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That is the beauty of the drawing. Drawing opens our eyes and the eyes lead to our soul. What comes out is not at all what one had planned.  –   Louise Bourgeois Grasping drawing The Greek word graphé means both to write and to d

Magelssen’s objects convey a physical experience, in the same way that sounds, water and wind affect our senses. Janine Magelssen has won much acclaim for her wall objects. Sensual and sensible, the works consist of tranquil, white forms that a

Von der Wand gepurzelte Linien     BIENNALE DER ZEICHNUNG In der norwegischen Kleinstadt Moss zeigt die “5. Drawing Biennial” die spielerischen neuen Wege der Zeichnung   VON JULIA GWENDOLYN SCHNEIDER In einer imposanten In

Teksten “Tilsyntelatende Usynelig” er skrevet av Ingun Bøen for Tegnerforbundets blad; Numer i etterkant av min deltagelse på utstillingen “Apparently Invisible” i The Drawing Center, New York i 2009.

In the plays of the Norwegian dramatist Jon Fosse, it is in the pauses between dialogues and the empty gaps and intervals that the real meaning of the text lies hidden. In other words, what is left unsaid is often more important than what is said. In

White Noise – simplicity´s complexity Janine Magelssen and Lise Bjørne usually work separately, as individual artists. They each seek inspiration from different sources and realise projects on an independent basis. As a result of a long ac

White noise, an installation at Art League, Houston by four Norwegian Artists – Lise Bjørne, Janine Magelssen, Øyvind Jørgensen and Nils Olav Bøe – combined visual art, movement and sound to evoke a post-Kantian mood of disquieting experience. Bjørne

In one day, the number of photos we see is equal to the total number of paintings produced during the entire renaissance era. Janine Magelssen’s works remind us that the saying “you can’t see the wood for the trees” still holds true. The painter Paul