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Art consultants have become a significant link between clients, architects and artists. But what is their role, and what are their perspectives on collaboration formats, decorative projects and the space of possibility available to art? In this talk, art consultants Tyra Dokkedahl and Stenka Hellfach share their views of the potential of art […]
The digital art scene has significantly fueled the emergence of new enthusiastic art collectors. But who are they? Why do they buy digital art, and what opportunities does the latest technology bring? Formkraft has visited a dedicated art collector for a conversation about the digital art world.
[…] of journal names, the short-lived as well as the more enduring, they reflect a field shaped by reform movements and professional positioning and repositioning. Terms such as art industry, arts and crafts, skønvirke, applied art and design represent different perspectives and ambitions but have often sought to cover an equally broad scope. Today, ‘art […]
There was more Art Deco in Denmark than one might initially think, and Vejen Art Museum has done an exemplary job of unearthing the Danish version and showing how appealing it was.
Material-based art is gaining ground. At the Skovgaard Museum in Viborg, eight young Danish artists frolic in the idiom and materials of crafts in the exhibition Hot Hands - crafts in contemporary art. The art form is actualized both by the current 'maker' trend and the necessary focus on resource awareness - but is […]
[…] runny glaze and the large, stylized flowers give the impression of an eternal promise of springtime and growth. The view in the other direction reveals more ceramic art: Per Ahlmann’s installation Altings tøven (The Hesitation of Everything), a white drop-shaped object placed in water. These works of art are some of the first stops […]
Exciting things happen when craftspeople and artists mobilize citizens in artistic co-creation processes. This process can help shed new light on the traditional value hierarchy in art and also open our eyes to the significant craft skills that lead a crucial yet quiet existence within the population. This is explored by Professor Birgit Eriksson […]
Tideland Studio reconstructs lost cultural heritage objects using AI technology and 3D printing. The artwork 'The Stolen Collection' questions our perception of the value of copies and exposes some of the significant consequences that the free market has on the world's cultural heritage.
With their presence in the public space, decorative projects, art installations and building-integrated art can expose a wide audience to art and culture in everyday settings. With this current theme, Formkraft focuses on the atmosphere that crafts can bring to the public space by virtue of its inherent material culture, techniques and aesthetics. And why […]
Maria Lind thinks curatorially and in her work as curator and director of Kin museum för samtidskonst in Kiruna, she tries to connect the local roots of northernmost Sweden with international movements in art and artistic crafts. She is committed to giving the hand as much space as the heart and brain.