Last weekend I was invited by an artist friend to attend the preview of the Copenhagen Art Fair that she was exhibiting in. The fair which takes place once a year in Copenhagen is a platform for new and upcoming artists who perhaps still do not have a gallery that represents them. That means that you get to see a lot of c… but there is also the occasional little gem to be found if you pay attention and look closely.
Although Erotic Art Lover maintains a primary focus on international artists I was so tickled by some of the artworks I saw that I decided it would be fun to show a selection of them here on the blog.
Brian Saaby
Danish artist Brian Saaby, is a trained illustrator who has studied fine art at the Billedkunstskole in Copenhagen. His picture ´Total Makeover is not in-your-face erotic but instead deals with the eroticism associated with mankind´s view of the perfect female.
´Total Makeover´- Copyright Brian Saaby
To see more of Saabys work go to: www.saabyart.dk
Line Kronvold
Some people who are self-taught are just better than others. Mastery of technical skill is one parameter of success but imagination, curiosity and exploration of own ability are another. Recently a Danish artist, Birgitte Evelyn, was according to Danish newspapers included in the coming 4 vol. – Greatest Erotic Art of Today. Sometimes one wonders why particular artists achieve success based on their work whilst others go unnoticed.
I am not saying that Line Kronvold goes unnoticed and I certainly hope not because she is quite honestly leagues ahead of someone like Evelyn. I´d say, if it is possible for someone like Birgitte Evelyn to achieve accolades, then it should merely be a question of time before a gallery discovers the work of Line Kronvold provided she continues to produce work of the quality shown below.
´Bunnycat´ - Copyright Line Kronvold
For more of Kronvolds work go to: www.kronvold.com OR facebook.com/line.kronvold
Ina Katarina Strömberg
The next artist I want to show is Ina Katarina Strömberg. She is a sculptress who works and lives in Sweden. Her sculptures of females are voluptuous, sensual and frankly you just want to go right up to them to touch and feel them. She sculpts with both cement, bronze and tin occasionally incorporating paper, paint and lacquer. Ina says that it is a long slow process that rarely leaves her 100% satisfied with the result.
Judge for yourself.
´Sara´ (Front) - Copyrigt Ina Strömberg
´Sara´ (Back) - Copyrigt Ina Strömberg
´Green Sara´- Copyrigt Ina Strömberg
´Ida´- Copyrigt Ina Strömberg
´Hildur´- Copyrigt Ina Strömberg
To see more of Strömbergs work go to: www.inagallery.com
Ijah Reveman
Another artist who works with portraying the nude figure is Ijah Reveman who uses iron mesh to create her sculptures.
´Woman with cloth´ - Copyright Ijah Reveman
´Mans Torso´ - Copyright Ijah Reveman
For more information on Revemans work go to: www.reveman.com
Claus Brugsen
Another highly accomplished and noteworthy artist is Claus Brugsen who works and uses surrealism as a pictorial language. Brugsen painting is grotesqúe and macabre as seen below but also incredibly beautiful as in his ´Celebration of life´from 2009.
´Celebration of Life´- Copyright Claus Brugsen
´Kinder Surprise´- Copyright Claus Brugsen
´Adult Play´- Copyright Claus Brugsen
´DDream open´- Copyright Claus Brugsen
For more information visist: www.clausbrusen.com
Lene Winther
Perhaps my favourite sculptress is artist Lene Winther. I met her last year at last years show when I myself was in the process of establishing the concept for Erotic Art Lover. We talked a while because my attention had been caught by a little fine ceramic semi-erotic figure (Diva oder Hausfrau, 2009). I told her about my ideas for Erotic Art Lover and she was very supportive and said she felt inspired to investigate the human figure some more in the year to come. Below you can see the sharp but still fun and humourous outcome of that effort.
´Diva oder Hausfrau´ - Copyright Lene Winther.
´Plastic Buffet´ - Copyright Lene Winther.
´Plastic Buffet´ - Copyright Lene Winther.
´LV16´ - Copyright Lene Winther.
´LV16´ - Copyright Lene Winther.
For more of Winters work go to: www.lenewinther.dk
Jerry Adder
There are some people who are just blessed with a natural talent and Danish artist Jerry Adder (originally Allan Justensen) is one of them. Check out this self-taught artist´s work in both painting and sculpting.
´Manfall´ - Copyright Jerry Adder
´Disco´ - Copyright Jerry Adder
´Garbage´ - Copyright Jerry Adder
´Divorce´ - Copyright Jerry Adder
No title - Copyright Jerry Adder
´Marble butt´ - Copyright Jerry Adder
´Marble butt´ - Copyright Jerry Adder
´69´ - Copyright Jerry Adder
To see more of Adders fantastic work go to: www.jerryadder.com
Jan Schuler
In the show I also came across some of Jan Schuler´s pictures and they just have to go on the blog because they possess such a Danish sense of humour and joir de vivre. Schuler combines the portrayal of a female human being in all her naked splendor with such humour that it leaves everyone who sees them with a huge smile on their face.
´Skyggefuldt´- Copyright Jan Schuler
´Aaaah´- Copyright Jan Schuler
´Mette i fin form´- Copyright Jan Schuler
To see more of Schulers work go to: www.janschuler.dk
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