Martin Lohse

The vibration of life and its poetry are central elements in my paintings.

I paint abstract with focus on the tangible texture of the paint, with complex layers in contrast to pure colors as well as slow transitions between different states, which can be experienced both physically and emotionally as the eye moves across the painting.

I often associate a short text with my paintings and my music. The words cannot express what happens in the painting and there will always be a substantial difference between the painting and the music, but they can complement each other and hopefully strike a common chord, enhanting the inner vibration in each other.

I'm deeply inspired by the abstract art community COBRA which existed in Denmark from 1948-51 and by the American expressive art of Jackson Pollock etc. I use a scraping technique developed by Gerhard Richter, making paintings where the viewer can look through several layers of paint,
seeing multiple processes and events in time, frozen in that exact moment where the painting was created.

As a painter, I am self-taught.
When I studied at the Music Academy in the late 90's, I had the opportunity to make paintings at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in close collaboration with other students. This had a major impact on my artistic development, and has meant that I have continuously collaborated with other artists across media and artistic expression.

I have an Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Composition and a Master in Music Theory at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, where I studied with Niels Rosing-Schow and Hans Abrahamsen.

2015 The Apostle Church, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 Vesthimmerlands Museum (Museum of Vesthimmerland), Aars, Denmark
2009 The Art House, Copenhagen, Denmark
2002 and 2003 Galleri Stamkunsten
2001 Mantzius Gården, Birkerød, Denmark
2000 The Danish Radio
1998 Toldkammeret, Helsingør, Denmark