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Meet the LAF Artist | Johannes Nielsen

We are delighted to presenting a selction of Swedish sculptor Johannes Nielsen's new and past editions at the London Art Fair this January. The Art Fair Collection can be viewed here and to see Johannes full collection, please visit here:

In a recent interview, talking about his new endeavors into digital, 3D modeling and his first NFT creation, Johannes explained:

"When you sculpt in clay it’s all about adding and adding, working the sculpture from the inside and outwards until its complete.

One day when a sculpture I was working on suddenly fell apart I realized that instead of repairing and adding the piece back I will allow it to fell apart even more. It was then I got curious about the act of “removing” in my sculpting process. It felt fun and space was invited in to my creative process. 

It was this new working process that also lead me to discover 3D sculpting, a digital space where you are not limited to gravity or materials limitations. I began by 3D scanning my own body and brining it in to a 3D environment. In a way my whole body became the clay for my future sculpture and still is the foundation for each of my new sculpture. These sculptures I then 3D printed so they could be casted in to bronze."

Johannes achieves what so many are still seeking, which is to have successfully incorporated digital and physical art in the most legitimate of formats.
 


'Echo' 2022, Digital Sculpture/ NFT

ABOUT JOHANNES:

Lives and works in Beijing (China) from 2007. Johannes Nielsen was born in 1979 in Falkenberg (Sweden). In 2001 he enrolled in the Lund’s Art School. In 2003 he moved to Dublin and became the assistant of the famous sculptor Patrick O’Reilly, where he honed his sculptural practice. He has participated in several fairs and exhibitions in Europe, US and Asia. His works are part of public and private collections in Sweden, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Hollywood, New York and Montreal.


If you are interested in learning more or adding a Johannes to your collection, please do not hesitate to contact Gallery Director Isobel Beauchamp Isobel@DegreeArt.com / 07708 251 687/

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