Ulla Kraitz och Gustav Kraitz – Winter Atoms

Ulla and Gustav Kraitz are the founders of RAVINEN. The art displayed in the Kraitz Hall is part of the donation.

Ulla (born 1936) and Gustav (born 1926) Kraitz are two artists with different educations and backgrounds. They have different temperaments and great integrity. From the beginning they worked in their respective genres. Ulla painted and Gustav sculpted. Two individual artists have developed into an artistry. Gustav Kraitz started working with ceramics early on. He developed and experimented with an ancient Chinese firing technique and glazing. This technology is unique. The Kraitz couple work both with organic and geometric shapes such as spheres and cubes as well as with realistic elements that are based on the body and nature. Together they have worked up a beauty that is completely disconnected from their egos. The forms are archaic and universal and express the origin and enigma of life.

 

Right now the installation Winter Atoms is on display in the Kraitz Hall.

 

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sjunger

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rörelserna

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i stillheten

 

klotet

vibrerar

av liv

 

svävar

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sjunker

 

allt sker

samtidigt

 

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ta emot

 

tråd en

vit dans

utan bojor

 

Poem by Torgny Karnstedt