Amsterdam – a city of inspiration

Amsterdam and Van Gogh 1

På min tur til Amsterdam blev jeg overvældet af inspirerende oplevelser. Selve stemningen i byen er inspirerende, da menneskerne i Amsterdam ikke er bange for at prøve noget nyt; de er nysgerrige og frisindet. Det er desuden helt fantastisk at gå igennem Amsterdams små gader, hvor der ligger skæve, gamle huse til siderne, og hvor man næsten altid er tæt på vand. Det er en helt særlig fornemmelse at kunne sætte sig ved kanten af en af byens mange kanaler og observere forbigående mennesker eller nærstudere husbåde.

Byen sprudler af kulturelle tilbud, og jeg personligt følte mig meget inspireret af Van Gogh museet og Matisse udstillingen. Jeg blev fascineret af Van Goghs malestil og brug af farver, som efterlader et stærkt følelsesmæssigt indtryk i mig. Jeg var særlig optaget af selvportrætterne, hvor jeg næsten havde fornemmelsen af, at Van Gogh var i live og kiggede på mig med et intenst blik. Matisse udstillingen var inspirerende, idet malerierne udstråler en enorm lethed og umiddelbarhed – og jeg blev betaget af hvor smuk hans ikke-perfektionistiske malestil er.

On my trip to Amsterdam I was overwhelmed by inspiring experiences. The atmosphere in the city is inspiring because people are not afraid of trying new things; they are curious and tolerant. It is fantastic to walk through the small streets of Amsterdam, where you see small, skew houses and you are always close to water. It is a special feeling to sit next to one of the many canals and to observe people passing by or to look at houseboats.

The city has lots of cultural offers, and I felt especially inspired by the Van Gogh museum and the Matisse exhibition. Van Gogh’s paintings had a huge emotional effect on me. I was especially impressed by the self-portraits, where Van Gogh almost seemed to be alive, looking at me with intense eyes. Matisse’s artwork was inspiring due to its lightness and non-perfectionistic beauty.

Amsterdam and Van Gogh 2  Van Gogh plakat

Amsterdam drawing  Tegning ved vandet

Amsterdam and Matisse 1  Matisse

Amsterdam and Matisse 2  Matisse

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Check this interesting artist out!

The artist Ib-h (Iris Bendt-Hedal) makes outstanding paintings – see her website here!

ib-h

 

The motives in Ib-h’s paintings often remind me of a small planet, where something mystical – sometimes scary – happened. But it is not too obvious what exactly is going on. There are some elements indicating that humans are/or have been there, while the animals are in the foreground and play a more important role. The colours and shapes are interesting – especially the mirroring of the motive!

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Great exhibition at Aros until 15th of February 2015: Michael Kvium – Fools

http://www.aros.dk/besoeg-aros/udstillinger/2014/michael-kvium-fools/

 

 

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