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Scan Magazine | Design | Art by CJ
caught the eye of art buyers and critics, and, in 2009, she decided to dedicate herself to her art full time. From the white canvas to the office wall The freedom Julsgaard feels when painting is reflected in a captivating and invigorating randomness in her pictures. Through intuitive visual abstractions she portrays emotions and moods, which the viewer is free to interpret. "I love to hear people's experiences when they gaze at my paintings. Many find motifs that reflect their own lives and thoughts, which is very fascinating,” she says. Working from her family home in North Zealand, 20 minutes from Copenhagen, Julsgaard sells art through both her studio and website. The website enables buyers to visualise her paintings in different settings as integrating her artwork in homes and offices is one of the many things the multitalented artist enjoys. “I find all parts of my business really exciting: creating the website, designing sales material and meeting the buyers. It is the same joy I get from creating a painting. Every time I start with a white canvas, I get to create something from the bottom and follow it all the way to its new home,” Julsgaard explains and finishes: “I love architecture and interior design and I would love to create a collection of artwork which would provide a common denominator throughout an entire building, a hotel or office, that would be really exciting.” In 2011, Christina Julsgaard was among the 102 Danish artists chosen to decorate an elephant sculpture for the great cultural event, the Elephant Parade, which adorned the streets of Copenhagen in aid of saving the Asian elephants. More recently she has had an international solo exhibition at a gallery in Shanghai, China, which she now regularly collaborates with and a joint exhibition in Hong Kong and a gallery in France. For more information, please visit: www.cjulsgaard.dk
TOP: Christina Julsgaard in progress and her atelier. Photos by Line Thit Klein. BOTTOM: A private Nordic home with the painting 140x140 cm called Focus.
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