Hanging Skin, 2007 Water colour and pencil on 120 gsm acid free paper, glue, and oak frame
Here's a look at the extra ordinary work of an extra ordinary artist by the name of Peter Callesen.
Peter Callesen is a Danish artist who makes intricate artworks from paper cutouts. He was born on 1967 in Denmark. Most of his works are made from single sheets of ordinary paper. Cut, folded, glued and a good amount of imagination was used to create these works of art. They're so simple to look and yet the impact it leaves makes viewers breathless.
Holding on to Myself, 2006 Acid free A4 80 gms paper, glue, acrylic paint, and oak frame
Closet, 2006 Acid free A4 80 gsm paper and glue
Half Way Through, 2006 Acid free A4 115 gsm paper, pencil, and glue
Cradle, 2006 Acid free A4 115 gsm paper and glue
18,2 cm Tall Tower of Babel, 2005 Acid free A4 80 gsm paper and glue" A common theme in many of my works is a reinterpretation of classical fairytales as well as a more general interest in memory in connection to childhood - for instance in my performances Castle, Folding and Jukebox. These playful performances exist in the lost land of childhood, between dream and reality and it is in this meeting or confrontation of these two conditions, in a kind of Utopian embodiment, that these works of art become alive, often in a tragicomic way.
This interest for the romantic is extended in my later exhibitions White Shadows at Esbjerg Art Museum and From dust to dusk, but here with less focus on the confrontation between dream and reality leaving more space for the poetic aspect as well as the possibility of a reality behind or within the dream. " - Peter Callesen
Mirage II, 2005 Acid Free A4 80 gsm paper, glue, acrylic paint, and oak frame
Broken Vase, 2006 Acid free A4 80 gms paper, glue, acrylic paint, and oak frame
Alive, but Dead, 2006 Acid Free paper, glue, acrylic paint, and oak frame
Upcoming Exhibits : Solo exhibitions: 2008 - Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark. Opens Apr 17th
Selected group exhibitions:
2008 - Skovgaard Art Museum, Viborg, Denmark. Opens March 8th 2007 - Snow Fall, Vejen Art Museum, Denmark.
Dec 1st - Mar 24th 2008 Fairy Tale, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, England Venice Biennale, Mobile Journey, Crossing, San Servolo Venice, Italy Fairy Tale, Chapter, Cardiff, Wales Spor, Esbjerg Art Museum, Denmark Exportable Goods, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna Fairy Tale, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, England You can more of his outstanding works on his website @ http://www.petercallesen.com/
