Peter Callesen’s paper cuts

January 29, 2008

Peter Callesen probably keeps Band-Aid in biz with all the paper cuts he ’s got to have creating his masterpieces. Born in 1967 in Denmark, he has been on the art scene in his country and around the world since about 1997. His artistic themes are very fantasy-vs-reality or success-vs-failure, all with the realization that everything might not be as it seems. He has done installations, and works with ice, snow and water, but my favorite and his most prolific is his work with paper. It is eerie how lifelike the paper becomes, and how his “object” and “shadow” reflects two different interpretations of the world. (Thanks, Joey, for clueing me in to this artist! He’s great!)

White Hand, Peter Callesen 2007

Distant Wish, Peter Callesen 2006

Distant Wish (detail), Peter Callesen 2006

Click here to see more from his gallery
(or see his bio for more gallery info and representation).
If you are interested in seeing his work in person, his next show opening (his first solo show in Denmark in 5 years) is at
Helene Nyborg Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark, and opens Apr 17th, 2008.

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