The Bottom Line
If you are ceramic artist, this is definitely a publication you will find interesting. It has a great depth and breadth of global coverage, with this international scope adding dimensions that many other periodicals don't have. Even if you are not a professional ceramic artist, if you are interested in what others are doing in the field than this periodical is well worth considering.
Pros
- Good depth discussing ceramic artists. Includes functional and sculptural work.
- Explorations of individual's dialog with clay done so as to encourage others.
- Very well illustrated with full-color photos of artwork.
Cons
- Intended for academic / professional audience. May not be suitable for hobbyist.
- US subscription price is high due to international mailing.
Description
- Perfect bound, glossy full-color periodical published quarterly in Australia. Approximately 120 pages per issue.
- Primary article focus on ceramic artists and their perception of clay and the creative process.
- Additional focus on ceramic aesthetic and criticism.
- Very well-illustrated with full-color photographs of artwork.
Guide Review - "Ceramics: Art and Perception" Magazine Reviewed
Ceramics: Art and Perception is a polished periodical probably of most interest to professional clay artists, academics, and those who have a serious appreciation for the ceramic arts as art. It is very international in scope and coverage.
Articles focus on individual ceramic artists, ceramic art criticism, and ceramic art aesthetics. The publication does not discriminate between areas of ceramics, either. It covers all facets of ceramic art, from functional art, vessel forms, and purely sculptural works.
Ceramics: Art and Perception has the overall flavor of a professional journal as opposed to a popular magazine. Even so, it is accessible, readable, and very interesting even to a non-academic audience. Advertisements are present but regulated to the back.
