Jørgen Hansen
Brief background
1945 Born in Aarhus, Denmark.
Education: 1965-72 workshops in France, England and Canada.
1972 Started own workshop in Denmark, mainly functional ware.
1989 Teacher at the Design school Kolding.
1994 First “firingsculpture” of which today 19 in Denmark, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Berlin and Slovenia.
1997 Taastrup Theatre, outdoors sculptural group “Catch the Ball”.
1998 Artist in Residence, Academy of the Arts, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
1999 Westerwald Ceramic Museum, Germany: 1.price at European Ceramics '99.
2004 Museum of International Ceramic Art, Denmark: “Voices of Europe”.
2006 Invited Artist, speech and firingsculpture, Pontevedra, Spain.
2007 Crafts - and Design Biennale, Denmark: “Pisces”
2007 Architectural model for contest in Madrid
2008 Judges’ Special Award at the 7th Mashiko International Ceramics Competition, Japan
2009 29.Choza, Tokoname, Japan
List of my firingsculptures 1994 –2009:
2009 “The Black Box”, Aarhus , Denmark – H 1.80m – 2 tons
2009 “Bread”, Voglje, Slovenia – H 2m – 1 tons. Moved to the city of Kranj
2008 “Sesame, Open! “, Herredsvang, Denmark. After the firing installed indoors.
2007 “Ballast”, Cathrinesminde Brickworks Museum, Denmark, H 3m, L 4m – 9 tons
2006 “Displacement”, The Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland - H. 6m, L.6m -9 tons
2004 “Wearisome Paths”, Viborg, Denmark – H. 3m – 6 tons
2004 ”Sun and Moon”, The Danish Ceramic Museum – H. 3m – 4,5 tons
2003 “The Meeting”, Perugia, Italy – H. 2,2m
2002 "Circle of Transformation”, Berlin, Germany - D. 4m, H.2,6m – 8 tons
2001 ”By the Sea“, Ebeltoft, Denmark - H 2,6m - 6 tons
2001 ”Maren’s Lace”, Tønder, Denmark - H 2m, L 2.5m – 4 tons
2000 ”The Journey”, Fredericia, Denmark - H. 4m – 4 tons
1999 ”End Wall”, Perth, Australia - H. 2m, L 3m – 4 tons
1998 “After The Cowboys”, Tasmania, Australia - D 3m, H 2,4m, - 4 tons
1998 “There is a Whisper From the Woods”, Stockholm, Sveden - D. 3m, H 2.2m - 4 tons
1997 ”Cathedral of The Soul”, Aarhus, Denmark - H. 2m, L. 2,2m - 2 tons
1996 "The Currach Man”, Ballyferriter, Kerry, Ireland - H 3,5m - 2 tons
1995 "House of The Rising Sun”, Gulgong, NSW, Australia – H.2, 5m
1994 “Glowing Columns”, Trapholt Museum, Denmark - H 2,5m
Books and articles:
Sculptures by Jørgen Hansen, article by professor Vince Mc Grath in Ceramics Technical no.14, 2002
Glowing Clay, Firingsculptures by Jørgen Hansen, book 2003, text Lisbeth Bonde, Danish writer and art critic.
Ceramics in The Environment, book 2005 by Janet Mansfield
Jørgen Hansen, article by Antonio Vivas in Ceramica no.97, 2005
Children of the Dark, article by Lisbeth Bonde in CeramicsMagazineEurope no.6, 2006
Firing - Philosophies within Contemporary Ceramic Practice. Book 2007 by David
Jones.
Jörgen Hansen, De regreso de Japón, Revista Arquitectura COAM 354, 2008
Hansen, the clay and the fire, Article by Lars Svanholm, Danish artist and writer in Artmagazine Janus no.1 2008.
Keramične skulpture Joergena Hansena , Article by Ifigeija Simonovic published in AMPAK, mesecnik za kulturo, politiko in gospodarstvo, september-oktober 2009.
