For thousands of years humans have adorned themselves. Adornment figures among the constellation of traits that signify the arrival of modern human behavior in the archaeological record. Werever they ventured, wherever they lived, people have made art and adorments to accompany them in life and death. In this book, artist William Morris celebrates this ancient and universal human quality and continues his exploration of the themes of origin and myth that permeate all his work. At first glance, these glass sculptures ... Read More
For thousands of years humans have adorned themselves. Adornment figures among the constellation of traits that signify the arrival of modern human behavior in the archaeological record. Werever they ventured, wherever they lived, people have made art and adorments to accompany them in life and death. In this book, artist William Morris celebrates this ancient and universal human quality and continues his exploration of the themes of origin and myth that permeate all his work. At first glance, these glass sculptures signal a striking departure from Morris's oeuvre of canopic jars, animal vessels, assorted artifacts, and imaginative burial installations. Here Morris depicts the people only imagined before. He has put flesh on the bones, and covered the bodies with costumes, jewelry, headdresses, and tattoos. These figures spring forth full of vibrant life in the present, rather than recalling a distant past. The faces and artifacts evoke and sometimes blend elements of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas, tracing the global migrations of distant ancestors. Morris aims less for realism than for an essence of ethnicity. For more than 20 years, in a career that has brought Morris to the forefront of the modern Studio Glass movement, he has perfected a repertoire of techniques that virtually no other American glass artist can equal. Blake Edgar, an editor at the University of California Press, writes about science and culture. James Yood teaches contemporary art theory and criticism at Northwestern University and is a contributing editor to Glass magazine. Read Less
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Seattle: Marquand Books, Inc. In association with University of Washington Press, 2002. Tight and unmarked in full black cloth binding, NF/NF. Lower corners gently rubbed. 150pp. Photographs by Robert Vinnedge. In a very nice jacket. Large book: NO international orders. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to-over 9"-12" Tall.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to. Inscribed and Signed By the Subject Copyright is 2001. 150 pages. Inscribed by William Morris on front free end leaf. Dust jacket shows a couple of shallow scratched over bottom cover. Jacket is otherwise bright and clean, and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. Due to size and weight, additional charges may apply for Priority and/or International shipping.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Signed by the Artist A large, clean and unmarked, black cloth-boards hardback with a dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable plastic cover. Flat-signed with absolutely no further inscription, by William Morris. Full-page color glass art. This nice copy has an "opened-only-a-few-times" look & feel with no crushes to the boards' corners. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy cardboard box. We ship (tracking included) promptly from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied book customers since 1999. 150-stated pages.
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