Jim Partridge

Swift, Katherine, and Britton, Alison

ISBN 10: 0853318905 / ISBN 13: 9780853318903

Published by Lund Humphries Publishers, 2003

About this Item

Some bumping to lower corners. Jim Partridge (b.1953) is a craftsman who specializes in our place in the landscape. His work, often made in partnership with Liz Walmsley, has included sheltering seats for a windswept Northumberland headland, tempting footbridges over highland burns, and an altar and cross cut from a single block of oak for Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford. These objects assert a strong but quiet presence within their surroundings. This book celebrates Jim Partridge's achievements as one of the UK's finest woodworkers. His smaller studio work has been exhibited widely and features in prestigious museum collections in Britain, America and Japan. He also works with architects on urban public art projects and domestic furniture commissions, and in 1999 was shortlisted for the prestigious Jerwood Applied Arts Prize (furniture), winning the public vote. Partridge's highly distinctive style, maximizing the sensual qualities of his materials, is reflected by the pieces illustrated in this book, from delicate carved and turned vessels to monumental site-specific commissions. Beautifully photographed and designed, and published in conjunction with a solo exhibition of the artist's works at the Manchester City Galleries.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jim Partridge
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0853318905
• ISBN 13: 9780853318903
• Binding: Hard cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 37 ounces
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Synopsis

Celebrating the achievements of Jim Partridge (b. 1953) as one of the UK's finest woodworkers, this book is the first to profile the artist's career. His highly distinctive style of maximising the sensual qualities of the materials he selects is reflected by the pieces reproduced, from carved vessel forms to monumental site-specific commissions.

About the Author

Alison Britton OBE is one of Britain's leading ceramicists. She has exhibited her work around the world since the mid-1970s and her ceramics can be found in public collections that include the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the Los Angeles County Museum; the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam and the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan. She has written widely on applied arts and has contributed to numerous exhibition catalogues.