Bouke de Vries, based in London, gets the viewer thinking with his extraordinary artworks of broken porcelain and discarded shards. He creates extraordinary works of art from broken porcelain and pottery and discarded shards. With these he makes the viewer think about what beauty and perfection are. This combination of craftsmanship and creativity makes his art both visually impressive and conceptually stimulating. De Vries’ museum work is included in many leading international collections and he is represented by leading international galleries. This book presents an overview of the highlights of his career, in which he plays with the theme of decay and recovery. In his still lifes, relics and large installations, Bouke de Vries respects the history of objects, but adds humor and depth. The observant viewer experiences how the life of an object through the ages changes its owner, context and meaning. Several international art critics wrote a contribution for this book.<\/p>\n
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A compelling overview of Bouke de Vries’ transformative ceramic art, exploring beauty, imperfection, and the poetic power of brokenness and repair. Text in English and Dutch.
Annemarie Lavèn
\nVoorwoord 4
\nPreface 5
\nWendy Gers
\nMuzen, maden en alles heeft een barst 6
\nMuses, maggots and a crack in everything 10
\nAlice Black
\nImperfectie als nieuwe mogelijkheid 14
\nImperfection as opportunity 18
\nFemke Diercks
\nDe scherf weet wat hij wil worden 24
\nThe shard knows what it wants to become 30
\nSimon Martin
\nBow teapot 43
\nBow teapot 44
\nDenise Campbell & Laura Smeets
\nPeacock 2 53
\nPeacock 2 54
\nIna Sarikhani Weston
\nRice Bowls 81
\nRice Bowls 82
\nMatthew Winterbottom & Xa Sturgis
\nWar and Pieces 101
\nWar and Pieces 102
\nAdrian Sassoon
\nMemory Vessels 111
\nMemory Vessels 112
\nRon Mandos
\nVermeer Reliquaries 131
\nVermeer Reliquaries 132
\nLisa Veenstra
\nTafel stuk 145
\nTafel stuk 146
\nBruce Boucher
\nA Rake’s Progress 151
\nA Rake’s Progress 152
\nFabrizio Meris
\nBiografie 158
\nBiography 164
\nSchrijvers
\nWriters 173
\nColofon en beeldverantwoording
\nColophon and
\nImage Credits 178
\nPartners en fondsen
\nPartners and Support 179<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":62263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5523],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-62001","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-contributions-by-angela-black","8":"author-contributions-by-fabrizio-meris","9":"author-contributions-by-femke-diercks","10":"author-contributions-by-wendy-gers","11":"publisher-waanders-bv-uitgeverij","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n