Bouke de Vries - (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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.

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.

Text in English and Dutch.

About the Author

Contributors include: Wendy Gers, Curator, Modern and Contemporary Ceramics, National Ceramics Museum Princessehof, Leeuwarden; Fabrizio Meris, Art and Fashion Writer; Femke Diercks, Curator, European Ceramics and Glass, Head of the Decorative Arts Department, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam; Angela Black, former director of the Design Museum Den Bosch.