Detail View: SHIMMER: Unbroken
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Title:
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Unbroken
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Caption:
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Degree show work
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Creation Date:
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2012
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Image Date:
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2012
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Period:
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21st century
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Location:
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Arundel Gate Court, Sheffield Hallam University
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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contemporary Kintsugi - plates repaired using Epoxy clay and graphite pencil
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Display Creator:
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CLUER, Carole
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Image ID:
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12-0628
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Description:
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" The story of kintsugi may have begun in the late 15th century, when the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa sent a dmagaed Chinese tea bowl back to China to be fixed. It returned held together with ugly metal staples, launching Japanese craftsmen on a quest for a new form of repair that could make a broken piece of pottery look as good as new, or better. The cracks were sealed using pure gold and Japanese collectors developed such a taste for kintsugi that some were accused of breaking prized ceramics. Even today these 'damaged' pots can command higher prices than their 'perfect' counterparts. "
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Carole Cluer. For more information see also < http://carolecluer.com/ > . Part of Sheffield Hallam University's 'Creative Spark' Degree Show Exhibitions, 2012.
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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CLUER, Carole
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Creator Role:
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Creative Art Practice student at Sheffield Hallam University.
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Culture Gender:
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Female.
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Subject Heading:
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Art exhibitions -- Degree shows
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