Rikke Darling

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1975

The flow of life

I am fascinated by the patterns in nature and by micro and macrocosm relations. The fractal geometry, where patterns are embedded in each other and recur large and small. The repetitive fractal patterns mean that the geometry of nature’s simple organisms applies to more complex organisms as well, and thus even us humans. When we see this recurring pattern, it can be seen as a kind of abstraction. The repetitive shapes can be a lot of things in nature and what we imagine depend, among other things, on the colors or what we see next to the pattern. I use a reductionist approach in my art in regards to both shape and colors, where I examine the individual components in order to reveal a more complex phenomenon. I find a great source of creativity in applying few components and examining them thoroughly and in new ways. This method provides, among other things, an understanding of how a certain combination of colors can awaken feelings. An isolated element can stimulate aspects of our imagination in ways that a complex picture may not. We perceive unexpected patterns in the picture and perhaps even a connection between art and our perception of the world and our life experienc...

EDUCATION
1996 Diploma in Fashion Design and Illustration from the Copenhagen Academy of Fashion Design.

2005 MSc in Design and Communication Management from Copenhagen Business School.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 AFF, EOTW Gallery, NL
2019 "Black as Ink", Studio Exhibition, DK
2019 "Earth in Center" Gallery ArtCompaz, DK
2019 Art Bodensee, Van Gogh Gallery, AT
2019 Kunstsamlingen, DK
2019 "Easter Exhibition" Gallery ArtCompaz, DK
2019 "Easter Exhibition" Gallery Beck, DK
2019 "Easter Exhibition" Kunstgalleriet, DK
2019 "The Final Exhibition", Axel Towers, DK
2019 AFF, EOTW Gallery, UK
2018 "Infinite Potentials" Sci Art Center, New York Hall of Science, US
2018, ARTe, Sindelfingen, DE
2018, Galleri Rasch, Rønne, DK
2018,"Collected", Galleri Beck, DK
2018 "Christmas" ArtCompaz, DK
2017 "The ther Artfair" UK
2017 ArtCompaz, DK
2017 Its Liquid, Buenos Aires, AR
2017 K2Kunst, DK
2016 Superfine, Miami, US
2016 Repetitions, Solo, ID
2016 K2Kunst, Galleri Underværket, DK
2016 Galleri Beck, DK
2016 ArtCompaz, DK
2015 Toward The Days of Tomorrow, ID
2015 Max A5 Galleri TYS, DK
2015 Galleri V58, DK
2015 YOS, Yogyakarta, ID
2015 Osaka University Museum, Osaka, JP
2015 "K2" SAK, DK
2015 ArtCompaz, DK
2014 MAX A5, Galleri TYS, DK
2014 YOS (Yogyakarta Open Studios), ID
2014 Galleri ArtCompaz, DK
2014 DanskSvenska Kompaniet, SE
2014 Galleri V58, DK
2013 Galleri Viglowa, Tokyo, JP
2013 ArtCompaz,...