{"product_id":"inhabiting-stone-celestin-bzche-9783950542530","title":"Inhabiting Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInhabiting Stone\u003c\/em\u003e invites the reader on a personal odyssey that explores what it means to be a sculptor, what it means to manifest a work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is structured into four parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I \u003c\/strong\u003eexplores the notion of art by looking into creativity, abstraction, the relationship between art and technique, as well as by examining the validity of cultural strongholds, such as that one must first master the rules before one is entitled to break them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II\u003c\/strong\u003e revisits the entire process of making a sculpture. In doing so, it covers everything from finding the right materials, the beginnings of working with stone, the search for form, the nature of the process, the road of artistic development and so forth. Besides a few exercises, it mostly refrains from giving technical instructions but keeps its focus on the essential, namely: How to inhabit stone? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the internal dimension of the same journey. As part of this inquiry, it develops the notion that the sculptor is not only the shaper but also the shaped; that the stone is giving form to the sculptor, just as much as the sculptor is giving form to the stone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV\u003c\/strong\u003e discusses the metaphysical and ecological implications of this way of working and contextualizes its relevance for the development of sculpture as an artform. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhom is the book for? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInhabiting Stone\u003c\/em\u003e is for anyone curious about the art of sculpture, creativity and the quest of becoming an individual more generally. Because even though it centers around the art of stone sculpture, its underlying principles apply to all the arts, if not to say: to all of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Celestin Büche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3950542531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783950542530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Celestin Buche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Celestin Büche","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47520651084031,"sku":"9783950542530","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8c31851-8369-4d3b-91bf-d7384880527b.jpg?v=1762886343","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inhabiting-stone-celestin-bzche-9783950542530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}