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Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
October 1 - 29, 2010

Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen

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  • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen

    October 1 — 29, 2010
    MELLEMRUMMET, NY CARLSBERGVEJ 68, COPENHAGEN

    We are very happy to announce that Nils Erik Gjerdevik has received a commission from the National Parliament of Denmark. The result is a series of round site specific works on paper that has recently been installed in the historical hallways of Søndre Ridebaneanlæg.

     

    To celebrate this important commission this month we will present a series of works by Nils Erik Gjerdevik and Claus Carstensen in our exhibition space Mellemrummet. The artists created the works in together in 2007 and the collaboration includes both paintings as well as round works on paper.

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  • Works
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Acrylic and oil on canvas
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Acrylic and oil on canvas
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Oil on canvas
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Oil on canvas
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Oil on canvas
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Oil on canvas
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Oil on canvas
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Oil on canvas
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Oil on canvas
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Oil on canvas
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Oil on canvas
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Oil on canvas
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
    • Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen Untitled, 2007 Mixed media on paper
      Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen
      Untitled, 2007
      Mixed media on paper
  • Artist Biography
  • NILS ERIK GJERDEVIK 1962 - 2016, born in Oslo, NO Lived and worked in Copenhagen, DK The artistic practise of...

    NILS ERIK GJERDEVIK

    1962 - 2016, born in Oslo, NO
    Lived and worked in Copenhagen, DK

     

    The artistic practise of the Danish/Norwegian artist Nils Erik Gjerdevik consisted of painting and ceramic sculptures, as well as individual works on paper. Gjerdevik is known for his non-figurative paintings that challenge the set rules and conventions of painting as a genre. He always confronted our idea of how a painting should be presented through his use of peculiar formats, alternative colours and composition rarely built around the classical notion of harmony. His paintings tend toward a more double-edged expression where seemingly divergent ideas and movement meet and become one and the same image. This practice applies to his drawings and his ceramic sculpture work as well. 

     

    Gjerdevik exhibited at art institutions including: Hospicio Cabañas, Instituto Cultural Cabañas – ICC, Guadalajara, Mexico; Kunstmuseum Brandts, Denmark; Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, USA; National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen. His works are found in public museum collections, including: PAMM – Pérez Art Museum Miami, USA; National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen; Bergen Kunstmuseum, Norway; Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden; the National Museum, Norway, and Kiel Kunstverein, Germany. Gjerdevik executed numerous public commissions and he was honoured with awards and distinctions for his exceptional contribution to the national and international art scene.

     

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