Louise Hindsgavl
| Louise Hindsgavl | |
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| Born | January 29, 1973 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | Design School Kolding (1999) |
| Known for | Sculpture |
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Louise Hindsgavl (born January 29, 1973) is a Danish artist who works in ceramic sculpture,[1] porcelain,[2] and stoneware.[3]
Early life and education
Hindsgavl graduated from the Ceramics and Glass Department of Design School Kolding in 1999.[4]
Career
Hindsgavl began her work with ceramics by designing dishes. She later began to create contemporary sculpture.[5] Particularly influenced by Rococo, Hindsgavl's sculptures unexpectedly depict startling and controversial subjects in a medium which is more commonly used for decorative folk art.[3][6][7]
Public Collections
- 2009 Represented in the collection of Ny Carlsbergfondet
- 2009 Represented at the World Ceramic Exposition Foundation], South Korea
- 2010 Musée Historique et des Porcelaines, Nyon, Switzerland
- 2010 Musée Ariana (The Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass). Geneva, Switzerland
- 2010 National Museum of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2010 Sale to the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
- 2012 ASU Art Museum, Arizona, USA
Exhibits, catalogues and publications
- 2005 Dansk Kunst 2005
- 2006 KeramikMagazinEuropa, vol.28, ”Hollow Laughter” by Trine Ross
- 2007 “Kulturo”, Spring ’07, “I Porcelæn til Anklerne”, by Andreas Nielsen
- 2007 ”Clay in Art, International, “Burlesque Tableaus” by Jorunn Veiteberg
- 2007 “All Great Things Starts with Blasphemy,Ceramics, Art and Perception, Issue 68, 2007, by Tom Jørgensen
- 2008 ”Fragiles, Porcelain, Glass & Ceramics”, Gestalten Verlag.
- 2008 ”Mod I Ler”, interview i Living Design
- 2009 “Contemporary Ceramics”, Emmanuel Cooper, Thames & Hudson
- 2009 “101 Kunstnere”, JA
- 2009 ”Once Upon a Chair”, Gestalten Verlag.
- 2011 Cuts & Bruises at SODA, exhibit and catalogue
- 2011 Living with Ceramics, TL magazine, issue 11.
Grants and Awards
Hindsgavl was given a Young Designers Award in 1997 by SNBA, Nacional des Belas Artes, Lisbon, Portugal. She received grants from the Foundation of L.F. Foght and from the Foundation of Gudrund og Erik Kauffeldt in 1999. In 2000 and 2001 she received the Grant for Young Artists from the Danish Art Foundation, as well as four subsequent grants in later years. She has also received grants from Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond, The Solar Foundation and the Silkeborg Art association, and the Silversmith Kay Bojesen and wife Erna Bojesens Memorial foundation. In 2004 she received the Biennale Award at the Biennale of Arts and Craft and Design[8] and in 2006 she was presented with the Annie and Otto Detlefs’ Award for Young Ceramicists[9] In 2015 she received the Prince Eugen Medal, conferred by the King of Sweden.[10]
References
- ↑ Editors of Time Out (22 May 2012). Time Out London's Best Shops. Time Out Guides Limited. pp. 155–. ISBN 978-1-905042-65-4.
- ↑ "Belvedere/ Cassetti sospesi, orinatoi per signore... Dalla Danimarca, il design riscopre l'artigianato" Affaritaliani.it April 30, 2009 by Francesco Massoni
- 1 2 Sarah Posman; Anne Reverseau; David Ayers; Sascha Bru; Benedikt Hjartarson (29 October 2013). The Aesthetics of Matter: Modernism, the Avant-Garde and Material Exchange. De Gruyter. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-3-11-031753-4.
- ↑ Trine Ross. "Porcelænsfigurer viser de mindre pæne sider af os selv". Politiken: Kultur
- ↑ "Louise Hindsgavl og de provokerende porcelænsfigurer". IN, Feb 22, 2013 (interview with the artist)
- ↑ Peter Michael Hornung. :Smukke porcelænsfigurer er grusomme - helt tæt på". Politiken: Kultur.
- ↑ "Coquecigrue". Obiwi.
- ↑ "Craft and Design Biennale 2013". rundetaarn.dk.
- ↑ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org.
- ↑ "Medaljförläningar – Prins Eugen-medaljen". Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 19 December 2015.