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Hans coper ceramic vessels.
Internationally renowned ceramic artist hans coper 1920 1981 was an influential figure of the artistic diaspora in the uk.
Hans coper 8 april 1920 16 june 1981 was an influential german born british studio potter his work is often coupled with that of lucie rie due to their close association even though their best known work differs dramatically with rie s being less sculptural while coper s was much more abstract but also always functional.
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Hans coper 1920 1981 early vessel circa 1953.
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He redefined the concept of studio pottery over a relatively short period of about thirty years.
Coper the british ceramicist who died in 1981 is having a resurgence.
Born in germany coper fled to london in 1939.
Employment in the ceramic button workshop of fellow refugee lucie rie resulted in both his introduction to ceramic art which would become his life s work and a close friendship.
Hans coper born april 8 1920 chemnitz germany died june 16 1981 somerset england german born british potter who was a dominant figure in european pottery and who perpetuated a distinctly european tradition in contrast to the asian influenced ceramics produced by the british potter bernard leach and his school.
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He is often associated with his mentor and friend british artist lucie rie but an exquisite new exhibition of coper s work at the oregon jewish museum and center for holocaust education organized by guest curator sandra percival seeks to reveal coper s influence on.
Hans coper learned his craft in the london studio of lucie rie having emigrated from germany as a young jewish engineering student in 1939 he initially assisted rie in the studio with the ceramic buttons she made for the fashion industry as well as ceramic tableware but soon coper was producing his own work.
Hans coper s vessels use silence like gravity.
Coper studied engineering in germany before turning to painting and.