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| Rasa
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The ceramics created by Rasa display ingenuity
in both structure and ethnic ornamentation. Rasa Saldaitis
(b. 1965) attended the school of art in Vilnius and Leningrad
(now St. Peterburg), participated in the annual exhibitions
by the young artists in Šiauliai, worked on joint projects
and in 1991 established her own company "Ugne" specializing
in decorative ceramics. She married in 1994, with her family,
including two children moved to the United States, settling
in Chicago. |
Rasa creates her vases in untraditional shapes
turning them into boxes and cylinders whose tops are manipulated
and twisted into a variety of geometric forms. The surfaces
of her works display highly decorative elements reminiscent
of primitive drawings found in archeological sites and of
old Lithuanian textile patterns. The lines are bold, based
on ancient designs. The forms are fresh and contemporary.
Rasa's batik creations are determined both by the artist's
original sketch and by inherent qualities of the material.
Hot wax is brushed onto the canvas in areas chosen by the
artist. The cooling wax creates patterns similar to those
found in the petrified wood providing the artist with surprises
and new discoveries. |
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