{"product_id":"9780997736465","title":"Shinichi Sawada: Agents of Clay","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: Sawada, Shinichi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the last two decades Sawada has worked to produce alluring, mesmerizing figures: often hybrid creatures densely patterned with chopstick-traced lines and painstakingly applied bumps, horns and “scales.” This publication features approximately 20 of Sawada’s sculptures, creating a fantastical array of forms and features that echo elements of outsider art history while also offering the opportunity to explore the millennia-old tradition of the Shigaraki kilns where Sawada works.The first solo exhibition of work by the Japanese ceramicist Shinichi Sawada is co-presented by Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sawada began creating ceramics in 2000 at Nakayoshi Fukushikai as part of a government program to help physically challenged and\/or neuro-divergent individuals find employment and sustain independent and productive lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN 9780997736465. Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis\/The Mint Museum. pb. 64 pages. 45 colour ills. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.\u003cbr\u003ereprinting\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis\/The Mint Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44433485299869,"sku":"9780997736465","price":62.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/1439\/9645\/files\/9780997736465.jpg?v=1784274468","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.manic.com.au\/products\/9780997736465","provider":"Books at Manic Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}