ARTICULATE 35 [perfect imperfections], is a magazine of contemporary art, packed with 80 pages of high quality content, showcasing the work of 6 professional artists, featuring the American artist Megan Elizabeth Read, the Italian sculpture artist Christian Verginer, Danish ceramic artist Rikke Laursen, German-Ukrainian creative photographer Alina Gross, digital collage artist Nina Barnini and the Danish sculptural installation artist Lene Winther.
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Perfect
adjective / verb /ˈpəːfɪkt/ /pəˈfɛkt/
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Imperfection
a fault, blemish, or undesirable feature. "the imperfections and injustices in our political system" adjective
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To the Italian artist Christian Verginer, his artistic vocabulary has always been orbiting around the relationship between man and nature, as a non-static on-going theme, which he believes will follow him throughout his career.An article written by Carmen Line Hust | April 2023
In some of his sculptures, Verginer expresses the man - nature relationship as a mere synonym of friendship, while in other sculptures the relationship is synonymous with conflict or extraneous correlation. The ideas of Verginer are non-dynamic and potentially arise at any moment, during a trip to the mountains, while resting on the sofa, but also while working. Verginer has a very precise idea in mind, which rarely evolves during the creative process. Aesthetically the sculpture may change slightly, while the message and the idea remain the same. Read more |
Nina Barnini’s digital collages are like mediative visual poetry that give birth to new beauty and meaning, creating metaphors that can not always be put into words, but never fail to evoke feelings.An interview by Nora Benz | April 2023
Barnini is driven by beauty as well as her intuition, her sensitivity and her soul. For her, the process of collaging is a way to connect with her soul which then leads her through the creation. Thus, creating collages gives her the opportunity to express what is otherwise invisible and hidden within herself. As collagist, Nina Barnini works with different media, including paper as well as digital tools. Even though she feels inspired by every media, it is the work with paper which she describes as particularly thrilling and magical. Read more |
An interview with the American artist Megan Elizabeth Read about her alternate realities, her magical reliefs and pauses from the chaos of contemporary life and the current situation(s).An article written by Carmen Line Hust | April 2023
The work of Read is often dreamlike in nature, giving the viewer a glimpse into stark but calm, contemplative worlds. She tries to use the work as an avenue for reduced noise in a chaotic time and an opportunity to slow down, to take a pause. To breathe. Within them Read explores the concepts of emotional and behavioral expansion, contraction, vulnerability, and armor, both within herself and others, as well as additional conflicting themes such as the perpetual and constant vs the transitory and contemporary. Read more |
The intention of Danish artist Lene Winther, is to both preserve and abolish the original form and function of things through a constant exchange between the recognizable and the alien.An article written by Milia Wallenius | April 2023
The work of Lene Winther always begins and sets off in an idea. The idea can arise in very different ways and from her own areas of interest, in conversation with others, through literature, music, film or through social conditions that arouse strong feelings or indignation. Regardless, her interest is piqued with an insistent flow of inner images that manifest as fragments or of the work as a whole. These inner images are maintained by sketches and a writing process where Winther tries to capture the essence of the work. Read more |
To the Danish ceramic artist Rikke Laursen, her own ambitions, her desire and willingness to investigate and be self-critical drives her forward, expanding her artistic vocabulary.An article written by Carmen Line Hust | April 2023
We have had a talk with the talented Danish ceramic artist Rikke Laursen about her process and progress, keeping her with a sharp discipline to always improve. Laursen works on the edge, taking clay to its highest potential. My work has so far not been theme-based. The development of different sculptures and expressions has been a natural extension of my own need to keep creating something new without any overall direction. One simple theme, however, I cannot avoid is that I have a natural urge to investigate how much I can squeeze the lemon in relation to clay as a material. Read more |
ARTICULATE #35 | perfect imperfections
ARTICULATE 35 [perfect imperfections], is a magazine of contemporary art, packed with 80 pages of high quality content, showcasing the work of 6 professional artists, featuring the American artist Megan Elizabeth Read, the Italian sculpture artist Christian Verginer, Danish ceramic artist Rikke Laursen, German-Ukrainian creative photographer Alina Gross, digital collage artist Nina Barnini and the Danish sculptural installation artist Lene Winther. |