Ilona Romule. TWO SIDES

The artist draws inspiration for her porcelain works from a deep understanding of culture, philosophy and art history, enriching it with decidedly expressive revelations of creative fantasy that deals with human nature, its subconscious passions and desires. The forms of the three-dimensional objects function in synergy with meticulous hand-painting or graphically refined drawing. The idea is materialised in hybrid figures which, in a professionally impeccably executed language of porcelain, often with the use of symbols, tell about the inner, unexplored essence of a human being. The artist has also designed sculptural light objects in the historic technique of the lithophane.

Artist Ilona Romule earned her MA degree in the speciality of ceramics at the Art Academy of Latvia in 1985, she works in the council of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) in Geneva and is the Representative for Eastern Europe. She regularly takes part in international symposia and creative workshops of porcelain art, gives lectures and masterclasses. The artist’s porcelain works are made in the ceramics studio in Riga as well as abroad – in the international ceramics centre in Kecskemét (Hungary) and Chinese ceramics centres. For many years she has held courses in formation and hand-painting of art porcelain (in USA, Australia, Turkey, Taiwan, Israel, Hungary, China). The artist has had more than 20 personal exhibitions, taken part in more than 50 competition exhibitions as member of the jury, as well as taking part in 30 group exhibitions.