Download or read book Color and Fire written by Jo Lauria and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Produced in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's exhibition of the same name, this program explores the evolution of late-20th century ceramics. Using interviews and examples of their works, Ruth Ducksworth, Wayne Higby, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Otto Natzler, Richard Shaw, and Peter Voulkos discuss such themes as Abstract Expressionism, Funk, vessels, form and function, and the debate over the decorative arts versus the fine arts.