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Rut Bryk
Finnish ceramist (1916–1999)
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Rut Bryk in the 1950s. | |
| Born | Linnea Rut Bryk (1916-10-18)October 18, 1916 Stockholm |
| Died | November 14, 1999(1999-11-14) (aged 83) Helsinki |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation | Ceramist |
| Notable work | "City in the Sky" (1975) "Ice Flow" (1987–91) |
| Spouse | Tapio Wirkkala |
Linnea Rut Bryk (October 18, 1916, in Stockholm – November 14, 1999, in Helsinki) was a Finnish ceramist.
Through her printmaking, textile design and ceramics, she successfully blurred the lines between art, craft and design. [1] She is considered a key reformer of modern Finnish ceramic art.[2]
Education and early career
Bryk's parents were Felix Bryk, an Austrian entomologist specialising in butterflies, and Aino Mäkinen.[3] Bryk studied graphic art at the Art and the Central School of Helsinki in 1936–1939 and was employed in 1942 by the Arabia Factory in Helsinki working with Birger Kai