ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1999
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Istorija umetnosti
Autor: Strani

Handicrafts OF SLOVENIA
Encounters with Contemporary Slovene Craftsmen
Tekst: Prof. Dr. Janez Bogataj
Foto: Janez Puksič
Dizajn: Zare Kerin
Izdavač: Rokus Publishing House Ltd., Ljubljana 1999.
Tvrd povez, zaštitni omot, 315 stranica, 30x24cm
Tiraž: 1200 Prvo izdanje
Očuvanost: 5-

Introductions: Milan Kučan, France Bernik

`But what do we understand by the term `craftsmen` and, in particular, `contemporary craftsmen`? An explicit answer to this question is given in this monograph, where it is expressed in image and description, while for a definition of the term itself we can use a comparison, a parallel, with similar (though not identical) design activities. Therefore, on the one hand we have domestic, `folk` crafts; these are crafts, within the traditional meaning of the word, which are dying out since their products can be used only by a small range of consumers and are not always beautiful or attractive in terms of `design`. The antithesis to domestic crafts is contemporary industrial design and batch production, alluring to the eye but entirely uncharacteristic, neutral and unrecognisable from any national perspective. The contemporary craftsmanship presented in this monograph occupies an area somewhere between the two. It is an intermediate activity-one which relates to both but which displays original and idiosyncratic characteristics.`
__excerpt from the introduction by France Bernik

The efforts of more than 200 folk artisans working in 61 craft genres are prominently displayed in this book. Both traditional and contemporary crafts produced from wood, reeds, clay, metal, fabric, and other media are highlighted in a fascinating array of articles, including ceramics, furniture, musical instruments, and etched eggs, to name a few.



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