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Masters: Art Quilts: Major Works by Leading Artists (The Masters) | 
 enlarge | Author: Martha Sielman
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 2326
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 1600591078
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.460973
EAN: 9781600591075
ASIN: 1600591078
Publication Date: May 6, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
These art quilts showcase such versatility, innovation, and beauty that readers can’t help but be truly inspired. The gifted artists come from across the globe—including Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America—and their work displays their varying sensibilities, backgrounds, and talents.
Abstract appliqued shapes cascade across the surface of Ita Ziv’s brilliantly colored quilts, creating vibrant celebrations of life. Noriko Endo captures her deep feeling for trees in a stunning interplay of light, shadow, and leaves. Gloves appear in nearly every quilt by Jane Burch Cochran, representing probing hands and, sometimes, angel wings. John Lefelhocz’s fantastic imagery—including an airplane silhouette that lights up—grabs viewers’ attention.
Esteemed curator Martha Sielman contributes an illuminating essay for each of the 40 featured artists, who are showcased in eight-page features.
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 Review by Anne Copeland May 17, 2008
I just got my copy of Masters: Art Quilts, by Martha Sielman, published by Lark Books and it is perhaps the most important book to come along since the first book on art quilts many years years ago.
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This is a great way for us to study the masters so that you all have the benefit of seeing what's good about the best of the best. Studying the work of the artists in this book should be a good exercise to help you with your own work, not in the sense of copying someone else, but in understanding the design elements each artist has used to get the results that have made him or her famous. It is also good to know the artists individually as this is the living history of our art heritage.
If you are a member of an art quilt group, you can use the book as the basis for study of each artist's unique style. As an individual artist, it is a great way to study art quilts without having to leave home. What I like too is that the writer doesn't use a lot of difficult to understand terms so even a beginning fiberartist can readily relate to whatis being discussed. Martha Sielman writes in a very comfortable and down-to-earth style.
I like this book as there are a wide variety of artists covered and each one is discussed in depth regarding the artists' backgrounds and lots of good notes about the artists' techniques and styles.
Aside from all of this, it is the most fantastic opportunity to see the works of artists whose works you might not otherwise have an opportuni'ty to see. We so seldom get an opportunity to see a number of each artists pieces . This book is definitely a visual feast. and one it is truly hard to put down. I think my only regret is that I didn't want the book to end!
 I thought I really would love this book....but I don't...! May 16, 2008
Well.My first Lark book I would have not bought if I could find it in a Montreal bookstore first.
I am not into photomontages and reveiws of what won prizes years ago.Alot of what is pictured is downright self seeking and kind of ugly to look at.
About 1/3 is of what is presented is cheerful and non political,but not new either.
I got it today, and will return it to amazon tomorrow.I am sorry to sound so dismal about this book,but I have to say if you want something more interesting for your own inspiration,maybe try going to a few quilt shows,or try looking up something from Katie Pasquini,if you think she can lead you to something new.
I am returning this book tomorrow.I am getting just a little bit tired of seeing quiltmakers recreating their personal shrouds of Turin,especially with tire tread tracks photocopied onto cotton,photocopied again, over photocopies of other deceased persons...if you are a recent graduate of an art school,you will get my drift of images of photocopies over more photocopies,embellished with sewing machine tracks of threads to re-instate what veiwers already can see.
The variety of work promised on the cover does not live up to what is inside.I don't know what is,in fact, masterful about most of the work in this publication,but don't care at this point.I am returning it,I want my 16 dollars back.I really am dissappointed with it.
A Scrumptious New Art Quilt Book May 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have so many art quilt books and doubted that I needed another until I caught a glimpse of someone else's copy of Martha Seilman's Masters: Art Quilts: Major Works by Leading Artists. I knew that this was one more book that I had to own. When it arrived I first gave it a swift perusal and then went back to enjoy each artist in delectable leisure. She gives an in-depth treatment of each artist with several pages of pictures and commentary, some by the artist, some by Martha. Lots and lots of glorious colored photos!
The quality of the paper and photography add to the overall appeal of the book. Would I recommend this book? Most definitely!
Wow - Just WOW! May 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one gorgeous book! The photographs and paper they are reproduced on are of first rate quality - you can almost feel the texture of each of the many many works included.
From forerunners in the art quilt world like Michael James to some of the newest innovators in the genre like Pamela Allen, this book's author has judiciously chosen from a wide array of artists the ones that reflect the diversity of this medium.
This book has become my favorite book on the art quilt shelf!
Art Masters is OUTSTANDING May 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is wonderfully presented by giving ample coverage to the quilting artists within the book. Photographs are top quality. Best art quilting book on the market today!
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