Jim Romberg

Taking Flight, ca. 1990

3.75 x 4.25 D

Jim Romberg has been working with Raku ceramics for over forty years. He earned his MFA in ceramics from Claremont Graduate University and was an early student of Paul Soldner. Romberg is well known to collectors and academics for his outstanding and progressive work in sculptural ceramics.

Presenting work that is an interplay of sculpture and painting, Romberg uses the particular characteristics of Raku in an unique way. Rather than leaving the effects to the whims of natural reduction, his process is a deliberate interruption, often described as "painting with smoke and fire" to add a dimension of color, depth and surface that is truly engaging on many levels. His study and appreciation of the origins of Raku ceramics centered around the development of the Tea Ceremony and tea vessels brings a particular contemporary interpretation of Eastern aesthetics and philosophy into his work. The result is a particularly vital expression of an ancient art form "brought up-to-date" inviting contemplation that speaks to us today of the excitement of the creative imagination.

Romberg's work is featured in numerous permanent collections, some of whom are Janss Sun Valley, Northern Arizona Museum of Art, Geneva Municipal Art Collection, The Banff Art Center, and the Mater Collection of Contemporary Ceramics at Scripps College. Romberg's work has appeared in numerous publications and has been described as an important influence in the development of Raku ceramics. The independent publication "Ceramics Today: James Romberg" was published by the International Academy of Ceramics, Switzerland. Galerie Mediart in Paris presented Romberg's solo exhibition "Invocation" featuring his sculptural Raku works and abstract ink paintings.

Donated by Marsha Gold

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