MORTEN SCHELDE, Denmark
Morten Schelde (b. 1972) is a Danish visual artist.
Schelde was trained at the Art Academy of Funen 1994-1996 and is a graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 1996-2001. He started out as a painter, experimented briefly with photography, and ultimately found his own unique style through the subdued language of his meticulous drawings.
Morten Schelde’s universe is often dramatic, constructed upon the clash of diverging spheres and transitions between worlds. By generally reducing his colour scheme to strict explorations of red, Schelde puts emphasis on the drawing as a medium.
Alongside some of the most celebrated Danish artists of the last decades (Erik A. Frandsen, Tal R, John Kørner, Olafur Eliasson among others), Morten Schelde participated in the decoration of the Palace of Frederik the 8th in 2010. Schelde’s installation in the reception chamber of the palace is a dreamlike portrayal of the engine room of The Ram – a ship that both he and the Crown Prince travelled aboard during the Galathea Expeditions of 2006-7.
In addition to many high-profiled group shows, Morten Schelde has had numerous solo exhibitions both in Denmark and abroad. His works are held in museums such as Louisiana, Arken, Statens Museum for Kunst, Vestsjælllands Kunstmuseum, Museum der Bildenden Künste in Leipzig as well as in practically all major private collections in Denmark.
Available works
Landscape, 2016
Landscape, 2016
I'm a Modern Man, 2015
I'm a Modern Man, 2015
The Hunter, 2017
The Hunter, 2017
Cos32
Cos32
The Forest
The Forest
Untitled
Untitled
Kitchen Ship, 2021
Kitchen Ship, 2021
Melancholy, 2021
Melancholy, 2021
The Handshake
The Handshake
Lord of this world
Lord of this world
Shadow, 2020
Shadow, 2020
Shadow, 2020
Shadow, 2020
Skulls, 2020
Skulls, 2020
Night Scene, 2019
Night Scene, 2019
The Mire, 2020
The Mire, 2020
Night Ship, 2021
Night Ship, 2021
The Wanderer, 2021
The Wanderer, 2021
The Chair, 2021
The Chair, 2021
The Mirror, 2021
The Mirror, 2021
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Selected works
Big Red Hand in the Sky, 2006
Big Red Hand in the Sky, 2006
Galathea II, 2009
Galathea II, 2009
La Morte, Schhh!, 2012
La Morte, Schhh!, 2012
Alchemy in Reverse (cos-45), 2003
Alchemy in Reverse (cos-45), 2003
Sentimental Journey, 2012
Sentimental Journey, 2012
Evil House, 2007
Evil House, 2007
Kitchen Reprise, 2019
Kitchen Reprise, 2019
Self Portrait as Seven Pirates, 2006
Self Portrait as Seven Pirates, 2006
The Sun, 2019
The Sun, 2019
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