Ewen henderson hails from lochaber in the west highlands of scotland and has been naturally steeped in the traditional music and gaelic culture of the area from an early age.
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He graduated in 1968 and continued his studies at edinburgh college of art before returning to london.
Ewen henderson there is little question that ewen henderson 1934 2000 was continually re writing the rules or more precisely demonstrating that there are no rules at all.
This will be explored with reference to his techniques forms he produced and the role transformation through firing played in his work.
Henderson was born in staffordshire and after he served his national service in the raf began to pursue an artist career when in 1964 he undertook a foundation course at goldsmith s college london.
Ewen henderson 1934 2000 studied first at goldsmith s college london after completing his studies at goldsmith s henderson went on to study ceramics under hans coper and lucie rie at the camberwell school of art.
Ewen started learning the fiddle at five years of age and has since then mastered an impressive array of instruments having had the privilege of learning from.
To ewen form was not static but something in flux from the energy of its initial making to the transmogrification a word he liked in the kiln.
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Ewen henderson was born in staffordshire in 1934.
He remained in london and built up an international reputation as a potter and sculptor exhibiting all over the world many.
Henderson first encountered clay after taking a foundation course in art at goldsmiths college in london in 1964.
He later studied at camberwell school of art under hans coper and lucie rie.
Using flame from the anthony shaw collection below as an example discussion will be made of the ways ewen henderson challenged the notion that ceramics was solely a craft medium.
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Ewen henderson british 1934 2000 pushing the boundaries between sculpture and craft henderson established an international reputation and became one of britain s foremost artists to emerge in the 1960s.