[…] chair that can belinked inrows, and 1 comes with and without arm rests. I The back curves intwo directions to provide good support inchanging side positions. The material I consumption has been minimized j and the strength maximized inboth I the steel and wood construction. Kasper Salto finished his training as acabinetmaker with Jørgen […]
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[…] the ceramic tradition and the way Imyself see it.What isthe potential ofceramics, what can itdo?” explains Ann Lilja about her attitude tobeing acraft artist with ceramics asher material and unique items asher specialty. Since her departure from the Danish Design School in1997 (the now closed-down Department ofUnique Artworks) she has worked tofind her own […]
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[…] makers represented at the biennale operate with sublime freedom in the sculptural field, combining concrete crafts skills with the artistic project. In many cases they liberate the material from regularity and rationality, exposing and processing its characteristics in the pursuit of aesthetic reflection and communicative impact, combining itwith other materials, operating with form clashes […]
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[…] consists in is that crafts must be considered an artistic practice. But the question isstill: what kind of artistic practice isit? Many people would claim that itisthe material -clay, wood, textile, glass, metal -that makes something acrafts product. The Norwegian art Design, håndværk eller kunst? Til nytte eller pryd eller handler det om noget […]
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[…] created aspace within the space, spread sand on the floor, and achieved afurther spatial dimension and fine acoustics. Along with the glass cases this gave us acertain material quality -sand and glass. -What do you think about the current exhibitions that dramatize the exhibition design itself? Idon’t think you should stage-manage design. The things […]
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[…] experiments in unique clothing. The prize committee has thus substantiated their choice: “Mutual to the three projects is, that they each in their own fashion investi- gate material and form in a restrained, analytical and visionary way, which strikes one as thought provoking and consequent.” The Biennial prize 1995 is divided equally amongst the […]
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[…] say that ‘craft ishandmade com- munication’. We work inaborderline area whose strength isthat various kinds ofexpe rience and knowledge are mixed. Craft in Dialogue works with the material culture and the questions raised inrelation toit. o -gom Ea BZHH I■i With the name ‘Craft inDialogue’you place crafts atthe centre ofattention, but inMalmö the painter Malene […]
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[…] its meaning. To create anew frame- work ofunderstanding, we can perhaps borrow aconcept from Sarat Maharaj, the art historian and co-curator ofDocumenta X Another core value isthe material. Inparticu- (who has inturn borrowed itfrom the French lar, textiles, clay and metals that human beings philosopher Jacques Derrida). Maharaj, itis have used for thousands ofyears […]
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[…] the weaver Kirsten Nissen, many factors are inplay inthe preparations for her latest work, The Work ofthe Hand: the classic craft artist’s insistence on working with the material by hand encounters the many options and the efficient production adialogue with afascination with mathe matical feedback models that allow small elements inthe creative process togrow […]
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[…] do not have alot, we can nonetheless feel rich -ifonly those we compare ourselves to have even less. Frederik VIhad ahelmet made of aluminum, acostly and rare material inhis day. Today we use itfor recyclable beer cans. Before the electric freezer, raspberry ice cream was an extravagant luxury atDanish manors. Alarge ice-cellar was needed […]
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