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Ceramic art is one of Uzbekistan’s oldest and most renowned forms of applied art, which in 2023 was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Through engaging accounts of the work of current ceramists from across the country and beautiful new photography of these artists and their finest work, Born in the Clay<\/em><\/strong> introduces this fascinating subject to new audiences across the world. Authors Rolando Montecalvo and Dinara Dultaeva take readers on a cultural tour – beginning in the capital, Tashkent, and ranging across the Fergana Valley, Bukhara, Khorezm, Samarkand and Andijan – and present an enlightening and accessible account of the history and techniques of Uzbek ceramics. Born in the Clay is the definitive guide to this uniquely vibrant and distinctive artistic tradition.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Born in the Clay is the definitive guide to the history, techniques and current practitioners of ceramic art in Uzbekistan, a uniquely vibrant and distinctive tradition.
Preface 7
\nAnother Preface 10
\nCeramics in Uzbekistan: A Very Brief Introduction 16
\nThe Rakhimov Family
\nEclecticism and Experimentation in Ceramic Art 26
\nAlisher Nazirov
\nThe Ceramics Workshop as a School of Life 46
\nRustam Usmanov
\nArt and Enterprise in Balance 64
\nIsmail Komilov
\nMastery of the Classics 82
\nSharofiddin Yusupov
\nThe Legacy of a Prodigy 94
\nBakhtiyor Nazirov
\nA Floral World in Shades of Blue 108
\nThe Narzullaev Brothers
\nGuardians of the Gijduvan Tradition 124
\nDilnoza Narzullaeva
\nWomen and the Art of Ceramic Toymaking 140
\nAbdulvohid Bukhoriy
\nA Recipe for a Broken Heart 152
\nThe Muzafarov Family
\nRescuing Shakhrisabz Ceramics 168
\nOdilbek Matchanov
\nThe Brilliant Azure of Khorezm 182
\nNumon Oblokulov
\nSinging Clay and the Lightness of Life 194
\nMirzabakhrom Abduvahobov
\nAn All-Round Craftsman in Andijan 210
\nVakhobjon Buvayev
\nLone Representative of an Archaic Art 224
\nFrom Loam to Lagan 236
\nTen Ceramic Objects 248
\nBibliography 250
\nAcknowledgements 252
\nThe Creative Team 254<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":77878,"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":[21580],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-77851","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-decorative-arts","author-by-author-dinara-dultaeva","author-by-author-rolando-montecalvo","publisher-kulturalis","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBorn in the Clay - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/born-in-the-clay\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Born in the Clay - 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