Nationality Danish Name Jane Reumert | Role Artist | |
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Born 1942 Gentofte, Denmark Education Kunsthandvaerkerskolen 1960-64 Awards 1968 Chr. Grauballes Mindelegat1977 Ole Hasslunds Kunstnerlegat1984 1. Price at "Internationational Exhibition of Arts and Craft" Bratislava, Tjekkoslovakiet1988 Ole Hasslunds Kunstnerlegat1994 Torsten och Wanja Soderbergs Nordiska Designpris, Goteborg1998 Prins Eugen Medaljen, Stockholm2001 Carl Jacobsens Rejselegat, Ny Carlsbergfondet2003 Niels Wessel Bagges Kunstnerlegat2003 Thorvald Bindesboll medaljen. Known for Pottery, Fiberglass, Ceramic | ||
Jane Reumert (1942 - 2016) is a Danish ceramist. Reumert was born in Gentofte, Denmark, and worked as a professional ceramist since the 1960s. Reumert's influences range from nature to calligraphy. She has stated that she was interested in nature and especially birds from her early youth. Those motives are found in her work of the 2000s. She uses European and Asian calligraphic lettering styles.
In the late 1980s Reumert began working on porcelain and made thin salt glazed vessels, fired to 1330 °C. In the early 1990s, she experimented with adding fiberglass and other fibers to her clay, allowing thinner forms. She often displays her work on wire tripods to create the illusion of floating. In 1994, Reumert was awarded the Torsten and Wanja Soderberg Nordic Design Prize. In 2011, she took part in the Nordic Woodfire Marathon, and was a guest artist at the International Ceramic Research Centre in Denmark.
Reumert has published writings and books on ceramic techniques and on her own work. She writes in Danish and some of her books, including Transparency and Contemporary Pottery, have been translated into English.
In 2003, Jane Reumert moved away from the island of Bornholm where she created her salt-glazed pieces with a gas-fired kiln to Copenhagen, where she uses a wood-fired kiln.
Reumert is married to Danish artist Bo Bonfils.
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