Ted Dutch (New Zealand) ceramics

Ted Dutch (1928-2008) was born in London, UK and passed away in 2008.A versatile artist, he pursued painting, printmaking, ceramics, and graphic designing. Dutch's upbringing occurred during the Great Depression and World War II in London. He completed his formal education from the St Martin's School of Art, London, and the Royal College of Art in Londonwhere he met and then married his future wife, Doris Dutch. He later worked as a film animator and graphic artist. At the age of 23, he became a Fellow of London's Royal Society of Arts and was one of the founding members of London's Graphic Arts Group.

The Dutches moved to New Zealand in 1951 and Ted Dutchgained recognition as a prominent artist in the local art scene while his wife became a prominent potter. He experimented with screen printing in his early days, and his first more... fine art screen print dates back to 1962. He later ventured into painting and ceramic sculpture, influenced by screen printing advancements. Dutch's art is characterized by a unique philosophical perspective, which often features ambiguous machinery, space men, meandering cities, musicians, kings, and medieval knights.