John_Kørner

John Korner

John Korner

Danish artist

John Kørner (born in 1967) is a Danish artist based in Copenhagen.

Kørner was born in Aarhus, Denmark. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen between 1992 and 1998. His paintings feature a mixture of figurative and abstract imagery rendered in watered-down acrylic.[1] Some common motifs are people, animals, boats and trees.[2] In addition to works on canvas, Korner also paints on ceramics.[3] He was awarded an Eckersberg Medal in 2012. [4]

Selected exhibitions

  • Painting as Presence, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin & Taidehalli, Helsinki (2006)
  • Statements, Art Basel (2005)
  • Saatchi Gallery, London (2005)
  • Momentum 04, Moss 2004, Norway (2004)
  • Painting 2004, Gallery Victoria Miro, London (2004)
  • Superdanish, Toronto, Canada (2004)
  • The design of Productions, Gallery Maze, Torino, Italy (2004)
  • Galleri Stefan Andersson, Umeå, Sweden (2003)
  • The Greenland Problem, Herning Artmuseum, Denmark (2003)
  • Be On Show, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen (2002)
  • POST, Galleri Franz Pedersen Horsens, Denmark (2002)
  • Theater, Arhus Artmuseum – Project-room-installation (2001)
  • Dig Og John’s Engagement, Galleri Søren Houmann, Copenhagen (2000)

References

  1. [1]
    Angela Rosenberg, Performing Colours[dead link], FlashArtOnline.net Archived 2005-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    John Korner at Victoria Miro Gallery from ArtNet.de
  3. [3]
    Victoria Miro press release from Undo.net
  4. [4]
    "Tildelinger af medaljer". Akademiraadet. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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