Mogens balls
Mogens Balle (born April 1, 1921 in Copenhagen , Denmark ; † November 20, 1988 in Asmindrup ) was a Danish , abstract- surrealist painter, co-founder of the artist group Spiralen in 1947 and member of the CoBrA artists' association since 1949 .
life and work
Balle first studied architecture and is a self-taught painter . As a co-founder of the Spiralen group , he met Asger Jorn and Wilhelm Freddie . Balle worked with Christian Dotremont on logograms .
“The considerably younger artists Erik Ortvad and Mogens Balle (born 1921), who did not join COBRA until 1949, both arrive at an expressive-abstract style, albeit in different ways, behind which - especially with Balle - imaginary beings are hidden . "
Individual evidence
- ↑ kunstindex danmark Mogens Balle accessed on April 6, 2018 (Danish)
- ↑ cobra Bille accessed on April 6, 2018 (English)
- ^ Cobra, Willemijn Stokvis, An International Movement in Art after World War II, pages 8 and 21, Barcelona 1987, ISBN 3-07-50-9200-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balle, Mogens |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish painter and member of the CoBrA artists' association |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 1988 |
| Place of death | Asmindrup near Copenhagen |