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Paul Soldner
Bud Vase, c. 1950
The traditional raku technique, which involves throwing and bisque-firing vessels which are then glazed and placed directly in an open raku kiln to be withdrawn a few minutes later and plunged into water, was adopted, transformed, and manipulated by Soldner as his major medium of expression, and as a result has gained widespread popularity in the ceramic art world. Though through Soldner raku has grown away from it’s Oriental traditions and become a strongly American art form, the form still requires the same depth and sensitivity to succeed.
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Paul Soldner (1921-2011) was born in Summerfield, Illinois. As a major force in the evolution of contemporary ceramic art, it’s perhaps an irony of fate that Soldner, known for developing “American raku” and low temperature salt firing, never planned to be a potter. He was a pre-med student when he was drafted in World War II; after the war, Soldner turned to painting and received a BFA from Bluffton College in Ohio, and a MA in art education from the University of Colorado.
| Dimensions | 4 × 4 × 7.5 in |
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| Date | c. 1950 |
