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Richard Hirsch's Set of 4 Raku Tea Bowls, 1996 - 1997
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About the Item
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Raku tea bowls embody all the typical characteristics -- a rolling rim, an organic asymmetrical form, a pockmarked glaze which is not melted uniformly, a foot which elevates the form properly and a spiral on the interior to collect the last drops of tea. Hirsch's work is well known in Japan as well as in the western world. His tea bowls are displayed in Japanese museums and shown with those of raku masters, a rare honor for a Westerner. Along with artist Paul Souldner, he was invited by the Japanese government to demonstrate "American Raku." Among those observing the demonstration was the reigning master of the fifteen-generation raku heritage. In recent years a teaching stint in Israel provided the inspiration for Hirsch to change his palette to the pale, natural colors of the desert environment. Shown from Left to Right -- Left Back / Image 3 - Tea Bowl with low fired black glaze, raku fired (1997) (5" DIA x 2.88" H), Left Front / Image 4 - Tea Bowl with traditional Japanese OHI Ame’ glaze, raku fired (1997) (5" DIA x 2.75" H), Right Back / Image 5 - Tea Bowl with iron chloride solution under clear low fired glaze, raku fired (1997) (4.75" DIA x 3.13" H) and Bottom Right / Image 6 - Tea Bowl with iron chloride solution under clear low fired glaze, raku fired (1996) (5" DIA x 2.50" H). Signed and dated on the bottom by the artist.
Provenance: These bowls were acquired directly from Richard Hirsch.
(Literature: Rick Hirsch presenting Raku Kichizaemon XIV with a Tea Bowl, Louise Cort acting as interpreter, World Craft Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 1978 from "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design", Scott Meyer (Author), RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press 2012, Pgs. 27-28)
Richard Hirsch brief bio:
In the field of contemporary ceramic, Rick Hirsch has earned an international reputation. He has achieved this recognition by engaging in numerous diversified professional activities. Through efforts in university teaching, exhibits, writing, lecturing and researching he has risen to worldwide prominence.
In 1975, Hirsch co-authored a book entitled Raku, published by Watson-Guptill. This was the first comprehensive text to address the new innovations developing in the west that were transforming traditional Japanese Raku. Also, in the same year, Hirsch became a founding faculty member of The Program in Artistry at Boston University. Currently, Hirsch is a Professor Emeritus at The School for American Crafts which is a part of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. His university teaching career now spans well over four decades.
Repeatedly, Hirsch has participated in several milestone exhibitions and publications. Significant shows include; The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945; Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramics; American Ceramics Now; Raku: Origins, Impact and Contemporary Expression; and Convergences: The Presence of the Past in Contemporary American Ceramics.
Frequently his work appears in book and magazine publications, such as; Overseas Contemporary Ceramic Art Classics by Baiming, China; Raku Investigations into Fire by David Jones, England; The History of American Ceramics from 1607 to the Present by Elaine Levin, New York; World Contemporary Ceramics by Baiming, China; and Firing, Philosophies within Contemporary Ceramic Practice by David Jones, England.
Several museums have included his work for their permanent collections. These include; The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; The Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta; The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; The Taipei County Yinko Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; and the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada.
In 1984, Hirsch was elected as a permanent member of The International Ceramics Academy, a worldwide organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. A recipient of a William J. Fulbright Research Scholar Award in 2002, Hirsch has also received several Individual Artists Grants. Most recently he was honored by The Rochester Institute of Technology, with the Board of Trustees' Outstanding Scholarship Award. Recently Hirsch collaborated with Dr. Scott Meyer on his biography, the book is entitled With Fire: Richard Hirsch and is published by The Cary Graphic Arts Press at RIT, ISBN-13: 978-1-933360-97-3.
Amid the ever-shifting sands of change and new trends that is prevalent in contemporary ceramics, Richard Hirsch has maintained his steadfast personal aesthetic and continues to make a significant contribution to his field.
- Creator:Richard A. Hirsch (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)Diameter: 5 in (12.7 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 4
- Style:Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Stoneware,Glazed
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1996 - 1997
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: RH 014A, RH 014B, RH 014C and RH 014D1stDibs: f863318062911251763fs
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