Rikke Munkholm Laursen

RIKKE MUNKHOLM LAURSEN grew up in Denmark and has been living for more than twenty years in Tuscany. Coming from artistic background in drawing and painting, she became inspired by the earth and clay, so abundant in the powerful Tuscan landscape. With these natural materials she combines the beauty and the essence of both Scandinavian and Italian cultures: The simplicity of the North, which is reflected in the forms she creates, is complemented by warm richness of italian materials. Chiaroscuro, or the effect of light on an objekt, plays an important role.

Her two areas of interest, Terra Cotta-kiln fired clay and Terra cruda - raw earth, are both inspired by Italy's rich cultural and figurative artistic history. The Terra Cotta objects are created to be graceful, poetic contributions to the environments in which they are placed. A passion for working with Terra cruda arose from discovering the many possibilities that working with this ancient building material offers.

Rikke profundly believes in the power of posititve energy and good intensions in each of us. Her “ Terra Cruda “ faces have a certain abstraction, which allows everyone to recognise themselves in them and, more importantly, to feel inter – connected with the...

LIFE

Exhibition FACE TO FACE April 2018 to May 2018 at OCRA Creative Workshop Center of Living in Montalcino Tuscany Italy Sculptures of Raw Earth and Sand

Exhibition FACE TO FACE May 2018 at the 14th Century Fortezza (Castle) Montalcino Tuscany Italy

Workshop of Clay and Raw Earth, with Performance, for Adults and Children, in various Associations, Schools and Private Situations in Tuscany