Tore Nørby Hansen (DK)
“My paintings, drawings and graphics often focus on a landscape merging with figurative elements. The works revolve around displacement of meaning and contradictions – a tension between identity, time and place. The intent lies hidden behind clichés instilled by modern iconography, such as science fiction or horror.”
Tore Nørby Hansen
Tore Nørby Hansen’s impressive and detailed works present three different categories of landscape; the physical, the inner and the technological. These, while equally real, exist within different layers; layers which Tore Nørby Hansen encourages the viewer to switch between. Tore Nørby Hansen uses a language of images, an idiom, which is derived from graffiti, graphic novels, horror and sci-fi. Well known scenes from everyday life and pop cultural iconography stand side by side with strange unfamiliar machines and alien architecture.
Humanity is dependent on technology and systems, but these are fragile devices. What would happen if they were to collapse and the individual layers would blend together? Systems failure is, from Tore Nørby Hansen’s point of view, an opportunity for mankind to break out of society’s norms. In his works we might move into a dystopian world, but within this chaos one discovers that in errors there is a potential for freedom. As a result, Tore Nørby Hansen’s stunning works show both an alien, strange and technological landscape, but also the small irregularities and errors which are so characteristic for humans.
Show CV
EDUCATION
2000 – 2001
Ma Fine Art, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, United Kingdom
2000 – 1997
Ba Fine Art painting, Wimbledon School of Art, London, United Kingdom
1996 – 1997
BTEC Diploma foundation in Art & Design, Wimbledon School of Art, London, United Kingdom
1995 – 1996
Foundation course in Art & Design, Heatherley School of Fine Art, London, United Kingdom
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020
Wintershow, GALLERI V58, DK
2019
Art Herning, Herning, represented by GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2018
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Danmark
2017
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
GALLERI V58, Solo exhibition, Celestial Vault, Aarhus, Denmark
NORTH art fair, Aalborg, represented by GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2016
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
The old gasworks Brabrand, Jydsk graphic workshop’s 10th anniversary, Brabrand, Denmark
Bella Center Copenhagen, Art Copenhagen, represented by GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2015
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
Forum Copenhagen, Art Copenhagen, represented by GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2014
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
Forum Copenhagen, Art Copenhagen, represented by GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
GALLERI V58, Solo exhibition, Errorscapes, Aarhus, Denmark
2013
Galleri Oxholm, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2011
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2010
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2009
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
GALLERI V58, Solo exhibition, Happy Camping, Aarhus, Denmark
2008
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2007
GALLERI V58, Aarhus, Denmark
2006
Royal College of Art, RCA Secret, London, United Kingdom
Kunsthal Aarhus, Easter Art exhibition, Aarhus, Denmark
2005
Autumn Art Exhibition, Den Fire, Copenhagen, Denmark
2003
Art Futures, London, United Kingdom
2002
Lethaby Gallery, The painting class, London, United Kingdom
Art Futures, London, United Kingdom
Atkinson Gallery, Ida Branson memorial bequest exhibition, Somerset, United Kingdom
2001
Ventral St. Martins College of Art & Design, MA Fine ARt Degree Show, London, United Kingdom
Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, Small works exhibition, London, United Kingdom
2000
The affordable Art fair, Contemporary Art, London, United Kingdom
Start Contemporary Gallery, Space, Brighton, United Kingdom
1999
BhF Bank, Small paintings exhibition, London, United Kingdom
BIBLIOGRAPHY
101 kunstnere (2013)
