Created between 1955 and 1982, the works in this exhibition were produced during her London period, following her emigration to the United Kingdom in 1938 as a result of Jewish persecution in her native Austria. While in London, the artist developed a distinctive and sophisticated visual language that drew from historical ceramic practices, geology, as well as Modernism, and formed a legacy as …
Created between 1955 and 1982, the works in this exhibition were produced during her London period, following her emigration to the United Kingdom in 1938 as a result of Jewish persecution in her native Austria. While in London, the artist developed a distinctive and sophisticated visual language that drew from historical ceramic practices, geology, as well as Modernism, and formed a legacy as one of the most important potters and artists of the British Post-War period.
Rie made a conscious choice to move away from traditional British styles of pottery. Instead, the potter looked elsewhere, …
