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 8^th 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.

CV 

Available works

• Ocean of Time VIII (Spiral Staircase), 2020 Ocean of Time VIII (Spiral Staircase), 2020
• Kitchen Ship, 2021 Kitchen Ship, 2021
• Melancholy, 2021 Melancholy, 2021
• Shadow, 2020 Shadow, 2020
• Shadow, 2020 Shadow, 2020
• Skulls, 2020 Skulls, 2020
• The Dreamer, 2019 The Dreamer, 2019
• Night Scene, 2019 Night Scene, 2019
• The Mire, 2020 The Mire, 2020
• Windowsill, 2020 Windowsill, 2020
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• I'm a Modern Man, 2015 I'm a Modern Man, 2015
• Cos32 Cos32
• The Forest The Forest
• Untitled Untitled
• The Handshake The Handshake
• Lord of this world Lord of this world
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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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