Anne Maria Udsen

Anne Maria Udsen’s diverse practice ranges from drawing and painting to graphic work and mixed media. A recurring element in her work is an exploration of the continuous cycle of life and death in nature and a fascination for the beauty in decay, which she treats with her own original techniques. This seems to flow like an undercurrent, and a scrutinising look at human behaviour is embedded in many of her works.

The fact that the human imprint on our environment is substantial and adverse is often addressed. In the series “Residuum – something remaining” the focus is on beetles, or rather the armor-like exoskeletons that protect their soft, vulnerable bodies and remain intact after the death and decomposition of the organism. Different types of beetles are depicted individually on the large, night-dark canvases, their shadows grounding them in an otherwise free-floating state. Despite the beautiful and delicate rendering of the insects and the dreamy calmness, their long shadows give each portrait an ominous and desolate character, and the low light source, perhaps indicating a setting sun, adds a sense of impending doom.

According to several scientific reviews, the rate of insect extinction is accelerating at an alarming spe...

2007. Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi. Efteruddannelse. København. DK. 2005. Statens værksteder for Kunst. SVKF. Grafisk værksted. Gammel Dok Pakhus. København. DK. 1996-98. Havarthigaarden, Grafisk værksted, Kulturhus. Holte. DK. 1994-95. Det Pædagogiske Universitet, Visuel Kommunikation, Musisk - æstetisk studieretning. DK. 1991. Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Kunstakademiets Designskole, København. DK. 1990-91. Billedskolen på Jagtvej v/ Bjørn Bråten. København. DK. 1991. Klassisk tegning ved Askov Jensen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, København. DK. 1988. Kunsthøjskolen i Holbæk. DK

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
22 Arvika Konsthall
21 Konstepidemin Art center.
Tempus Fugit. Göteborg. SE
21 Broby Culturehouse. Cropped
appearance. SE
21 National Library. See Beyond.
Riga. LV
21 PLMC. Cesis. Blue Matters. LV
20 Klippan Konsthall. Nature's
breath. SE
19 Krapperups Konsthall, ON
EARTH, IN THE SUN,
Hoganaes. SE.
18 Solvesborg Konsthall,
Remembrance, Blekinge. SE.
Museum. Svaneholm Castle,
Under the skin, Malmoe. SE.
Toldboden, Remembrance in
blue, Kerteminde. DK.
17 Angelholm Konsthall. Gallery moment, Refractions. SE
14. Gallery Pictura, Scania Art Museum, dep. of Cultural Sciences, Accents, University of Lund. SE


02 Salon d' Automne Figuration, Espace Auteuil, Paris. FR. Gallarie Vieille du Temple, Salon International
d 'Art Contemporain, ARTEC 2002, Paris. FR. 1.xxx é grand grand prix
d' arts plastique de St-Raphaël. FR.
Rundetaarn, King Alcohol's Faces, Copenhagen. DK. Gallery Epoke, Summer Exhibition, Vejle. DK. Art Herning, Herning Kongrescenter, Weltchronik, Leoni Gallery. DK. The New...