If you think textile art is all about beautiful patterns and craftsmanship, Nikoline Liv Andersen’s exhibition "The Eternal Smile" will take you somewhere else entirely. At the Designmuseum Danmark, a world of the raw and the delicate is presented, where silk, embroidery and painting come together in works that challenge our perception of life’s […]
[…] at Chiemsee. She began her visual arts studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in 1984 during a period of self-discovery and self-realisation in the artistic work process. During her studies she focussed on body identity, body/action & time/space as with artists Rebecca Horn, Marina Abramowich. After studying with Daniel Spoerri, Speckner […]
[…] and foremost, a warm covering for a sheep. Wool is cozy sweaters. Wool is grandma-vibes and knitting. But wool can also be a wasted resource, entrepreneurship, an artistic material, a medium for designers and artisans, and ultimately terroir-based, sustainable development of a rural district. This is at least the case in Odsherred. Here in […]
[…] out opportunities and seize the chances that arise. Also, when it comes to crossing disciplinary boundaries. Having a craft, for example, can be very useful in an artistic context if that's the path you want to follow.' 'And definitely use your expertise and craftsmanship in the role and contribute your ideas and knowledge. But […]
How can the artistic working process be optimized with digital tools? Louise Koch guides artisans and designers to develop, design and create new products with AI, blockchain, Virtual Reality, 360 films, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality.
[…] design accessories and 'wearables' that aren't garments, like shoes, bags, and jewellery. It's a discipline where salaried roles are found in the commercial sector, whereas the more artistically driven designers, those motivated by the conceptual and by craftsmanship, often have to carve their own path in the profession as independents. Thus, both Liv Johanne […]
[…] for today's jewelry expression was laid by the Bronze Age people, who learned to process metals and set items into them. With technological advancements, jewelry has been crafted from nearly every malleable metal, and set with gemstones, ornamental stones, wood, and porcelain; the only limit seems to be imagination. Fashion, in particular, has dictated […]
[…] aesthetic exuberance. Everywhere, people are taking up textile art and crafts – in professional workshops, user-driven maker spaces and living rooms. At the sublime end of the artistic spectrum, textile artist Louise Sass is currently exhibiting in Bygning A at A. Petersen, presenting The Colour Comes From Inside with works from 1989 to 2021. […]
[…] to be physically embedded and, so to speak, present in the material. Sensation, understanding and action are related. This idea is also manifested in the new Danish craft residence halls , where materiality and sensuousness are driven by an intention to promote renewed respect for and interest in craft education. We also see it […]
[…] Lundsgaard Estate in Kerteminde, 32 artists and three curators have put textile art at the centre of the exhibition ‘This New World - Mostly Textile’. With 40 works and four site-specific installations, the potential of textiles as both an artistic and social medium is explored in an exhibition that balances the historical with the experimental.