Review of A Sculptor's Guide to Tools and Materials (Paperback)

Rather boring lay-out, but it does provide info useful to help when looking for ideas not currently thought of when setting up projects.We use it in a fossil preparation laboratory for general review, but again, there are probably other texts that might fit the bill.Nevertheless I am glad our lab has it...too many young "creators" forget the obvious and this book helps remedy this problem.

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A comprehensive guide for the student sculptor who wants to learn about clay and wax modeling, wood carving, stone carving, ceramics, moist clay products, and mold making, casting, and enlarging.Addresses all aspects of the use and function of sculpting tools and materials used in traditional sculpture.Each chapter concludes with a troubleshooting section which answers questions most frequently asked by the student and those troublesome areas experienced by the sculptor. Also explains how tools are made.Charts on proportional requirements of materials, weights and measures, plus an extensive glossary of terms are provided.A key word technique can be used to easily explore a topic.

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Review of A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes (Paperback)

Sorry to say, this dictionary of the avant-garde has it's gaps, misinterpretations, and inaccuracies.It is quite valuable for the most part, but the aforementioned problems should be addressed before the next edition hits the racks.There is scant mention of free improvisation, Derek Bailey (and his many contemporaries), Paul Klee, Al Hansen (and many other valuable Fluxus artists indivudually) and much else, but there are referances to one-off a-g practitioners (such as that Republican apologist P.J. O'Rourke) and others.Weird...maybe RK was trying to use his dictionary to stir up debate, but that's not what dictionaries are fundamentally for, I think.




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Review of Feminism-Art-Theory: An Anthology 1968-2000 (Paperback)

Huge number of theories covering a wide range of aspects of art and feminism, a little dated as most eesays date from the 80's and 90's, but still an excellent source for any artists, gender studies, social sciences student and educators.Many must read essays included, truly fascinating.

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Charting over 30 years of debate on the significance of gender in the making and understanding of art, this anthology gathers together 99 representative texts from North America, Europe and Australasia.

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