have you noticed that people’s taste changes concurrently with their level of prosperity? the more people earn the more conservative they become? Panton thus posits a possible connection between income and conservatism, but also calls for an answer to whether taste is determined by cultural or biological factors: is taste a natural – innate sense […]
[…] weaving techniques with new materials. In her first piece, Lightmail, from 2000, she wove a modern tapestry in optic fibres that glowed in a constant colour flow and made her known for ‘weaving with light’. In other pieces, Astrid Krogh tests the textural qualities of materials and the colour spectrum that the daylight brings out.
The materials are pig intestines, seal fur, recycled textiles, aluminium and silver. The theme of light and darkness preoccupies me as aspects of myself and as the basis of all life. In my choice of materials and lighting in the exhibition, I play with the relationship between light and darkness, heaviness and lightness: the […]
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...the light, the material, the rhythm, the space - all in motion in the newly opened exhibition COMMON GROUND at the newly established exhibition space til:værks in Copenhagen.
[…] exhibition, adds: ‘I hope that the juxtaposition of works allows you to walk around the room and move from one thought to another. You might think about light and materials, remember your own experiences with seaweed in the sea, then you see a new work and your thoughts move with it. The sensory is […]
[…] Here, blue is not just a colour, but an element that binds the space together and evokes a sense of both intimacy and wonder. The natural spring light that streams in through Willemoesgade's street trees plays a crucial role. The light continuously transforms the space, and the expression of the installations changes with the […]
[…] design. On display are works in which the potential of the materials and the imprint of the hand are clearly evident – from heavy ceramic forms to light textile weaves. The exhibition is curated by the design duo ArkForma and insists on slowness, presence and openness in the experience. The result is a whole […]
[…] oxides (iron, ochre, umber and copper) in polystyrene moulds in layers of varying thickness and then casting them in fibre concrete. The two sculptural objects on the floor are beautifully finished organic shapes with the same rough surface texture. The matt, sandpaper-like surface absorbs the light, and the shapes resemble body cavities, tissue and joints.
[…] of Stormgade and Vester Voldgade through a deliberate use of mirror-finish steel to stage the setting and reflect both architecture and visitors through mirror effects, reflections and light. The mirror surfaces invite museum-goers to reflect on their own presence and demonstrate, in a fleeting image, that we actually make history when we visit a […]
[…] of human creativity, but in recent decades, they have taken on renewed prominence in artistic practices. This article examines how today’s focus on materials relates to ideas from 16th-century understandings of nature and materials and how these connections can shed new light on the ongoing departure from modernism and on the artist’s role and position.