内容简介
LucieRie(1902-1995),oneofthe20thcentury'smostcelebratedandiconicpotters,combinedanacuteunderstandingofmodernismwiththeskillsofherchosencraft.Duringthecourseofhersixty-yearcareer,shecontinuallyhonedandrefinedherwork,developingnewshapesandsurfaceeffectsthatweredistinctlyherown.Herdelicatelyshapedbowls,bottles,andothervesselsreflecthercommitmenttosimplicityandclarityofform,earningherbothcriticalandpopularacclaim.ThiscomprehensivebiographyfollowsRie'slifeandartisticdevelopmentfromherbirthintotheAustriaoftheHabsburgstoherstudiesattheprogressiveKunstgewerbeschuleinVienna,andfinallyheryearsinBritainfollowingherescapein1938fromNazi-controlledAustria.EmmanuelCooper,adistinguishedpotterwhoknewRie,interviewedmanyofherfriendsandacquaintancestoproducethiscompleteanddetailedaccountofRie'slifeandwork.TheauthorhasbeengivenunrestrictedaccessbytheRieestatetopreviouslyunpublishedlettersandothermaterial,whichprovidefascinatingnewinsightsintoherlifeandworkandhaveallowedhimtoreevaluateRie'screativeoutputwithinthebroadercontextofmodernismandtheemergenceofthestudiopotterymovementinBritain.
作者简介
EmmanuelCooperwasadistinguishedpotter,writer,curator,andbroadcaster.ThefounderandeditorofCeramicReview,hewasalsovisitingprofessorattheRoyalCollegeofArt,London.Hewastheauthorof,amongotherbooks,BernardLeach(YaleUniversityPress,2003).EmmanuelCooperdiedinJanuary2012,shortlyaftercompletingLucieRie..