The exhibition is at House of Finn Juhl in Gothersgade 9, Copenhagen. Opening hours: Monday – Wednesday 10 to 4, Thursday 10 to 5 and Friday 10 to 3. Saturday and Sunday closed.
The British textile artist Ptolemy Mann has for some years now studied the works of Danish architect Finn Juhl and Danish artist Wilhelm Lundstrom and has created a series of woven and painted artworks inspired by the colours of the two artists. We are very happy that we are now able to show the artworks in the beautiful House of Finn Juhl showroom. As Ptolemy Mann says: “The artworks were made in response to the idea that the Danish and Scandinavian aesthetic abroad has become synonymous with a desaturated colour palette and I was surprised to discover that the work of Lundstrom and Juhl had a vibrant, Modernist colour palette that was prominent in both their work.”
Ptolemy Mann textile works are hand dyed and hand woven. The linear restriction of the slow weaving process echo´s the modernist furniture design by Finn Juhl. Also, the vibrant colour palette of fabrics that The House of Finn Juhl currently use for their bespoke furniture has found their way into the weavings by Ptolemy Mann. For this show Ptolemy Mann has created a brand-new large-scale Triptych titled “After Finn (Gesamtkunstwerk 1-3)” which refer directly to the ceiling of the Trusteeship Council Chamber within the United Nations Headquarters in New York which Finn Juhl designed in 1952.
Ptolemy Mann (1972) is an artist and textile designer educated at Royal College of Art and Central St. Martins College of Art & Design in London. She is based in the UK and has exhibited and lectured worldwide. She has made several site-specific pieces and are e.g. represented at Tate Modern in London.
For more information please contact Galleri Lene Bilgrav
View list of works – Listofworks_HFJ
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Udstillingen er hos House of Finn Juhl i Gothersgade 9, København. Åbningstider mandag – onsdag 10 – 16, torsdag 10 – 17 og fredag 10 – 15. Lørdag og søndag lukket.
Den britiske tekstilkunstner Ptolemy Mann har i nogle år studeret værkerne af den danske arkitekt Finn Juhl og den danske kunstner Wilhelm Lundstrøm, og hun har skabt en serie vævede og malede kunstværker inspireret af de to kunstneres farver. Vi er meget glade for, at vi nu kan vise værkerne i House of Finn Juhls smukke showroom. Som Ptolemy Mann siger: “Kunstværkerne blev skabt som svar på idéen om, at den danske og skandinaviske æstetik i udlandet er blevet synonym med en umættet farvepalet, og jeg var overrasket over at opdage, at Lundstrøm og Juhls værker havde en levende, modernistisk farvepalet, der var fremtrædende i begge deres værker.”
Ptolemy Manns tekstilværker er håndfarvede og håndvævede. Den lineære begrænsning i den langsomme vævningsproces minder om Finn Juhls modernistiske møbeldesign. Den livlige farvepalet i de møbelstoffer, som The House of Finn Juhl i øjeblikket bruger til deres møbler, har også fundet vej til Ptolemy Manns vævninger. Specielt til denne udstilling har Ptolemy Mann skabt et helt nyt, storstilet triptykon med titlen “After Finn (Gesamtkunstwerk 1-3)”, der refererer direkte til loftet i Formynderskabsrådssalen i FN’s hovedkvarter i New York, som Finn Juhl designede i 1952.
Ptolemy Mann (1972), kunstner og tekstildesigner uddannet ved Royal College of Art og Central St. Martins College of Art & Design i London. Hun er bosiddende i Storbritannien og har udstillet og holdt foredrag verden over. Hun har lavet adskillige stedsspecifikke værker, blandt andet til kunstmuseet Tate Modern i London.