Bowl

This volume documents the work of Rupert Spira, a leading ceramic artist. It covers his early and middle career, tracing its development from his training under Henry Hammond and Michael Cardew, two of the great studio potters of the twentieth century, to an exhibition tour of Japan.

Included are essays by Emmanuel Cooper, John Hutchinson, Edward Lucie-Smith, Edmund de Waal and interviews between Daphne Astor and Spira.

Over 100 colour images illustrate the development of Spira’s work from earthy, robust pots to his spiritual poem bowls and how his work came to reflect his philosophical and creative evolution.

Published by the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 2004.