Eva Sørensen

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Eva Sørensen
Born(1940-02-14)14 February 1940
Died31 December 2019(2019-12-31) (aged 79)
NationalityDanish
Known forSculpture
AwardsEckersberg Medal (1979)

Eva Sørensen (February 14, 1940 - December 31, 2019[1]) was a prolific Danish sculptor and ceramist whose granite and marble works are exhibited in museums and public spaces across Denmark.[2][3] She died in Verbania in Italy.

Life and work

Sørensen's sculpture Pearl Anglais at Grønlandske Handels Plads in Copenhagen
Eva Sørensen sculptures at Kastrupgård, Copenhagen.

Born in

Lyngby. Thereafter she studied in Faenza, Italy, at the Istituto statale d’arte per la ceramica where she focused on terracotta sculpture.[3]

On her return to Denmark in the early 1960s, she was employed as a ceramist by

Albisola and, in 1964, she received the Danish annual award for folk art for her new interpretation in ceramics.[3] Designing increasingly abstract works, she began to use other materials such as wood and marble. During the 1970s, she settled in Pietrasanta, the Italian centre for sculpture, where she worked with green granite from Montorfano.[4] In 1977, she moved close to the quarry, adapting her sculpture to the natural markings in the stone. Her talent for adapting her works to the surrounding landscape or architecture contributed to her reputation as one of Denmark's most successful women sculptors, especially in regard to large decorative creations.[3]

In 2014 the Municipality of Milan together with the non - profit organisation Cramum and the Danish Embassy in Rome promoted her last solo exhibition "1962-1982“. The exhibition was hold at the Studio Museo Francesco Messina and it was curated by Sabino Maria Frassà and Andi Kacziba.

One of the most notable pieces is her fibreglass and polyester work for the

Fakse nursing home.[3][5] This was followed in 1974 by a marble sculpture for the residence for Danish students in Flensburg, Germany, and a wood and marble work in Tårnby.[6] Another of her large granite works is the sculpture over two metres tall in the entrance hall of the hospital in Frederikssund.[7]

In 1968, Sørensen became a member of the

Venice biennale becoming the first woman to do so since 1948.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Billedhuggeren Eva Sørensen er død - TV 2". 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ Weirup, Torben. "Eva Sørensen" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e Grut, Ulla. "Eva Sørensen (1940 - )" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Eva Sørensen" (in Danish). Den Store Danske. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Ukendt tiel" (in Danish). Vores Kunst: Statens Kunstfond. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Stenen er medbestemmende Den elskede kulturredaktør" (in Danish). Politiken. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Eva Sørensen" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Frederikssund. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

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