Bernard Leach (1887-1979) was as renowned in Japan and the East as in Europe and America, both as an artist-craftsman and as a thinker. His interpretation of the traditions of the Orient in the making of pots - and in evolving a philosophy of life - was a lodestar for many potters in the West. Beyond East and West, first published in 1978, is more than an autobiography. Full of sharply- etched and amusing recollections, it contains much of Leach’s deeper thought and a great deal too about the practical application of his ideas. Its recurrent theme is the meeting of East and West at all levels - artistic, cultural, social, political.
| ISBN: | 9781912690213 |
| Publication date: | 21st February 2024 |
| Author: | Bernard Leach |
| Publisher: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
History of art Individual artists, art monographs Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks Memoirs |