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Issue 1: Alison Kinnaird (UK),
'Mirror, Mirror', 1983, engraved
crystal block, ht 18x13.5 cm
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Issue 1: Wen-Yung Tsai (US),
'Square Tops', 1983, cybernetic
sculpture,ht 109x66x51cm
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Issue 2: Michel J Santry (Australia),
Suspended Sculpture, Barbican
Arts & Conference Centre, UK
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A
MARK OF ACHIEVEMENT
In
publishing this 50th issue we present the following
synopsis of the fertile ground we have covered since the magazine
was launched in 1984, and restated our future direction.
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Issue 2: Trevor Weekes (Australia), 'Sopwithicus Snipus, Species Extinctus', 1984, mixed media
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On the eve of the third millennium, it is with a sense of achievement and pleasure that we publish this 50th issue of Craft Arts International. It represents a significant milestone on a stimulating and challenging journey across 16 years of continuous documentation of the contemporary visual arts, studio craft and design. That the magazine has successfully weathered a sequence of inclement economic conditions and not only survived, but prospered in a format and style that has remained basically unchanged since the first issue was published 16 years ago, speaks volumes about the appeal of its subject matter and the manner of its presentation.
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Over the years Craft Arts International has retained a loyal and committed readership across diverse sections of society, and stayed abreast of emerging developments and new technological paradigms in the art world. From the outset, our aim was to publish material of artistic merit and achievement, regardless of the medium in which it was created and irrespective of whether it was flat or three dimensional,
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Issue 2: Bjorn Weckstrom (Finland), 'Icarus', 1983, bronze lifesize
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Issue 3: Miguel Berrocal (Spain), 'Astronaut', 1979 dismountable sculpture
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nonfunctional or functional. Fundamentally, the mainstay of our editorial perspective has always been to record the artists’ journey, in images and narrative, which elucidates important aspects of their life and work, and explores the ideas, traditions and philosophies underpinning their motivation, sources of inspiration and particular modes of expression.
Over the years this approach has resulted in the accumulation of a vast resource of information that provides fascinating insights into the human spirit, creative intelligence, imagination, resourcefulness and innovation in the adaptation of techniques and processes of art and object making that transcend
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