“Ustvarjam večplasten prostor kot odgovor na senzibilno zaznavanje sveta.”

 
 

“I am creating a space of dichotomy as an answer to the sensibilities of perception in the environment.”

Izjava avtorice

Raziskovanje metaforičnih potencialov keramike rezultira v kiparskih, instalacijskih in performativnih delih, pri čemer materija prevzame vlogo naratorja in definira interpretacijsko polje. Omejitev na medij keramike mi predstavlja priložnost za širjenje razumevanja izbrane materije in možne interpretacije ter kontekste, ki pritičejo njenim karakteristikam. Vsebinsko, formacije materije oblikujejo ključ za povezovanje s podzavestnimi in kolektivnimi temami. Zanima me odnos med oblikovano materijo in telesom, kot tudi prostorski odnosi, ki se vzpostavijo pri postavitvi dela v izbran prostor. Slednjega razumem večplastno, vselej pa kot trikotni odnos objekt-subjekt-prostor.

V novejših delih raziskujem destrukcijo, kot obliko konstrukcije, procesa ustvarjanja novega dela, s čimer ciklično recikliram starejša ali poškodovana keramična dela. Ob tem vedno znova preizprašujem končnost forme, kdaj je doseženo materiji namenjeno stanje. Kakršnakoli je že forma ali namen umetniškega objekta, ga nikoli ne vidim kot nekaj končnega, ampak kot vedno spreminjajočega-se, glede na kontekst, čas in prostor. Črepinja se v svoji obliki pojavlja skozi serije del v vedno novih kontekstih, s čimer postaja vedno bolj prisoten element v ustvarjalnem procesu.

 

 
 

Artist’s Statement

My exploration of the metaphorical potential of ceramics results in sculptural, installation, and performance works, where matter takes on the role of a narrator, defining the scope of interpretation. Limiting myself to the medium of ceramics allows me to deepen my understanding of the chosen material and explore potential interpretations and contexts suitable to its characteristics. In terms of content, the formations of matter provide a key for the exploration of subconscious and collective themes. I’m particularly intrigued by the relationship between shaped matter and the body, as well as the spatial dynamics that emerge when the artwork is placed within a chosen space. The latter is understood in a multi-layered manner, consistently embodying a triangular relationship between the object, the subject, and the space.

In my recent works, I delve into the concept of destruction as a form of construction – a process for creating new works. Here, I recycle older or damaged pieces, continually questioning the finality of form and trying to discern when the intended state for the material is achieved. Regardless of the form or purpose of the object created, I never perceive it as a final product. Instead, I view it as perpetually mutable, influenced by context, time, and space. Shards persistently emerge across numerous series of works, consistently finding new contexts. This ongoing presence makes them an increasingly integral element of the creative process.

Življenjepis

Kristina Rutar (1989, Tolmin) je leta 2013 diplomirala na Pedagoški fakulteti, Univerza v Ljubljani, na področju keramike. Leta 2015 je na Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Eugeniusza Gepperta v Vroclavu, Poljska, zaključila podiplomski program Interdisciplinarna grafika.

Rutarjeva ustvarja na področju kiparstva in keramike, kjer se osredotoča na preizpraševanje tradicije izbranega medija in tehnike. S svojimi deli se udejstvuje tako na skupinskih, kot tudi samostojnih razstavah, doma in v tujini. Med njimi velja omeniti samostojni razstavi Ritual sence (Galerija Velenje, 2022) in O izvoru vrst (Lapidarij Galerije Božidar Jakac, Kostanjevica na Krki, 2018) ter skupinske razstave 61th Premio Faenza (MIC Faenza, Italija, 2020), XIV. Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica Artística de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugalska, 2019), British Ceramics Bienial, Future Lights, (China Hall, Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Velika Britanija, 2018) in European Ceramic Context (Bornholm Art Museum, Nexo, Danska, 2018). Za svoje delo je prejela priznanja in nagrade, dela so uvrščena tudi v javne in zasebne zbirke.

Živi in ustvarja v Ljubljani, kjer kot docentka predava na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje, na smeri Unikatno oblikovanje, za področje keramike. Je članica International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) in ZDSLU (DLUSP, DLUL in DLUK).

 

Short biography

Kristina Rutar (1989, Slovenia) 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.

Rutar 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 in Ritual of a Shadow (Gallery Velenje, 2022) and On the Origin of Species (Lapidarij Božidar Jakac, Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia, 2018) , 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 acknowledgements, 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 International Academy of Ceramics and other numerous artist associations.

