Simon Spang-Hanssen
painter,
oil, acrylic and gouache
Drawing and oil-painting since the age of twelve, originally inspired by the impressionist he also discovered the work of Kandinsky, Klee, Miro etc.. In his early twenties the saxophone finally took over and the brushes had to wait for a couple of decades.
First exhibition “Music Makers” in a CD –store , the Jazz Cellar in Copenhagen 2002 showed a series of oil-paintings and gouaches, also reflecting influences from African and Oceanic art, as well as from painters like Lam, Brauner, Matisse, Picasso, Matta, de Staël, Vieira da Silva, Kupka, Jorn, Alechinsky…
UDSTILLINGSTEKST: CONFLUENCES
Simon Spang-Hanssens (DK, 1955) malerier inviterer beskueren på en magisk og eventyrlig rejse, hvor det foranderlige, fantasifulde og fascinerende flyder sammen. Kunstværkerne bevæger, aktiverer og engagerer beskueren. Med farverige udtryk og legende former bliver værkerne levende med poetiske og humoristiske udtryk. De enkle men dog udtryksfulde virkemidler vidner om, at Simon Spang-Hanssens opfindsomhed og kreativitet ikke kun er forbeholdt hans musikalske karriere. Farver og former er i værkerne sat sammen i æstetiske relationer, og de flygtige gestikulationer af organiske og lyriske penselstrøg fører tankerne hen på jazzmusikkens vuggende rytmer og improvisatoriske frihed. Simon Spang-Hassen er inspirereret af bl.a. Kandinsky, Picasso og Miro, men det er tydeligt, han i værkerne har fundet sin egen ”klangfarve”, sin stil, som tjener til hans individuelle, kunstneriske udtryk.
Tekst: Cilia Espeland , kunsthistoriker
Text for the exhibition “Confluences” by art historian Cilia Espeland
“The paintings of Simon Spang-Hanssen (1955,DK), invites the viewer to a magical and adventurous journey, in which the mutable, imaginary and fascinating flows together. The artwork moves, activates and engages the viewer.
With colourful expression and playful forms the pieces comes alive with humour and poetry. The simple, yet expressive means bears witness to the fact that Spang-Hanssen’s creativity is not confined to his musical career,”
Exhibitions
2002
“Music Makers “ The Jazz Cellar , Copenhagen
“Imaginary Portraits “ composers-association D.J.B.F.A Copenhagen
2004
“Masks and Spirits “ The Jazz Cellar, Copenhagen
2005
Bartof Gallery, Frederiksberg
“Signs and Rhythms” , The Jazz Cellar
“ Jungle Life “ , D.J.B.F.A
2006
Musicians Union Kunstforening (art association), Copenhagen
Gallery Arleth, Horbelev
2007
Gallery Pialeh, Frederiksberg
Collective exhibition Gallery Raku, Hjortdal
“Jazz- Life” , The Jazz Cellar
2008
Gallery Arleth, Horbelev
2009
Gallery Pialeh, Frederiksberg
Ministery of Education Kunstforening “Minerva”
EPOS Kunstforening
“Microcosmes” D.J.B.F.A , Copenhagen
2010
Havarthigaarden, Holte with Erling Rasmussen
Gaz-Museum, Hobro, with Ole Bundgaard
2011
“SaFaRi” with Ramuntcho Matta , Frederic Dutertre and Shrederique Fantune,
Sometimestudio, Paris, France
“Masks and Beings” Gallery Pialeh, Copenhagen
2012
“Sign Language “ with Jan Kaspersen, Den Gule Villa, Copenhagen, may 2012
Bang & Olufsen Kunstforening ( art association) january 2012
Solvognen Kunstforening , Odsherred march,april,may 2012
“Inner Cities” , Biblioteket , Danasvej, Frederiksberg, 1-31 october 2012
2013
“Polycurrents”
Lyngby Stadsbibliotek, march 5-30 2013
Kunstforeninger : ESS-Food , Brøndby – Cobham, Lyngby2014 ”Intersections” Galleri BLOCH, Kbh.2015 Kunstforeninger: Mark Information Lyngby, BASF, Rødekro
” Nattens Væsen, Dagens Nar” , Gule Villa, Fredriksberg with Jette Botchinsky,
Maria Bloch og Ole Bundgaard
2016 Kunstnerlauget af 2013, group-exhibition at Frederiksberg Rådhus
exhibition in Det Lille Musikhus during Copenhagen Jazzfestival
FRB Kunst (censured), fdr. Fredriksberg Town Hall , october
2017
Galleri Øckenlund, Frederiksberg in may 2017
Café Amazônia, Copenhagen, september,october 2017
Kunstvarket, Frederiksberg, pop-up exhibitions with Rithva Landler, Lene Kjeldsen a.o.
2018,
Den Gule Villa, group-exhibition Frederiksberg Kunstnerlaug (Grethe Tranberg, Jeff Ibbo, Bjørn Ignatius, Rithva Landler)
Vesterbro Raw
Maanefiskeren, Christiania w. Rithva.dk
KU.BE, Frederiksberg
2019,
Galleri ØckenLund w. Ramuntcho Matta “SIRA”, common works
Guest with FUGA, Broendsalen, Frederiksberg
Paintings for several CD-covers, posters…
Illustrations
for Frans Bak and Gerz Feigenbergs children-songs “Mer en Nok” editions Wilhelm Hansen.
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