DEEP GREEN : ’Environmental Art’

Going to ‘Den frie Udstillingsbygning’ in Copenhagen today was one of the rare moments of real pleasure and learning. ’Environmental Art’ started long time ago but still has very significant messages for TODAY.

 Aasa Sonjasdotter from Sweden, presented A Potato Perspective on: The Order of Potato. And I came home with bags of potatoes  that are NOT on the EU´s list of PERMITTED POTATO species, which means its illegal to grow them commercially. I will plant a handful of old potatoes, in my garden for the sake of diversity and so they will not be forgotten. “The act of distribution of marganalized varieties is a real strenght of the important genetic diversity, that are now locked only into gene banks.

Nis Rømer is part of the FREE SOIL group: Free Soil bus tour of Silicon Valley.  When we happily buy our new computer, few of us probably fully concider the consequences for the environment. “While typically lauded as the engine of the high-tech global economy and a generator of wealth for millions, Silicon Valley is also home to some of the most toxic industries in the nation, and perhaps the world. Next to the nuclear industry, the production of electronics and computer components contaminates the air, land, water, and human bodies with a nearly unrivalled intensity.”
14% of computers are made from Aluminium (Bauxit), which is extremely energy intensive. 40% is Copper and we all know the consequences for people working in the mine companies. Lead is taking up 1,5-4 kg. space in a computer which have high and chronic effects on micro organisms, plants and animals.

SVTC – Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition 
CLUI – The Center for Land Use Interpretation  

Would like to enhance Agnes Denes who is one of the early pioneers of the environmental art and Doris Blooms firedrawings from South Africa.

DOK#1 – Cool Trash

I am looking forward to participate with my ‘Home sweet plastic’ artproject at DOK#1 – in Aalborg, Coepnhagen at September 4.-5. 2009. Art and design made from Cool Trash.

ARTtrip to New York

First I ran to Guggenheim, which I longed for my whole life, just to find that it was in between exhibitions. My first time in NY and then something cruel like that happen? Well I got to see the fabulous architecture though.

The MET are huge and I only inspected the modern part – A fantastic place worth returning too.

MOMA was the absolutely best art experience in NY. Six floors of gorgeous artworks and good food too at both 2 and 5 floor. First I found a little painting by Franz West unknown to me (see below) – he is still going strong. Wanted to see original Hopper paintings and found to my surprise that the famous ‘gas station’ painting was very small in REAL LIFE.  Tom Wesselmann was a great surprise too but cant afford his works– and then I came across Tangled Alphabets by Léon Ferrari and Mira Schendel. Absolutely the best I have seen for long. Léons Rereadings of the Bible was a blown away experience. Found this pict and this pict only.

Lucky as we where on the  whole trip (going by intuition always brings about fantastic experiences served right into your orange turban), we ran into : TOAST / Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour / I want to enhance a few artist living and working in Tribeca, who opened their homes and ateliers to us, and gave this awesome experience real good flavour: Mia Wolff make lovely paintings full of presence, Jennifer Kotter makes Details Below 14th Street into strong graphic art, Joan Greenbergs mosaics (see below) makes home an everyday artexperience and Jiyoun Lee-Lodge makesstrong and interesting artexpressions, loved your VULCANO.

Thanks for inviting us into your homes.

Hotline to God

The dutch artist Johan van der Dong created a HOTLINE to God…so fare 1000 people left a message on the mobile. The artist is not going to listen to the messages, as he says: “It’s a secret between the Lord and the people who are calling.”

Lets talk trash

The BIG PLASTIC OCEAN is a reality. See this video and think again before you drink from a plastic bootle again. Just stop buying food or other stuff wrapped in plastic. Demand other solutions from the government and your local politicians.

The End?

Dear friends and blogvisitors over the years,

 

TRASHprint is closing down soon. If you want to purchase some of my designs before ‘the end’, you will find them at an unbelievable low price in Electrocute, Elmegade 20, norrebronx until end of marts 09. I will lower the prices on some t-shirts at my website – you can order online until end of February 09. So don’t hesitate anymore…

 

Let me tell you that the last 4 years with TRASHprint was awesome – I had my fun, I had some good times with creative people and I made some cool designs, yeah? And THANKS to Morten Nobel for collaborating on the ‘Trailer park series’.

 

I make niche designs, handmade in Denmark, and when doing so – one can’t make enough money to actually make a healthy business. It is not about money, never was for me, but now I have a debt bigger than serious – and for a long time I used my energy to survive, a big mistake. I lost track with my vision, which was to create flow, diversity and creative outburst for everyone who dared.

 

NOW it is about time to TRANSFORM my creative energies.

 

I need to paint again…but I don’t KNOW what is going to happen and I enjoy that feeling – I AM OPEN.

 

I will still be blogging about art, design and trash

 

Til vægs – Wall Paintings

The walls at Charlottenborg are painted over by several artist the next 2 months – Theis Wendt, Ida Kvetny and Christian Finne can paint my walls if they run short of space…

 

TRASHprint giver 20 % på alle varer hos Electrocute i Elmegade 20 og hos Fraulein & Ludvig i Birkegade 7 og hos Æg…Ø…Å i Peder Hvitfeldtstræde 6

Happy New Year to ya all

Christiania

Went there yesterday to visit the famous Julemarket as always and found surprisingly enough only 1 interesting idea. Katrine May makes some seriously cool bags from reused bike rubber. But a walk along the bold, creative architecture is ALWAYS worth a visit. Even found my way to a gallery on the other side of the water – I turned left and walked 2 min and got a nice talk with a very friendly artist at Fakirskolen.
Merry Christmas to you too.

Julemarket at Design 19E

TRASHprint are invited to join the Christmas Market at Design 19e, Ryesgade 19 E, Copenhagen N.

19Es designere: Anna Gulmann, Marlene Kristiansen, KEIR/Sara Keir, Kirsten Fribert, Karen Bagge, Mai Plank og Hanne G.
Gæstedesignere: Anne Black, Gitte Wetter, TRASHprint, Barbara I Gongini, Zarah Voight

Come happy and and drink gløgg with us – remember cash
Friday 28. november kl. 16-20
Saturday 29. november kl. 11-17