Peter Lange | |
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Born | Peter Reid Lange 6 September 1944 Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand |
Known for | Ceramics |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | David Lange (brother) |
Peter Reid Lange MNZM (born 6 September 1944) is a New Zealand ceramicist. [1]
Lange was one of twins (the other a girl) born to Phoebe Fysh Lange (née Reid) and Eric Roy Lange, a medical practitioner, in Ōtāhuhu on 6 September 1944. [2] [3] [4] His older brother was David Lange, who served as the prime minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. [5]
Since the 1980s, Lange has been a leading figure in the New Zealand ceramics and pottery scene. [6] As Dan Chapell writes: "In the case of his brick sculptures, there's a surprising sense of lightness and 'user-friendliness' that belies the material he's used". [7] Alistar Carruthers states of Lange: "He is a risk-taker with an ability to engage people in the ideas he works with in his practice. His wit and imagination are always manifest in his work." [8]
He was married to Rosemary Lange, and has three children.
In the 2016 New Year Honours, Lange was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to ceramic arts. [9]
Lange's work is in the collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, Christchurch Art Gallery, Beehive (New Zealand), Suzhou School of Art in China, and the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Wales. [8]
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