Kristina Rutar
Born: 1989
Hometown: Tolmin
Based in: Ljubljana
Born: 1989
Hometown: Tolmin
Based in: Ljubljana
Kristina Rutar (1989, Tolmin) completed her studies in ceramics at the Faculty of Education, University in Ljubljana, in 2013. She continued her post-graduate studies in interdisciplinary printmaking at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland. She mainly works in sculpting and ceramics, questioning the traditions of the two mediums. While working with the potter’s wheel she tries to find the line between practical and impractical objects, which results in dynamic and dichotomous sculptures. Her works are regularly exhibited at group as well as solo exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad. She has shown her work at “On the Origin of Species” (Lapidarij Božidar Jakac, Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia, 2018) and “Alma Mater” (Savinov likovni salon, Žalec, Slovenia, 2017), as well as in group exhibitions such as the 61 Premio Faenza (MIC Faenza, Italy, 2020), XIV International Biennial of Ceramic Art in Aveiro (Portugal, 2019), the British Ceramics Biennial, Future Lights (China Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, Great Britain, 2018) and the European Ceramics Context (Bornholm Art Museum, Nexo, Denmark, 2018). She received numerous awards and acknowledgments, and her works can be found in public as well as private collections.
She lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where she works as an assistant professor of ceramics at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design. She is a member of numerous artist associations.
I create archetypical, elementary constellations through my experience of sensing the body. I question the traditional understanding of pottery by utilizing new approaches to the medium, as my primary understanding of the objects lies in their conceptual and not technical and functional purpose. I expand the width of artistic expression by intentionally limiting myself to the potter's wheel.
What inspires you?
Clay, ceramics and its characteristics
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Antony Gormley, Richard Serra, Constantin Brancusi.
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
Potter's wheel and clay.
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Don't overthink.
Where do you go for inspiration?
My mind / day dreaming
Education
ASP E. Geppert, Wroclaw
Poland, 2015
Faculty of Education, Art Education, University of Ljubljana
Slovenia, 2013
Awards
Award MS21 for ceramics, Majski Salon, Slovenia
2021
Youth Award, 4th Cluj Ceramics Biennale, Cluj, Romania
2019
Honorable mention, II. Latvia Int. Ceramics Biennal, Latvia
2018
Future Lights of Ceramics, Ceramics and Its Dimensions
2015
Exhibitions
The moment before -
Slovenia, 2021
Martinsons Award 2021, III. Latvia International Ceramics Biennale
Latvia, 2021
61 th Premio Faenza
Italy, 2020
XIV. Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica Artística de Aveiro
Portugal, 2019
4th Cluj Ceramics Biennale
Romania, 2019
European Ceramic Context 2018
Denmark, 2018
On the origin of species
Slovenia, 2018
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