The Playful Search for Beauty: Eva Zeisel
Posted: April 21st, 2009 | Author: John | Filed under: Beautiful Images | Tags: Beautiful Images, biography, story | No Comments »Eva Zeisel has had a 75-year career of playful creation. How can we maintain a “parzivalian” freshness and playful perspective throughout a long life?
“Innovation is not the aim of my work.” This quote at the beginning seems most revealing. Creating beauty taps into something timeless. But I don’t want to wax philosophical on the transcendant quality of beauty. Enjoy listening to her colorful and truly beautiful life.
This youtube video, courtesy of the great TED series.
Among many honors, in 1946, Eva Zeisel had the first one-woman show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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