Poul Gernes – Untitled (1966-67)

Louisiana print with the work, Untitled, (1966-67) by the Danish artist, Poul Gernes (1925-1996). Gernes is one of the great Danish artists of the post-war generation and in many ways he became a pioneer in Denmark for a new perception of art and the role of the artist in society. The work is printed on extra strong, uncoated paper in A3 size (29.7 x 42 cm).

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Poul Gernes did not strive for anyone to have art historical or intellectual knowledge in order to understand or interpret his works. What was really important was that people were happy and comfortable looking at and living with them – as is evident from his probably best-known works, the large, public decoration projects such as the Palads-biografen in Copenhagen and Herlev Hospital.

Today, many associate Poul Gernes with this kind of cool aesthetic and colorful joy. But there is certainly also a confrontational and highly critical side to the artist.

Poul Gernes emerged from the constructivist tradition, also politically, and at the beginning of the 1960s became a focal point for the Ex-School, the Experimental Art School (1961-1972), which at one stroke came to dominate not only the contemporary art scene, but also art history writing thereafter. New methods, new materials, a new perception of the role of art and the artist in society were on the agenda.

With their experimental attitude, the artists initiated a break-up on all fronts, and all of this unfolded precisely as Denmark was transitioning from a post-war society to a welfare state, with many new arrangements and experiments in the process. A period in which Louisiana also played a role.

Material: Extra strong, uncoated paper

Dimensions: W: 29.7 x H: 42 cm (A3)

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Frame: 12mm
Material: Frame in solid oak and with high-quality acrylic glass.