| Description |
215 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: boxes through the ages -- Bonnie Bishoff & J. M. Syron: bringing two mediums together -- Andy Buck: listening to nature -- Kip Christensen: to get good ideas, start with many ideas -- Jim Christiansen: art is visual therapy -- Jean-Christophe Couradin: visual emotions, tactile pleasures -- Andrew Crawford: almost anything is possible -- Michael Cullen: unquenchable need to make -- Jenna Goldberg: creating boxes with surprises -- Louise Hibbert: from microbiology, high art -- Michael Hosaluk: work expresses inner spirit -- Robert Ingham: restrained designs, impeccable craftsmanship -- Ray Jones: boxes engineered for beauty -- Kim Kelzer: pop culture becomes fine art -- Steven Kennard: boxes with eternal appeal -- Yuji Kubo: experiments with nontraditional colors -- Po Shun Leong: viewers reference, interpret, experience -- Peter Lloyd: 'What if?' brings innovations -- Tom Loeser: pioneer pushes boundaries -- Michael Mode: taking techniques to new levels -- Craig Nutt: seeing the mundance in different light -- Jan and Janet O'Rourke: sharing a beautiful collaboration -- Emi Ozawa: mystery evokes viewer's curiosity -- Andrew Potocnik: humbled by nature's beauty -- Richard Raffan: producing refined, simple shapes -- Ulrike Scriba: modern designs, traditional techniques -- Jeff and Katrina Seaton: teamwork creates boxes that are right -- Tommy Simpson: reaching viewers through universal symbols -- Bonnie Klein & Jacques Vesery: creating containers of stories -- Philip Weber: crafting heirlooms from raw wood -- Hans Weissflog: meticulour planning of complex designs. |
| Summary |
Meet thirty-four contemporary artists pushing the boundaries of box making. The wooden box has evolved over centuries from containers that serve a purpose to a soulful summation of creative exploration. |
| Subject |
Wooden boxes.
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Painted wooden boxes.
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Ornamental boxes.
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Woodworkers -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781565233928 |
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1565233921 |
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