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Después del gran éxito de Anillos y Pendientes, Collares es el nuevo volumen de la colección recopilada y comisariada por el joyero y editor colombiano Nicolas Estrada. Collares es una muestra de la

Qué es un diamante? y, cuáles son sus características, sus propiedades, qué tiene en su interior, y, cómo podemos identificarlo y distinguirlo de otras piedras preciosas similares?. O, qué es un rubí?. Hay rubies que son sinteticos. Podemos diferenciarlos de los naturales?. Cuales son los instrumentos que se emplean para examinar y medir, una esmeralda, por ejemplo?. La Gemologia estudia las gemas desde un punto de vista cientifico y responde a estas y a otras muchas preguntas, algunas de ellas controvertidas. Fundamentos de Gemologia es una guia que acerca, el mundo de las gemas, ¡tan desconocido!, al gran publico. Atrevete a saber MAS.

Hasta la instalación de su pieza de luz-sólida de 1973 Line Describing a Cone en la exposición Into The Light de Chrissie Iles en el Whitney en el año 2001, Anthony McCall (Inglaterra, 1946) fue un artista del que se conocian dos o tres obras muy documentadas: su arte era inmediatamente reconocible, incluso canonica, pero rara vez se habia experimentado de primera mano. Esta monografia, cuidadosamente diseñada y producida sobre el artista anglo-americano pretende poner al descubierto el imaginario que subyace a su trabajo, desde Landscape for Fire (1972) hasta la presentacion de su ultima obra Coming About (2016). A lo largo de las imagenes y las palabras del artista, el libro reivindica la independencia de espiritu de McCall y nos ayuda a apreciar la riqueza y la complejidad de su trabajo. Ademas, el libro recoge, por primera vez, todos los proyectos publicos que el artista ha desarrollado en la ultima decada.

Francesc Torres (Barcelona, 1948) es, sin duda, uno de los más importantes artistas europeos de su generación. El título del proyecto del que este libro es parte proviene de una frase de la novela titulada Darkness at Noon (El cero y el infinito) de Arthur Koestler y resume la implacable indiferencia de la Historia, en el sentido hegeliano del termino, por el ser humano. Durante la Guerra Civil Española un contingente de aproximadamente 3.500 norteamericanos (Brigada Abraham Lincoln) se incorporaron a la famosa XV Brigada Mixta del Ejercito Republicano. La mitad no regreso a su pais. Harry Randall fue uno de los que si regresaron. Era el fotografo y camarografo de la brigada y su trabajo constituye la base del proyecto, presentado en este caso en formato editorial como libro de artista. El material de base consiste en 45 minutos de pelicula de 16 mm filmada durante un periodo de dos años (1937-1938), y que casi nadie ha visto hasta la fecha. La obra -y el libro de artista que ha generado- reflexiona sobre la sedimentacion historica mas alla del evento en concreto; es un comentario sobre la fragmentacion material, literal y metaforica, que silentemente duerme bajo la politicamente condicionada y socialmente negociada narrativa oficial de la Historia.

Tanto si eres un dibujante experimentado como si estás empezando, Arquitectura y paisajes urbanos te ofrece estrategias que te serán útiles cada vez que abras tu cuaderno de dibujo.

Este libro analiza la historia del grabado y la estampación en Zaragoza, como capital artística aragonesa, a lo largo del siglo XX. Para ello aborda, en un primer apartado, cuestiones definitorias a

Oriental Glazes offers a complete overview of the art of high fire reduction glazing, which can be notoriously difficult to master. Michael Bailey has provided in-depth research to bring a wide variety of Oriental glazes to the reader with explanations, notes, and direction where needed. He discusses recipes, chemical make-up, and troubleshooting, and examines current artists'' use of these unique glazes. A wide variety of techniques and glazes are presented, from celadons and tekmokus to the more specialized tea dust and hare''s fur.Oriental Glazes is an instructive guide that emphasizes firing in a flame kiln (using gas, oil, propane, or wood), with the oxygen supply restricted at the top end of the firing. This creates the reducing effect that brings about the changes, especially to the metallic coloring oxides copper and iron, that produce the subtle and beautiful qualities associated with the classic Far Eastern glazes.This clear and practical volume offers a starting point for beginners and a rich source of recipes and approaches to the established potter. With his logical, organized format and encouraging tone, Bailey''s handbook is a clear and comprehensive guide on how to produce these striking glazes today.Michael Bailey is a partner at Bath Potters Supplies. Both a scientist and a studio potter, he is a frequent contributor to pottery journals such as Ceramic Review.

