The Fairytales of Carl-Henning Pedersen

Birds, suns, ships in the sky and fairytale castles: the fantasy imagery of Danish artist Carl-Henning Pedersen Protected content will take over the museum in autumn Protected content . Pedersen, who had a long career, was one of the most important artists of Danish modernism. He also belonged to the important international CoBrA group. The Fairytales of Carl-Henning Pedersen brings together key themes from Pedersen's career in the most comprehensive exhibition of the artist's work in Finland.

Carl-Henning Pedersen, who began his career in the late Protected content , was one of the most important modernists in Danish visual art. A self-taught and spontaneous artist, he had a distinctive visual style and used the term “fantasy art” to describe his work. His expressive artworks depict imaginative birds, masks, winged horses, ships in the sky and celestial objects. Pedersen was interested in prehistoric and medieval imagery and indigenous art. He drew his inspiration from works created by children as well as from the dream world. The common human imagination and shared myths play an important role in the artist's imagery and writings. Particularly in his early works, one can find parallels with works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Paul Klee, among others.

Guided tours to the exhibition in English on the first Saturday of each month at 12 noon.

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