Scan Magazine | Special Theme | Highlights of Norway’s Art Scene
Colourful imprints on the world Having worked with textile materials for more than 20 years, mainly as one of Norway’s very first artists employing digital textile prints, Ingunn Bakke has made a respected name for herself in artistic circles. Next year sees the colourful artist showcase her work at her second solo exhibition in Berlin, furthering her mission to explore new possibilities of prints and digital media. By Julie Lindén Combining new technology with ancient materials has always been a penchant of Bakke’s. “My background is in visual art with a specialisation in textile printing, so the transition to making an artistic expression out of that was always close at hand,” she says, underlining that her education in the properties of various textiles has been paramount in her choice to work with full, vibrant colours. “I actually worked only in white for a long time. I guess the antidote to that became immersing myself into a full range of hues, aided by the use of colour charts and various colour systems. Today I find that bright and show-stopping colours work best in conveying my vision.” Bakke has been busy exhibiting her vision through numerous showcases over the past years, and 2016 will add another bullet point to the already impressive CV. AxGallery Berlin will host her next solo exhibition, where she will show works of transparent colour prints on silk, glass and God Jul Annons ScanMag copy.pdf 1 2015-11-16 17:47:06 the finest veneer of birch.
Sensations of colour. Digital print on glass and silk. Photo: Saied Sharif.
When I think of a color, is it then a part of me. Digital print on silk. Photo: Gjemund Dammen.
Ingunn Bakke: • A pioneer in the artistic use of digital textile print in Norway. • Employed as a workshop manager in textile printing at Oslo National Academy of the Arts. • Bakke exhibits her work in Norway and abroad. • Solo exhibition at AxGallery Berlin, Kirchstrasse 25, Moabit in June 2016. www.ingunnbakke.com
Digital print on silk. Photo: Øystein Thorvaldsen.
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