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Jone Kvie
Presence & Remnants, January 17 - March 7, 2015

Jone Kvie: Presence & Remnants

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  • Jone Kvie
    Presence & Remnants

    January 17 – March 7, 2015
    Ny Carlsberg Vej 68, Copenhagen

    Nils Stærk is proud to present Jone Kvie’s solo exhibition presence & remnants. The exhibition is the fifth solo presentation of Kvie’s work by Nils Stærk.

     

    Jone Kvie’s sculptures often depict scientific phenomena casted in various materials. The works are enormously seductive, even though the phenomena they depict often confront us with the impermanence of humanity.As such the sculptures by Kvie articulate the classical contras between culture and nature. At the same time they also point beyond this dichotomy and showcase a deep connection between the human and the universe.

     

    The three bronze sculptures Recall to mind of a long forgotten presence I-III are miniature representations of scientific phenomena such as gas clouds and star fog. They illustrate the human fascination with outer space and our urge and need to visualize the immeasurable and eternal space in an ascertainable way, as a means to obtain control of outer space.

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    The feeling of control is short lived. Once you really start to contemplate the size or the age of phenomena such as a star cluster, it becomes clear that we as humans don’t have the necessary measuring tools to adequately measure them. In the end the attempt to measure astronomical phenomena exposes the insignificancy of humanity against the universe as well as nature.

     

    Kvie’s sculptures simultaneously invite to overcome the contrast between nature and culture. The works in the exhibition are material metamorphoses, which also predict their own future conversions. Most works can be seen as material translations where a shape or phenomena has been translated into a new material. Through the astronomical references it is as if the works come to illustrate the universe’s eternal ability to recreate matter. Through time immaterial forces become material and vice versa. The universe is constantly in flux and in this constant flow of change both culture as well as nature are continually reshaped. In a universal perspective both culture and nature are material interactions only separated by degree – both are timely.

     

    Jone Kvie is born in Stavanger, Norway in 1971, but lives and works in Malmö, Sweden. He has studied at the art academies in Oslo and Bergen, Norway. His works are represented in public and private collections in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and USA.

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  • Works
    • Jone Kvie
      Jone Kvie
    • Jone Kvie Portent, 2014 Marble dust, jesmonite, stainless steel, black pigment, rope
      Jone Kvie
      Portent, 2014
      Marble dust, jesmonite, stainless steel, black pigment, rope
    • Jone Kvie Vessel (Columbia), 2014 Patinated bronze
      Jone Kvie
      Vessel (Columbia), 2014
      Patinated bronze
    • Jone Kvie Recall to mind of a long forgotten presence I, 2014 Patinated bronze
      Jone Kvie
      Recall to mind of a long forgotten presence I, 2014
      Patinated bronze
    • Jone Kvie Recall to mind of a long forgotten presence III, 2014 Patinated bronze
      Jone Kvie
      Recall to mind of a long forgotten presence III, 2014
      Patinated bronze
    • Jone Kvie Recall to mind of a long forgotten presence II, 2014 Patinated bronze
      Jone Kvie
      Recall to mind of a long forgotten presence II, 2014
      Patinated bronze
  • Artist Biography
  • JONE KVIE

    Born in Stavanger, NO, 1971
    Lives and works in Naples, IT and Berlin, DE

     

    Jone Kvie explores the understanding of the world and our place in it through sculpture, examining both the possibilities and limitations of the medium. His work evokes uncertainty and sparks multiple associations, resisting fixed narratives. By translating natural phenomena like meteors and star clusters into sculptural forms, Kvie captures the essence of the unknown, blending scientific concepts with abstract aesthetics. His sculptures distill complex ideas into tangible shapes, challenging viewers to rethink their perceptions.

    Kvie’s selection of materials – ranging from metals and minerals to organic substances – reflects his focus on both their structural qualities and poetic potential. His sculptures explore the intersection of art and science, transforming abstract concepts into physical forms that go beyond their immediate presence, inviting reflection on the relationship between the known and the unfamiliar.

     

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