Peter Rushforth b. 1920

  • Maker (Ceramist)
Peter Rushforth's pots are characterised by a synthesis of both European and Japanese aesthetic influences. He came to an appreciation of the Japanese Mingei aesthetic in unusual circumstances when he was a prisoner of war in Singapore. Later he became one of the most influential teachers of ceramics.
Tags: Woodfired stoneware, Influence of Japan, Zen, Prisoner of War, Mingei
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exhibited at
Peter Rushforth - Retrospective 1985
Date
1985
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Retrospective. 1985. Organised by NGV, Crafts Board of the Australia Council.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
NGV annual report; UTAS catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Hood, Kenneth, Peter Rushforth : retrospective exhibition. Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, 1985.
ISBN 0724101136

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Retrospective, Ceramics

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