Marianne Thygesen, The Samana Tree, 2024
Acrylic and ink on cardboard, 28 x 55cm
Danish artist Marianne Thygesen’s vibrant paintings are partly informed by her training as an architect. Playful and rich in storytelling, her works are inspired by myriad sources including medieval art, Mayan culture and Islamic symbolism, as well as the natural and man-made world that the artist observes around her.
Marianne’s characteristic use of robust, ‘raw’ corrugated cardboard makes her ‘feel at home; I feel free to work intuitively’. Her constructions - which range in scale from small to larger-than-life- often break free of the traditional rectangular picture format; in this case, the wider format reads a little like a mural.
This new, unique, unframed painting on cardboard is part of our ‘Almost Blue’ collection and group exhibition. It features a characterfully leaning version of the tropical tree of its title, a flowering species native to Central and South America. As with many of Marianne’s works, creatures and organic forms are interwoven with one another; in the background, meandering pathways sit quietly under the surface.
Marianne graduated from the Danish Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. Since first exhibiting her work in Copenhagen in 1986 she has exhibited extensively in Denmark in group and solo exhibitions. Large-scale works by the artist have been commissioned for notable locations including the Royal Danish Embassy in Abu Dhabi, Dansk Bibliotekscenter, Copenhagen and Charlottehaven, Copenhagen. Her work is held in numerous private collections. Marianne splits her time between Paris, France and Copenhagen, Denmark.
Acrylic and ink on cardboard, 28 x 55cm
Danish artist Marianne Thygesen’s vibrant paintings are partly informed by her training as an architect. Playful and rich in storytelling, her works are inspired by myriad sources including medieval art, Mayan culture and Islamic symbolism, as well as the natural and man-made world that the artist observes around her.
Marianne’s characteristic use of robust, ‘raw’ corrugated cardboard makes her ‘feel at home; I feel free to work intuitively’. Her constructions - which range in scale from small to larger-than-life- often break free of the traditional rectangular picture format; in this case, the wider format reads a little like a mural.
This new, unique, unframed painting on cardboard is part of our ‘Almost Blue’ collection and group exhibition. It features a characterfully leaning version of the tropical tree of its title, a flowering species native to Central and South America. As with many of Marianne’s works, creatures and organic forms are interwoven with one another; in the background, meandering pathways sit quietly under the surface.
Marianne graduated from the Danish Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. Since first exhibiting her work in Copenhagen in 1986 she has exhibited extensively in Denmark in group and solo exhibitions. Large-scale works by the artist have been commissioned for notable locations including the Royal Danish Embassy in Abu Dhabi, Dansk Bibliotekscenter, Copenhagen and Charlottehaven, Copenhagen. Her work is held in numerous private collections. Marianne splits her time between Paris, France and Copenhagen, Denmark.
Acrylic and ink on cardboard, 28 x 55cm
Danish artist Marianne Thygesen’s vibrant paintings are partly informed by her training as an architect. Playful and rich in storytelling, her works are inspired by myriad sources including medieval art, Mayan culture and Islamic symbolism, as well as the natural and man-made world that the artist observes around her.
Marianne’s characteristic use of robust, ‘raw’ corrugated cardboard makes her ‘feel at home; I feel free to work intuitively’. Her constructions - which range in scale from small to larger-than-life- often break free of the traditional rectangular picture format; in this case, the wider format reads a little like a mural.
This new, unique, unframed painting on cardboard is part of our ‘Almost Blue’ collection and group exhibition. It features a characterfully leaning version of the tropical tree of its title, a flowering species native to Central and South America. As with many of Marianne’s works, creatures and organic forms are interwoven with one another; in the background, meandering pathways sit quietly under the surface.
Marianne graduated from the Danish Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1982. Since first exhibiting her work in Copenhagen in 1986 she has exhibited extensively in Denmark in group and solo exhibitions. Large-scale works by the artist have been commissioned for notable locations including the Royal Danish Embassy in Abu Dhabi, Dansk Bibliotekscenter, Copenhagen and Charlottehaven, Copenhagen. Her work is held in numerous private collections. Marianne splits her time between Paris, France and Copenhagen, Denmark.