Razstave in dosežki

  • 2021

    Nagrada MS21 za področje keramike, Majski salon, Galerija ZDSLU, Ljubljana

    2019

    Youth Award, 4th Cluj Ceramics Biennale, Cluj, Romunija

    Častno priznanje, XIV. Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica Artística de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugalska

    2018

    Častno priznanje, II. Latvia International Ceramics Biennale, Martinsons Award, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvija

    2017

    Zagreb Ex-tempore 2017, Posebna zlata plaketa in priznanje o odličnosti, Zagreb, Hrvaška

    Priznanje žirije, Tudi mi bi goreli, Mencingerjeva hiša, Krško, Slovenija

    2015

    Finalistka in zmagovalka programa Future Lights of Ceramics, prejela naziv ambasadorka keramike

    2014

    Nagrada za najizvirnejše delo, XV. Ex-tempore Piran 2014, Piran, Slovenija

    2011

    Častno priznanje, XII. Ex-tempore Piran 2011, Piran, Slovenija

    2010

    14. Slovenska Kiparska razstava, Odkupna nagrada podjetja Akrapovič d.o.o.

  • 2023

    Presečišča, re:forma, Galerija Kresija, Ljubljana (skupaj z Marušo Mazej in Anjo Radović)

    -tik po., Galerija Veselov vrt, Ljubljana

    2022

    Ritual sence - Ritual I, II, III, IV, Galerija Velenje, Slovenija

    Vanitas, Galerija-muzej Lendava, Lendava

    2021

    Tik pred - , Layerjeva hiša, Kranj

    2018

    O izvoru vrst, Galerija Božidar Jakac, Lapidarij, Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenija

    2017

    Prepisi teles, Alma mater, Savinov likovni salon, Žalec (z Iztokom Marohom)

    Alma mater, Layerjeva Hiša, Kranj

    2016

    Beginnings, Galerija TIR, Solkan

    Embrio, Stekleni Atrij, Mestna hiša, Ljubljana

    Embrio, Kapela na Malem gradu, Kamnik

    2015

    2+1= keramika+slike, Galerija Herman Pečarič, Piran (z Nino Koželj in Josipo Čeličković)

    2013

    Objekti, Zavod za kiparstvo, Ljubljana

    Relacije, galerija MediaNox, Maribor

    2011

    Pojavnice, Atelje Galerija, Ljubljana

  • 2023

    Blanc de Chine International Ceramics Art Award, Winland Center, Hangzhou, Kitajska

    πr kvadrat
    Razstava sodobne kinetične keramike, Layerjeva hiša, Kranj

    2022

    Naravna vera, Švicarija, Ljubljana

    Oda - vissza, Faur Zsófi Galéria, Budimpešta, Madžarska

    Majski salon, Kibla Portal, Maribor

    Keramika v Sloveniji 2005-2022, Galerija Mestna hiša, Kranj

    2021

    Majski Salon, Galerija ZDSLU, Ljubljana in Galerija Libertas, Koper

    Nebo je rumeno!, Galerija DLUL, Ljubljana

    Veliki format, Galerija Ceneta Avguština, Kranj

    U oku umjetnika/Pogledi, Galerija HDLU Istre, Pula, Hrvaška

    Martinsons Award 2021, III. Latvia International Ceramics Biennale, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvija

    2020

    61 th Premio Faenza, MIC Faenza, Italija

    V času prostora, Galerija Media Nox, Maribor

    2019

    XIV. Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica Artística de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugalska

    4th Cluj Ceramics Biennale, Cluj, Romunija

    British Ceramics Bienial, Future Lights, China Hall, Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Velika Britanija

    2018

    II. Latvia International Ceramics Biennale, Martinsons Award, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvija

    Last Image Show, Alliance Française de Dar ed Salaam, Tanzanija

    ECC 2018, Bornholm Art Museum, Nexo, Danska

    2017-2018

    Shaping the Future; Porzellanikon – Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, Selb, Nemčija

    Millennium Court Arts Centre, Portadown, Velika Britanija

    Bröhan-Museum, Berlin, Nemčija

    2017

    Epilog, Prostor, Telo in Medij v Prehajanju, Dvorec Novo Celje

    2016

    Slovenska Sodobna Keramika, International Exhibition IAC 2016, Sant Rafel Paviljon, Sant Pau Recinte Modernista, Barcelona, Španija

    Pogled 8, Pogled na slovensko likovno umetnost doma in po svetu, Lamutov likovni salon, Kostanjevica na Krki

    Poletje 2016, Galerija Equrna, Ljubljana

    Mozaik, razstava mladih članov DSLUP, Lokarjeva Galerija, Ajdovščina

    2015

    Poetry in Visual, Capitania Gallery, Aveiro, Portugalska

    Figure in Abstractionism, Basic Space Gallery, Portland, ZDA

    Dwadzieścia Cztery Oczy - Twenty-FourEyes, Galerija Szewska Pasja, Vroclav, Poljska

    2014

    #3 Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale, Nacionalna Galerija, Jakarta, Indonezija

