Mette Winckelmann

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Release, 2024
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By creating and dissolving geometric patterns Mette Winckelmann (b. 1971) reflects on rigidly defined categories and forms. Through layering and combinations of textures her works become abstract. By working with the painting's own physicality she explores its tactile and spiritual quality. Some elements that can be found in her practice are flags, collages and fabrics. The flag symbolizes collective authority, authenticity and identification, and fabrics and textile crafts, such as quilting and patchwork techniques, have often been thought of as women's work. As such, there are underlying subjects to be found in the abstract patterns. Flags, as symbols of national identity, and textiles, as the women's indirect influence on society and gender history, are examples of some of the overall themes in Winckelmann's work. They stand for hierarchies, possibilities and limitations. Some of her works have been created in direct relation to the spaces in which they are exhibited, demonstrating the artist's interest in her works' physicality. In that way, with the artist’s own words, her abstract, yet conscious, paintings combine her interest in art and life.
 
Mette Winckelmann is educated 1996-97 from the Academy of Art and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia and 1997-03 at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. She has exhibited nationally at Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Munkeruphus, Augustiana, Overgaden - Institute for Contemporary Art, Gl. Holtegaard, Sorø Kunstmuseum, and at Le Bicolere, Paris. Her works are in collections at SMK - National Gallery of Denmark, HEART - Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Viborg Kunsthal, and at Christiansborg. 
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Mette Winckelmann Interview: Woman to Woman from Louisiana Channel on Vimeo.

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