Best known as one of the most widely used industrial ceramic techniques, slipcasting has become increasingly attractive to individual artists and craftspersons. Slip, a water and clay solution, is poured into porous molds. As the mold absorbs water from the slip, a layer of clay forms a cast. The excess slip is removed from the mold and the cast is stiffened, removed, dried, and fired in a kiln. Since the molds can be based on anything from delicate sculpture to found objects, slipcasting frees artists from the constraints of other ceramic techniques while allowing them to create multiples of their works.Sasha Wardell''s Slipcasting is a straightforward, practical guide for those interested in the boundless possibilities of the technique. The book contains more than one hundred color illustrations, diagrams, and slip formulas. An inspiring "Individual Approaches" chapter discusses the slipcast work of a variety of contemporary ceramicists from around the world.Award-winning ceramicist Sasha Wardell is a fellow of the Craft Potters Association and the author of Porcelain and Bone China.

Ceramic jewellery is an ever-growing area of the ceramic world.Although ceramic beads have been around for as long as pots have, the idea of ceramic jewellery has been making a comeback in a much more glamorous and professional form than ever before.This book shows how ceramic can be combined with other materials such as silver, gold, feathers, leather, textiles or stone to create some unique and innovative pieces. The book looks at how to source or create your own fittings and findings, the problems of design and the practicalities of joining the various elements to create a successful piece.The book is well illustrated both with practical images and beautiful photos of finished work from an international range of artists.

With more than 350 illustrations, Jewelry from Nature is a fresh, sensitive look at natural materials magically transformed by masters of fine jewelry.The vast range of materials is impressive: coral, amber, horn, ivory, shells, pearls, wood, tortoiseshell, and such exotica as feathers, shagreen and bog oak with origins from all over Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and the Far East. Their beauty often belies their age amber (65 million years old) and mammoth ivory (10,000 years old).Here, lavishly displayed, are superb works made by the worlds finest jewelers of the past two hundred years. Every major jeweler has created pieces of exceptional beauty, importance and style: Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, JAR, Cartier (their Art Deco coral bangles are icons of the period), Tiffany, Boivin, Verdura (whose seashell brooches studded with fine stones have long been collectors items), David Webb, Schlumberger, Lalique (whose name enbodies the best in Art Nouveau), Suzanne Belperron and Hermes.Scores of modern designers are also featured (Andrew Grima, John Donald, Noma Copley) as well as artists today such as Patricia Von Musulin, Ted Muehling and Liv Blvarp, whose exquisite objects show great respect for natural materials.Including masses of information, each chapter explores the inspiration of a different material, with special profiles on designers, themes, or style icons such as Princess Grace of Monaco, Chanel and the Duchess of Windsor.

The Kiln Book is a well-established classic in the field of kiln building.This 4th edition is a fully revised and updated version, bursting with colour images of kilns in all their various stages of construction. The most comprehensive book on kiln building available, all the essential information is provided on important basics such as all types of bricks, ceramic fiber, angle iron and other building materials, chimneys, kiln design and draft and fuel choice. It covers all kiln types including gas, wood, oil, electric and various combinations, as well as being packed with plans, drawings and advice. It gives you the details and the finer points which are crucial for those building more ambitious kilns.There are many other kiln books but none so comprehensive.

The conservation of leather, skin and related materials is an area that, until now, has had little representation in book form. Marion Kite and Roy Thomson, of the Leather Conservation Centre, have prepared the first text of its kind which is both authoritative and comprehensive with contributions from leading specialists.This book covers all aspects of Skin and Leather Preservation, from clothing to cuir bouilli and taxidermy to bookbindings. It discusses the tools and equipment needed to transform and preserve a wide range of products including fur, feathers, parchment, fish and reptile skins.It outlines the history and developement of leather manufacture and what makes each combination of skin type and production technique suitable for a particular purpose. Most importantly, it describes how to recognise the animal species and the processing methods employed.There is significant coverage of the mechanisms of deterioration and the technical and chemical elements necessary for conservation as well as care, storage and display. Case studies round out this informative reference work.