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.”

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

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

2023
“In-Natura”, solo exhibition, GALLERI V58, Aarhus, DK

2022
“Wintershow”, GALLERI V58, Aarhus, DK
“Summershow”, New artworks from artist in the Gallery, GALLERI V58, Aarhus, DK

2021
Pop Up Skagen, selected artworks by artists of the Gallery, GALLERI V58, Skagen, DK
“Summershow”, New artworks from artist in the Gallery, GALLERI V58, Aarhus, DK
Art Fair Hamburg, represented by GALLERI V58, Hamburg, DE
“Wintershow”, GALLERI V58, Aarhus, DK

2020
“Wintershow” GALLERI V58, Aarhus, DK
Art Odense, Kunstbygningen Filosoffen, represented by GALLERI V58, Odense, DK
Fall Exhibition, GALLERI V58, Aarhus, DK

2019 
Art Herning, Herning, represented by GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark

2018 
NORTH art fairAalborg, 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

‘Rite’, olie på Japansk papir, 59 x 45 (48 x 35), 2023, d.kr. 8.000,

‘Már Mor’, pigment og kul på papir med museumsglas, 116 X 87 (105 X 75), 2022, SOLGT

‘Kuro’, pigment, pastel og kul på papir, 110 x 80 (100 x 70), 2022, SOLGT

U.T., akryl, sepia og kul på papir, 82 X 62 (70 X 50), 2023, SOLGT

‘Rite’, olie på japansk papir, 59 x 45 (48 x 33), 2023, SOLGT

‘Ephemeral’, olie på japansk papir, 59 X 45 (48 X 33), 2023, d.kr. 8.000,

U.T., træsnit på papir, håndkoloreret med oliemaling, 61 X 48 (48 X 35), unika, 1 af 5, 2023, SOLGT

U.T., træsnit på papir, håndkoloreret med oliemaling, 61 X 48 (48 X 35), unika, 3 af 3, 2023, SOLGT

‘Nektar’, olie og blyant på papir, 80 X 65 (64 X 48), 2022, SOLGT

‘Duet’, pigment og kul på papir med museumsglas, 116 X 87 (105 X 75), 2022, SOLGT

‘Mnemosyne’, Kul, blyant og sepia på papir, 108 x 78 (100 x 70), 2022, SOLGT

‘A message’, kul og sepia på papir, 108 x 78 (100 x 70), 2022, SOLGT

‘Iris’, pigment, og kul på lærred, 68 x 50, 2022, SOLGT

‘Fly’, pigment, og kul på papir, 60 x 46 (50 x 36), 2022, SOLGT

Linda Horn. ‘Ly’, charcoal, pigment og pastel på papir, 80 x 60 (70 x 50), 2021, SOLGT

Linda Horn. ‘Nowhere else, but here’, charcoal, pigment og pastel på papir, 90 x 75 (80 x 65), 2021, SOLGT

Linda Horn. ‘Whatever comes’, charcoal, ink og pastel på papir, 150 x 120 (140 x 110), 2021, SOLGT

‘UT’. akryl, pastel og kul på lærredspapir, 53 x 41 (44 x 32), 2021, SOLGT

‘UT’, papir, kul og tusch på lærred, 81 x 53 (78 x 50, 2020, SOLGT

Uden titel, pastelfarve på pastelkarton, 70 x 50, SOLGT

‘Samer’, kul og kridt på papir, 146 x 107, SOLGT

‘Asia’, kul og kridt på papir, 146 x 107, SOLGT

‘Transition’, akryl og oilbar på lærred, 176 x 120, SOLGT

‘Persona’, kul og kridt på papir, 146 x 107, SOLGT

‘Figura’, akryl, kul og oilbar på lærred, 176 x 120, SOLGT

‘Birk’, kul, akryl, oilbar på lærred, 70 x 70, d.kr. SOLGT

‘Form in white space’, kul, akryl, olie og oilbar på lærred, 136 x 100, SOLGT

‘Birk’, kunsttryk 23 af 100, 56 x 56, d.kr. 2.500,- (kr. 1.800,- uindrammet)

‘Renaissance’, kunsttryk 11 af 100, 56 x 38, d.kr. 1.600,- (kr. 1.000,- uindrammet)

‘UT’, akryl, pastel og kul på lærredspapir, 53 x 41 (44 x 32), 2021, SOLGT