    XV. Mednarodni Ex-tempore Keramike, Galerija Herman Pečarič, Piran

    Artefatto, Crossing over, Civico Museo Sartorio, Trst, Italija

    Crossing borders, Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura, Tijuana, Mehika

    2013

    XIV. Mednarodni Ex-tempore Keramike, Mestna galerija, Piran

    Crossing Borders, Galerija SOMArts, San Francisco, ZDA

    2012

    Odtisi in vtisi, Slovenska grafika zadnjih treh let, Ljubljana, MGLC

    2011

    XII. Mednarodni Ex-tempore Piran Keramike, Galerija Herman Pečarič, Piran

    15. Slovenska Kiparska Razstava, Mestna hiša, Ljubljana

    2010

    14. Slovenska Kiparska razstava, Mestna hiša, Ljubljana

    2009

    Mednarodni Trienale Keramike Unicum, študentska sekcija, Narodna Galerija, Ljubljana

  • 2016

    Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei Neumünster / °Ceramic Artist Exchange – Tandem, enomesečna rezidenca, Nemčija

    Enotedenski simpozij v okviru Future Lights of Ceramics, Stoke-onTrent, Velika Britanija

    Gostja simpozija V-oglje, Voglje, Slovenija

    2015

    Enotedenska rezidenca v The Print Workshop, Falun, Švedska

    2014

    Enomesečna rezidenca v tradicionalni lončarski vasici Pagerjurang, v okviru razstave Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale

  • 2023

    Mute, Blanc de Chine International Ceramic Art (organizacijski odbor podelitve)

    2018

    Avtoportret, II. Latvia International Ceramics Biennale, Daugavpils, Latvija

    2016

    Večno Ponavljanje Istega, Hvala Zemlja, Hvala sonce, Forma viva keramike, Hrušica

    Composition N°46, Museu Del Càntir D'Argentona, Španija

    2014

    Invading the Space, ArtSociates Lawangwangi Gallery, Indonezija

    Kompozicija št. 53, Galerija Herman Pečarič, Piran

    Objekt št. 16, Museo Della Ceramica, Grottaglie, Italija

    2011

    Mutanta, Scarbo d.o.o.

    2010

    Hamurabijev Zakonik, Akrapovič d.o.o.

Exhibitions and Awards

  • 2021

    Award MS21 for ceramics, Majski Salon, Gallery ZDSLU, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    2019

    Youth Award, 4th Cluj Ceramics Biennale, Cluj, Romania

    Honorable mention, XIV. Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica Artística de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    2018

    Honorable mention, II. Latvia International Ceramics Biennal, Martinson’s award, Daugavpils, Latvia

    2017

    Award - recognition for important artwork (Priznanje Pomembnega Umetniškega Dela), University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Zagreb Ex-tempore 2017, Golden plaque, Zagreb, Croatia

    Jury award, Tudi mi bi goreli, Mecingerjeva hiša, Krško, Slovenia

    2015

    Finalist of Future Lights of Ceramics, Ceramics and Its Dimensions, received the title Ambassador of Ceramics

    2014

    XV. International Ceramics Ex-tempore, an award for most original work

    2011

    XII. International Ceramics Ex-tempore, honourable mention

    2010

    14. Slovenian Sculpture Exhibition, Akrapovič d.o.o. sponsorship award

  • 2023

    Intersections, re:form, Gallery Kresija, Ljubljana, Slovenia


    -the moment after., Gallery Veselov vrt, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    2022

    Ritual of a Shadow, Galerija Velenje, Velenje, Slovenia

    Vanitas, Galerija-muzej Lendava, lendava, Slovenia

    2021

    The moment before -, Layerjeva hiša, Kranj, Slovenia

    2018

    On the origin of species, Gallery Božidar Jakac – lapidarij, Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia

    2017

    Prepisi teles; Alma mater, Savinov likovni salon, Žalec, Slovenia

    Sence matriarhata; Alma mater, Layerjeva hiša, Kranj, Slovenia

    2016

    Beginnings, Gallery TIR, Solkan, Slovenia

    Embryo, Stekleni atrij, Mestna hiša, Ljubljana Slovenia

    Embryo, gallery Kapela na Malem gradu, Kamnik, Slovenia

    2015

    2+1=ceramics+paintings, Gallery Herman Pečarič, Piran, Slovenia

    2013

    Relations, Gallery Media Nox, Maribor, Slovenia

    Objects, Sculpture Association Gallery, Ljubljana, SLovenia

    2011

    Appearances, Atelje Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia

  • 2023

    Blanc de Chine International Ceramics Art Award, Winland Center, Hangzhou, China

    πr kvadrat, Contemporary kinetic ceramics, Layerjeva hiša, Kranj, Slovenia

    2022

    Natural Faith, Švicarija, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Oda - vissza, Faur Zsófi Galéria, Budapest, Hungary

