Out of the Ordinary Spectacular Craft

by Britton-Newell, Laurie; Adamson, Glenn; Harrod, Tanya

• ISBN13: 9781851775248
• ISBN10: 1851775242
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum

Summary

This is a unique look at a cutting-edge group of international artists who place craft at the heart of their work, transforming everyday subjects and ordinary materials into artworks that are out of the ordinary. The book features unusual works including the ephemeral ice-and-chocolate jewelry of Naomi Filmer; the almost-hidden installations by Yoshihiro Suda; thread and lace-work by Anne Wilson; and found metal sculptures by Olu Amoda. These innovative artists show that craft is a fundamental concern across many disciplines, and this redirection of materials, traditional techniques, and use of scale achieves extraordinary outcomes.

Table of Contents

The Spectacle of the Everyday	p. 13
Technological Enchantment	p. 29
Olu Amoda	p. 40
Crime and the Index	p. 43
Olu Amoda in conversation	p. 49
Annie Cattrell	p. 52
Transparent	p. 55
Annie Cattrell in conversation	p. 59
Cloud classification	p. 62
Susan Collis	p. 64
Susan Collis in conversation	p. 67
Making as a Means, Making as an End	p. 75
Naomi Filmer	p. 76
Naomi Filmer in conversation	p. 79
Fashion / Flux / Flesh	p. 84
Lu Shengzhong	p. 88
Lu Shengzhong	p. 91
Lu Shengzhong in conversation	p. 97
Yoshihiro Suda	p. 100
Yoshihiro Suda in conversation	p. 103
Anne Wilson	p. 112
Anne Wilson in conversation	p. 115
Organic Landscapes: Morphologies and Topologies	p. 120
How to ...	p. 124
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