Linda Horn (DK)
Born 1973
Linda Horn expresses her work as follows:
”I have been occupied with visual art since 1995. Concurrent with my artwork, I have been working for a couple of years with a professional actor to get a more physical perspective in correlation with the human faces for more emotional expressions. The work with different characters, texts, monologues and body language has worked as a source of inspiration to many of my portraits, which is my primary motif. The theme in my work with visual art revolves around different studies of the portrait combined and in harmony with abstract and organic forms – inspired by the structures of nature, surfaces, colours and movement. To me, there seems to be a parallel between the human face and nature, where both can be experienced as a metaphor for change and transformation in life. Here we find the whole spectrum from dark to light, from the destructive to the life-giving elements, from the earthly to the transcendent. I work with the relation between the figurative and the abstract, the relation between painting and drawing and the interaction between the thoroughly worked parties and the more immediate and free expression. Especially the drawing is an essentially aspect in my paintings, where I, with inspiration from among other things the calligraphies idiom, work with the strokes sensuousness, movement and rhythm as an integrated part of the expression.”
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Inspiration
“Inspiration from photo material with portrayals and nature with abstract surfaces and forms starts the painting process. In my work I try to integrate the portrait in a more abstract form/form of nature. I call this fusion between human and nature for “The nature shape”. At the time occupied by the wing/butterfly symbol; resurrection, transformation, transition between and in humans and nature. Life cycle. Reflection of a certain disposition among others inspired by the Indian philosophy of nature. What else inspires me? Litterature, music, movies.. The underlying atmosphere and poetry which I am trying to be receptive towards. To catch something undefinable and give it shape.
Artists, writers etc. which inspires me:
Artists like Ian Mckeever, Marlene Dumas, Pollock, Kirsten Klein and Kehnet Nielsen. Writers like Inger Christensen (“Butterfly Valley”), Icelandic saga’s (Prophecy of the Völva – Völuspá), Jung (The unconscious/subconscious, symbols).
Inspired by thinkers like Hannah Arendt; “We are made to begin” (As opposed to being made to die!.. It is important that there always is a possibility of beginning. That there is the potential of growth.).”
Linda Horn
Vis CV
EDUCATION
2001 – 2002
Art Academy in Krakow, faculty of drawing and graphics, Krakow, Poland
2000 – 2001
Private School of Art at Darek Ostrowski, drawing, art history and philosophy, Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 – 1999
Art School at Ærø, Ærø, Denmark
1996 – 1997
Aalborg teaching seminar, visual arts, Aalborg, Denmark
1995 – 1998
Nordjyllands Art School, department of drawing and graphics, Aalborg, Denmark
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020
“Wintershow” GALLERI V58, Aarhus, DK
2019
Art Herning, Herning, represented by GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2018
NORTH art fair, Aalborg, represented by GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2017
NORTH art fair, Gallerie Rasmus, Aalborg, Denmark
2011
Gallerie Rasmus, solo exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Copenhagen, Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Herning, Gallerie Rasmus, Herning, Denmark
2010
Art Copenhagen, Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Herning, Gallerie Rasmus, Herning, Denmark
Galleri Tavi, Summer exhibition, group exhibition, Gallerie Rasmus, Skagen, Denmark
Dronninglund Kunstcenter, Anniversary exhibition, Dronninglund, Denmark
2009
Gallerie Rasmus, solo exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
Gallerie Rasmus, solo exhibition, Odense, Denmark
Art Copenhagen, Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Herning, Gallerie Rasmus, Herning, Denmark
Galleri Tavi, Summer exhibition, group exhibition, Gallerie Rasmus, Skagen, Denmark
2008
Art Copenhagen, Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Herning, Gallerie Rasmus, Herning, Denmark
Galleri Tavi, Summer exhibition, group exhibition, Gallerie Rasmus, Skagen, Denmark
2007
Gallerie Rasmus, solo exhibition, Odense, Denmark
Art Copenhagen, Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Herning, Gallerie Rasmus, Herning, Denmark
Utzon Naturcenter, group exhibition, Gallerie Rasmus, Skagen, Denmark
2006
Gallerie Rasmus, solo exhibition, Kolding, Denmark
Art Copenhagen, Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Herning, Gallerie Rasmus, Herning, Denmark
2005
Gallerie Rasmus, solo exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Copenhagen, Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art Herning, Gallerie Rasmus, Herning, Denmark
2004
Gallerie Provence, group exhibition, Vadum, Denmark
Dronninglund Kunstcenter, group exhibition, Dronninglund, Denmark
Gallerie Rasmus, group exhibition, Odense, Denmark
Gallerie Rasmus, group exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art fair Comwell, Gallerie Rasmus, Kolding, Denmark
2002
Kulturspinderiet, Silkeborg, Denmark
PUBLICATIONS
Kunstavisen
Børsen
Mad & Bolig
Alt for damerne
Alt Interiør
Nordjyske.dk
GRANTS
Den Obelske Familie Fond
