BUDDINGS-(KNOPSKYDNINGER) BETWEEN CHAOS AND ORDER 2024
“All human wisdom can be summed up in two words – wait and hope.”
— Alexandre Dumas (French author, 1802-1870)
A serie of 46 painting 40-210 cm, 15 drawings 50×70 cm and 10 sculptures 5-160 cm – here I present some of the paintings.
With the Knopskydninger series, I have let the works—paintings, sculptures and drawings—emerge before me as a resonance of something I feel but cannot quite grasp what it is. I experience it as a necessity—a visual, non-explanatory reflection on being in the world as it is right now.
In contrast to my usual approach to art, Knopskydninger emerged from a more unstructured flow of thoughts, where each new idea grows from the previous one, not always in a logical order, but often carrying remnants of what came before. The series evolves organically, with main stems symbolizing chaos and movement, while the knopskydninger (new growths)
are magnified sections suggesting a localized order. This creates a dynamic interplay between chaos and order, reflecting both my thought process and my experience of the world.
My grandson was born deaf. Although he doesn’t communicate like we do, we still understand him. He perceives the world through vibrations, similarly, I ‘listen’ through abstract visuals.
This becomes a form of representation and resonance for me. Recently, my grandson received cochlear implants at Rigshospitalet. The skilled specialists there have replaced his missing cochlea with electronic devices. Now, we attend training so he can learn to interpret these electronic signals and develop his sense of hearing as his young brain adapts.
While I have a spoken language, in Knopskydninger, I rely on the abstract, non-verbal language of colors, shapes, and movement to explore the tension between chaos and order, balance and tipping points.
The work stands apart from verbal expression—it refers only to itself. Without a clear linguistic framework, it is challenging to position my art in the contemporary scene, but that makes the process even more intriguing.
MATERIALS:
Paintings: Acrylic, linen canvas, wooden frame.
Drawings: Canson Aquarelle paper, Caran Dache colorpencils and Pilot ink.
Sculptures made of recycled waste wood.
See article on paintings and drawings, (Danish), in I DO ART
From my workshop – The main paintings and as extracts from here the Buddings – between chaos and order.
Main Painting 1- 200-135 cm and Buddings -Budding paintings 1 B, 1 C and 1 D- 50 x 50 cm 
Main Painting 1- 200-135 cm 
3 Paintings – Buddings from painting 1 -Budding paintings 1 B, 1 C and 1 D- 50 x 50 cm 
Main Painting 2- 200 x 120 cm and Buddings – Budding Paintings 2B and 2C – 50 x 50 cm 
Main Painting 2- 200 x 120 cm 
3 Paintings – Buddings from Main painting 2 – Budding Paintings 2B, 2C and 2D – 50 x 50 cm 
Main Painting 3 – 200 x135 cm and 2 of 3 Budding Paintings – 3B and 3C – 60 x 60 cm.
Main Painting 3 – 200 x135 cm 
3 Budding Paintings – 3B, 3C and 3D – 60 x 60 cm. 
Main Painting 5- 200 X 140 cm and 3 Budding Paintings 5B, 5C and 5 D 50 x 50cm
Main Painting 5- 200 X 140 cm 
Main Painting 6- 200 x135 cm and 3 Budding Paintings -6B, 6C and 6D, 60 x 60 cm
Main Painting 6- 200 x135 cm
3 Budding Paintings -6B, 6C and 6D, 60 x 60 cm
Main Painting 8 – 200 X 120 cm and 3 Budding Paintings 8B, 8C and 8D, 50 x 50 cm
Main Painting 8 – 200 X 120 cm -and close up detail
3 Budding Paintings 8B, 8C and 8D, 50 x 50 cm
Main Painting 11 – 200 X 135 cm -and Budding 11A 50×50 cm
Budding 11 B and 11 C -40 x40 cm
Budding 11D, 11E and 11F 50 x50 cm
Main Painting 10 – 200 x120 cm and 3 Budding Paintings -60 x 60cm- Buddings from painting 6 
Main Painting 10 – 200 x120 cm 
3 Budding Paintings -60 x 60cm- Buddings from painting 6
Budding 11- 210 X 140 cm 
Budding 12 – 210 X 135 cm
Budding 14 -210 x 135 cm