Anne Juul Christophersen, from Halling and living in the marshlands of Southwest Jutland, is a prominent young female artist who has already made a name for herself through paintings that move between the imaginative, magical and realistic. Although her images may seem innocent at first glance, they often contain an underlying tension and menace. A little girl sitting in the arms of a big nice teddy bear may suddenly seem in danger of being eaten, or a girl in the forest with little yellow birds on her arm faces an empty house and an uncertain future. The artist often uses the forest as a metaphor for the threatening and problematic.
Anne always includes people in her pictures where horror is just around the corner. She belongs to a rapidly rising group of female Danish painters and is distinguished by her existential and surrealist approach to her artistry. While others can be poetic and sensitive, Anne is more focused on existential and surreal themes in her works. Her art often evokes a sense of ominousness, and the viewer must spend time with the paintings to discover the depth and complexity of her work.
A quote from Anne Juul Christophersen illustrates her approach: "Heaven and hell are everywhere. You just have to be there long enough." This thought-provoking and dualistic view of existence permeates her artistry.
EXHIBITION SELECTION
Galería Krabbe, Frigiliana, Spain
Gallery Ingela S, Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Ingela S Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm
Grenen Art Museum, Skagen
Nordahl & Nissen Modern, Broad Street, summer exhibition, Copenhagen
Gallerie Rasmus, "Time leaves its mark" with ceramicist Dorthe Steen Buch krabba, Odense
Galería Krabbe, Frigiliana, Spain, summer exhibition
Nordahl & Nissen Modern, Bredgade, Copenhagen, Grand Opening
Art Herning, Gallery Rasmus
Gallery Kirk, Christmas exhibition, Aalborg
Gallerie Rasmus, Christmas in Rasmus, Odense/Copenhagen
Art Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Galeria Krabbe, Frigiliana, Spain
Grenen Art Museum, Skagen
Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen
Art Herning, Herning
Monkdogz Urban Art, New York, in November
Gallery Hjorth, Horsens
Art Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Grenen Art Museum, Skagen
Gallery Hjorth, Horsens
Gimsinghoved cultural and artistic center
Art Herning, Herning
Gallery Rasmus, Odense
Art Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Grenen Art Museum, Skagen
Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen
Gallerie Rasmus Odense/Copenhagen
European Makers Gallery, Amsterdam
Gallery Lorentzon, Stockholm
Gallerie Rasmus, Copenhagen
Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
Gallery V58
Gallery Bænderigården, Horsens
Galerie Contour, Ålbæk, Skagen
Gallery Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway
Tom Franke Art Shop
Gallery NB, Viborg/Roskilde
Gallery Appel, Esbjerg
Gallery Brænderigården, Horsens
Copenhart Gallery
Gallery Appeal
The Secret Gallery
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Tids lämnar spår, utgivare Rasmus, Catalog, 2015
Bankett, Catalog, 2014
I betraktarens ögon, förläggare Rasmus, 2011
101 konstnärer, en hyllning till mångfalden, Tom Jørgensen, 2009
TV OCH RADIO
Konst i ögat, DK4, Ole Lindboe 2011
Stedsans, P1, Claus Berthelsen, 2014
