Per Kirkeby

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Heavily influenced by his background as a trained geologist and the natural environment around him, Per Kirkeby has created through the mediums of painting, sculpture and installation – with works highly entrenched in the concept of structure, Kirkeby has stated “Structure mirrors your degree of responsibility toward your work...

« The role of art is to accept that things break down. That is the only way to get something new to emerge. »
Per Kirkeb

Untitled

Drawing / Watercolor - Watercolor

EUR 7,900

You can't just let it float around in pretty colors. It needs a kind of core.” Such works as The Siege of Constantinople and Soft Lapping of Waves, Green are among his most notable paintings – gestural and heavily-painted, the influence of Abstract Expressionism is succinctly detectable.

« All the leaves finally fall. And many cosmic years go by and finally the tree itself dies. What will become of the world. »
Per Kirkeb

As a sculptor, Kirkeby worked predominantly with brick – Nordhorn is one of his most notable sculptures and provides a physical experience for the viewer; walking throughout each of the chambers and into the core of the structure opens up the realms of light and shadow, and the delicate interplay between the two. Read More

Denmark / male artist / Gestural / Abstract art

ARTWORKS BY Per Kirkeby

Per Kirkeby

Untitled

Drawing / Watercolor

Watercolor

EUR 7,900

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What is Gestural?

Gestural art is a term that describes painting with freely sweeping brushstrokes. The primary goal of gestural art is to allow the artist to physically express emotional impulses. The varied, yet expressive paint marks are intended to convey the artist's inner thoughts and emotions, which viewers are believed to understand through the dynamic and spontaneous application of paint.

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