I love writing and learning new things in order to better educate those in need. I also enjoy hackathons and adventures around the world.
Peter Callesen
Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share
Sign in
Nationality
Danish
Known for
Sculpture
Name
Peter Callesen
Role
Author
Education
Goldsmiths, University of London
Books
Peter Callesen : selected works., Out of nothing
Similar People
Hina Aoyama, Jen Stark, Rob Ryan, Brian Dettmer, Yulia Brodskaya
Danish paper artist peter callesen euromaxx
Peter Callesen (born in Copenhagen in 1967) is a Danish artist and author. Callesen is renowned for his talent in combining the minimalism of a big crisp white sheet of paper with the complexity of meticulously cut and folded paper and uses the two to build out some aesthetically pleasing compositions. He is also widely known as a paper cut artist. Particularly noteworthy are his works where the remains of the cut and folded objects are literally shadows of the objects former self. He uses the positive and negative space to tell a sometimes-dark story about the past and future of his subject using only a white sheet of paper. Callesen also works with a variety of other media including installations, performances, and monoprints.
He creates intricate papercut artwork from A4 paper and in large-scale installations. Each work is created from one sheet of paper, be it three-dimensional flowers falling from a bouquet's negative, a hummingbird flying from the page, or a child-size castle crafted from a billboard-sized paper. He uses paper because he says it is "probably the most common and consumed media used for carrying information today," but we "rarely notice the actual materiality" of it. There is a tragic quality to most of his subjects, whether it's a flower dying, an angel locked in a birdcage, or even an apple reduced to its core. So the frail and delicate paper medium underlines that element of calamity.
He says: "The paper cut sculptures explore the probable and magical transformation of the flat sheet of paper into figures that expand into the space surrounding them. The negative and absent two-dimensional space left by the cut, points out the contrast to the three-dimensional reality it creates, even though the figures still stick to their origin without the possibility of escaping. In that sense there is also an aspect of something tragic in many of the cuts". He is currently represented by the Galería Valle Ortí in Spain.
Viral email of peter callesen art
1997–2000 Goldsmiths College, London
1994–1997 Det Jyske Kunstakademi, Århus
1993–1994 Århus Art School (Foundation Course)
1990–1993 Århus School of Architecture
Solo Exhibitions
2012- went to warrington
2011
House of Paper - Sørlandets Art Museum, Norway
Out of Nothing - Haugar Vestfold Art Museum, Tønsberg, Norway
2010
Out of Nothing - Mjelby Art Museum, Halmstad, Sweden
Skin of Paper - Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center
2009
Out of Nothing - Trapholt, Kolding, Denmark
Out of Nothing - The Museum of Religious Art, Lemvig, Denmark
2008
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York City
Paperman, Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen
2007
Unfolding, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London
Himmelrum, Kunsthallen Nikolaj in Copenhagen
Himmelrum at Brandt’s in Odense, Denmark
2006
Castle Museum, Nottingham, England
ALIVE, BUT DEAD, Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen
2005
do ART gallery, Seoul, Korea
Egg ballet, Odense Performance Festival
Concert for birds, performance on Christianshavns Volde in Copenhagen
2004
emilyTsingou gallery, London
Mirage, Galleri Koch und Kesslau, Berlin
2003
Snowdrifting, The Kiosk Project, London
2001
The Life of The Dying Swan, Gallery Tommy Lund, Copenhagen
White Shadows, installation & performance, Esbjerg Art Museum, Denmark
2000
Der Sterbende Schwan, Gallery KUNST auf KAMPNAGEL, Hamburg
Jukebox, performance at Gallery Muu, Helsinki
Hvorfor blir det nat mor, three days performance, Gallery Tommy Lund, Copenhagen
1999
The Dying Swan is back, performance at Goldsmiths College's exhibitionspace
Sailing, performance at Overgaden, Copenhagen
Happy Birthday, performance in Goldsmiths College's canteen, London
Castle, two weeks happening at Goldsmiths College, London
1998
The Dying swan, performance at Det Fynske Kunstakademis Udstillingssted, Odense
The Dying swan, performance at Goldsmiths College's exhibitionspace
1997
Peter R. Callesen præsenterer Peter R. Callesen, happening in rum 46, Århus
Little Peter Spiderman III, performance & installation in rum 46, Århus
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe", happening & installation in rum 46, Århus
Group Exhibitions
2011
“Rønnebæksholm – Stories About A Place”, Rønnebæksholm, Denmark
“I Am Like A Bird”, Skovgaardmuseet, Denmark
“Habitat”, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010
Group Exhibition, Galeria Valle Orti, Valencia, Spain
Second Party, Beaver Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009
Christmas Group Show, Christina Wilson, Copenhagen, Denmark
Silhouettes - pure Contours, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, Switzerland.
I midten af værket - Rønnebæksholm
Papershapers - Scion Installation, L.A.
KURS: Havnen, KØS, Denmark
Cut & Paste, Galleri Susanne Ottesen, Denmark
Et Vintereventyr, Gl. Holtegaard, Denmark
Til Vægs, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Denmark
2008
Ruiner - fascination og fantasi, Museet På Koldinghus, Denmark.
Drømmerier, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Papir i tre dimensioner, Skovgaard Art Museum, Viborg, Denmark.
Hidden narratives, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, England.
Dream Therapy, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York.
2007
Snow Fall, Vejen Art Museum, Denmark. Dec 1st - Mar 24th 2008
Fairy Tale, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, England
Venice Biennale, Mobile Journey, Crossing, San Servolo Venice, Italy
Fairy Tale, Chapter, Cardiff, Wales
Spor, Esbjerg Art Museum, Denmark
Exportable Goods, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna
Fairy Tale, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, England
2006
Group Show, Emily Tsingou, London, England
ART COPENHAGEN - THE NORDIC ART FAIR
Shanghai Biennale 6, Shanghai Art Museum, China
Paper Cuts, Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery, England
Fuori è un giorno fragile, Imbiancheria del Vajro, Chieri,Torino, Italy
Papercut. Voges + Partner Gallerie, Frankurt am Main, Germany
