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Art and motor power: 50 Nordic artists exhibited with BMW Art Cars
ArtExperience 2024 presented a collection of art from 50 Nordic artists exhibited alongside iconic BMW Art Cars by Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons and Alexander Calder.
‘Infinite Games’: A work about freedom and connectivity
The mural 'Infinite Games' saw the light of day during Art Nordic's ARTUNITES exhibition in September 2023. The artist behind it is Anton Ian Nielsen, and he invites us to explore a world where games create new connections and freedom. The artwork was made possible thanks to support from Flügger Farver.
The ultimate guide to starting an art collection
Do you have a dream of starting your own art collection? At Art Nordic, we've compiled a list of the six most important tips to get you off to the best start.
Buy art – how to find art you’ll love for a lifetime
Looking to buy art but not sure where to start? Fear not! In this blog post, we share 5 tips for finding artwork that perfectly suits your taste and style.
When art and design meet
Art is one of the main sources of inspiration for Line Nevers Krabbenhøft, Head of Design at SOFACOMPANY. She uses art to understand patterns and needs in society and believes that art and good design should be accessible to everyone Art Nordic has partnered with...
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Ahmad Mallah became stateless – Then he found art
“I'm embracing the dark side and the melancholia to see the light. I can't ignore the collective sadness that is to be found in the world. We can't pretend everything is okay,"
Nele Feldmann – colorful universes of mystery, nature and femininity.
"Art and culture create balance in a world full of conflict and a growing population. Since the beginning of humanity, there has been a need to express the self and contemporary issues in creative form to foster understanding and growth. Therefore, art and aesthetics have a cultural-historical function."
Christine Lembcke Petersen – Portraits with a heart
"I'm very fascinated by the body and human expression and love drawing hands and eyes, for example, because they are so detailed, expressive and tell so much about the individual...
Pia Kølbjerg – An artistic journey into the microscopic
"It all comes from within. What emerges is highlighted and a new order emerges. Everything in my art is about the inner organic. Out of chaos comes order in the form of a newly emerging micro-world. Everything, colors, shapes and patterns should end up radiating joy of life."
Ann Wiberg – From Haute couture to painting
"Art does not need words and explanations. It is like a world language that no one speaks, but everyone feels."
Art Nordic Spotlight: Balthazar Mattar
I swirl around in the clinicism of ideological language like an apolitical pig bathing in the self-congratulatory glory of human intellect.”
Art Nordic Spotlight: Anna Præcius Lunde
"The painting of the flaming red-haired woman with peach-colored skin was as the days went by transformed into an old bald woman with cold skin tones. The result of my art mentor's essential advice. Right there I discovered my way of expression”
Spotlight: Rita Howis. On art and climate change
“In short, I’m on a mission to combat climate fatigue using art as the primary weapon. As the saying goes, a picture does say more than a thousand words, and we’ve been speaking about climate change for way too long."
Spotlight: Carla Kjærgaard. About the encounter between work and viewer
"I am an artist because creating art is one of the most valuable things in my life. Only when I create art do I feel free to express my inner world without shame. Here I am in my own little bubble of acceptance and freedom and can express exactly what I want. I can express anger and frustration without having to worry about others being repulsed, offended or overwhelmed by it."