    Majski salon, Kibla Portal, Maribor, Slovenia

    Ceramics in Slovenia 2005-2022, Galerija Mestna hiša, Kranj, Slovenia

    2021

    Majski Salon, Galery ZDSLU, Ljubljana in Galerija Libertas, Koper, Slovenia

    U oku umjetnika/Pogledi, Galerija HDLU Istre, Pula, Croatia

    Martinsons Award 2021, III. Latvia International Ceramics Biennale, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia

    2020

    61 th Premio Faenza, MIC Faenza, Italy

    V času prostora, Galerija Media Nox, Maribor, Slovenia

    2019

    XIV. Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica Artística de Aveiro, Museo de Aveiro, Santa Joana, Aveiro, Portugal

    4th Cluj Ceramics Biennale, Cluj Museum of Art, Cluj, Romania

    British Ceramics Bienial, Future Lights, China Hall, Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Great Britain

    2018

    II. Latvia International Ceramics Biennale, Daugavpils, Latvia

    European Ceramic Context 2018, Curated, Bornholm Art Museum, Bornholm

    2017

    Epilog, Dvorec Novo Celje, Novo Celje, Slovenia

    Shaping the Future; traveling exhibition; Porzellanikon – Staatliches Museum für Porzellan, Selb, Germany

    -Millennium Court Arts Centre, Portadown, Northern Ireland/UK

    - British Ceramics Biennial, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

    -Bröhan-Museum, Berlin,Germany

    2016

    11. International ceramics symposium V-oglje, Šenčur Museum, Šenčur, Slovenia

    Slovenian Contemporary Ceramics, International Exhibition IAC 2016, Sant Rafel Paviljon, Sant Pau Recinte Modernista, Barcelona, Spain

    Look 8, Lamutov likovni salon, Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia

    Poletje 2016, Galerija Equrna, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Par, Mencingerjeva hiša, Krško, Slovenia

    Mozaik, razstava mladih članov DSLUP, Lokarjeva Galerija, Ajdovščina, Slovenia

    2015

    Poetry in Visual, Capitania Gallery, Aveiro, Portugal

    Figure in Abstractionism, Basic Space Gallery, Portland, USA

    Dwadzieścia Cztery Oczy - Twenty-FourEyes, Gallery Szewska Pasja, Wroclaw, Poland

    Slovenian Modern Ceramics, Keramik-Museum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    2014

    #3 Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale, Galeri Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia

    XXI Concorso di Ceramica Mediterranea, Ceramics exhibition 2014, Ceramics Museum, Grottaglie, Italy

    XV. International Ex-tempore of Ceramics, Gallery Herman Pečarič, Piran, Slovenia

    Artefatto, Crossing over, Civico Museo Sartorio, Trst, Italy

    Zagreb Ceramics Ex-tempore, Modulor Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia

    Crossing Borders, Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura, Tijuana, Mexico

    2013

    XIV. International Ex-tempore of Ceramics, City Gallery, Piran, Slovenia

    Crossing Borders, SOMArts, San Francisco, USA

    2012

    Vabljeni Mladi 2012, Galerija Media Nox, Maribor, Slovenia

    Odtisi in vtisi, Slovenska grafika zadnjih treh let, MGLC, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    2011

    XII. Mednarodni Ex-tempore Piran Keramike, Galerija Herman Pečarič, Piran, Slovenia

    XV. Slovenian Sculpture Exhibition, Mestna hiša, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    2010

    XIV. Slovenian Sculpture Exhibition, Mestna hiša, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    2009

    International Trienale of Ceramics Unicum, section for students, National Museum, Ljubljana, Slovenia

  • 2016

    Residency at Künstlerhaus Stadttöpferei Neumünster / °Ceramic Artist Exchange – Tandem, Neumunster, Germany

    One-week workshop, Future Lights of Ceramics, Stoke-on-Trent, Great Britain

    Guest of simposium V-oglje, Voglje, Slovenija

    2015

    Residency in the Print Workshop, Falun, Sweden

    2014

    Residency in pottery village Pagerjurang, for Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale

  • 2023

    Mute, Blanc de Chine International Ceramic Art, the Award Organizing Committee

    2019

    Dichotomy, 4th Cluj Ceramics Biennale, Cluj, Romunija

    2018

    Self-portrait, Latvia International Ceramics Biennal, Martinson’s award, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia

    2016

    Composition N°46 Museu Del Càntir D'Argentona, Spain

    2014

    Invading the Space, ArtSociates Lawangwangi Gallery, Indonesia

    Composition no° 53, Galerija Herman Pečarič, Slovenia

    Object no° 16, Museo Della Ceramica, Grottaglie, Italy

    2011

    Mutants, Scarbo d.o.o, Slovenia

    2010

    Hammurabi’s Code, Akrapovič d.o.o., Slovenia