Per Johan Svendsen (born 1953 in Copenhagen) is a Danish painter. He was educated at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1974 to 1981.[1]
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| Born | 13 March 1953 |
| Citizenship | Danish |
| Education | Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts |
| Occupation(s) | painter, illustrator |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Website | www |
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In the 1980s and 1990s, Per Johan Svendsen was active in the Danish art group Syntese, which he founded in 1983 together with Steen Krarup Jensen and Flemming Vincent.[2] The group's activities were wide-ranging and included exhibitions, societal debates, a lawsuit against Unibank (Denmark),[3] happenings, professional art debates, as well as a collective application for a professorship at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.[4] Syntese sparked significant debate.[5]
In 2022, Per Johan Svendsen received the Henry Heerup Honorary Grant.
Beside his work as an artist, Per Johan Svendsen has held the following teaching positions:[6]
- Aarhus Art Academy, experimental painting (1989–1990).
- Skolen for Billedkunst, classical drawing, painting, art history (1990–2002).
- Designskolen, modern form (2000–2001).
Selected decorations
editSelected illustrations
edit- Peter Laugesen's poetry collection "Plettede Plusfours" (1993).
- The anthology "Forsvar for fornuften – om oplevelse og virkelighed" (1987).[10]
- Various illustrations for the magazine Kunst, the magazine Giraffen, among others.
Exhibitions
editOver the years, Per Johan Svendsen has exhibited in many different places, including Musikhuset Aarhus, the Easter exhibition in Århus, various spring and autumn exhibitions, Bergen's Kulturbygning, and Oslo Kulturfabrik.
References
edit- ^ "Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon".
- ^ https://www.syntese.nu Syntese's Open Archive (primarily in Danish)
- ^ "Retssag, Syntese vs. SDS/Unibank (1989–1993) • Kunst- og kulturgruppen Syntese".
- ^ "Kollektivt professorat • Kunst- og kulturgruppen Syntese". (newspaper articles in Danish)
- ^ "Debat • Kunst- og kulturgruppen Syntese".
- ^ "Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon".
- ^ "Newspaper articles and photos of the gable paintings".
- ^ "Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon".
- ^ Articles and photos (Havremarkens skole) from syntese.nu
- ^ The anthology in Danish libraries from bibliotek.dk