[…] The story of Saito and van Gogh's painting is one of the most infamous in the art world, but it is far from unique. Due to my education as an appraisal expert, I have witnessed how a collection of works on paper by a famous Danish artist hung in a damp cellar owned by […]
Anne Mette Larsen Born 1961, Aarhus, DK Education: Aarhus Art Academy, weaving/painting, 1995-99 She has participated in numerous juried exhibitions in Denmark and abroad. This includes the Craft & Design Biennale 2011 at Koldinghus, where she received the Biennale Prize. Anne Mette Larsen will also exhibit at the Johannes Larsen Museum in March 2024. […]
[…] in this new departure with postmodernist influences, Danish gold- and silversmiths naturally drew significant inspiration from the global melting pot of jewellery art. At the same time, education at the Danish College of Jewellery and Silversmithing had an almost exclusively artistic slant, and many of its students undertook supplemental studies in the Netherlands or […]
Theme: Contemporary Jewellery Art Can Danish jewellery art reinvent itself when the artistic education has been shut down, and the field doesn’t have a dedicated professional museum in Denmark? What traditions and stories does Danish jewellery art build upon? How does the industry relate to contemporary demands for sustainability and new consumption patterns? Does […]
Theme: Contemporary Jewellery Art Can Danish jewellery art reinvent itself when the artistic education has been shut down, and the field doesn’t have a dedicated professional museum in Denmark? What traditions and stories does Danish jewellery art build upon? How does the industry relate to contemporary demands for sustainability and new consumption patterns? Does […]
[…] They have some very special skills that DR needs to make the program. But the program is nothing without the participants. Participants who have completed long higher education studies and are therefore professionally practicing designers. Often, the designer must negotiate for a proper contract themselves, but when a state-funded institution like DR or numerous […]
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[…] made from local clay and seashells. We also used local plants, such as stinging nettles, for textile dyeing and weaving. The students thought that was fun. Our educational goal was for the children to learn about patterns and repetition, for example the repetition of a pattern in different glazes. Does it make a difference […]
[…] momentum? The new government that recently came into office in Denmark aims to encourage more young people to choose vocational training and careers. The new Minister of Education even wrote a book about ‘knowledgeable hands’. It will be interesting to see whether the policy statements are backed up by professionally qualified action, so that […]
[…] of human dignity. Inclusion and diversity have rightly become key organizational topics: how can we make sure everyone has equal access to the labour market, culture and education? The designed material world is an equally important element in our efforts to dismantle handed-down barriers and privileges. In either case, a good way to improve […]
Digital natives The students accepted into our textile education programmes today are mainly motivated by a passion for and curiosity towards the craft of their field. Craft is best learned through an introduction to the analogue textile tools and the techniques of weaving, printing and knitting. The slowness of these techniques helps the students […]
