241 DEWEY 730.9520747471   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

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