Artwork 2005-2011

Art is a language of emotion

 

I am an expressionist, concerned with human emotions. The making of art is my natural language of emotions - it is a natural way forme to process and express life experiences and the inner workings of the self.

Becoming an Artist originally was, for me, not a conscious decision, it was a natural consequence of how I process my emotions and life reflections, and such is done in the making of free visual art. By 'making of art', I mean: 'giving my full attention to emotions and giving the experience and consideration a proper visual form, with which to release the confusing energy into compassion. In a social context the artwork consequently promoter to  human heart and a stranger awareness of emotion life, which is yet unexplored and underestimated as an activity in our western culture.

Because I am a women, I find it very necessary to comment the patriarchy in art history; e.g. the female figure as an idealised and pleasurable object. In my artwork I am concerned about gender issues, especially the images and historical understanding of the female figure; i am trying to make more realistic images of women; complex feelings, a heart, fragility, strenght and failures in order to re-interpret images of women. To make artwork with which other women could be my subjects for art - I want the female figure to be alive rather than controlled.

Media-wise my work is inter-mediate, e.g. performance, costumes, graphics, photo-works, video, sculpture, tools, collages, drawing, etching, silk-screen work, paintings and so on.

Since art is not originally made to fit the capitalistic system of give and return in money, the artwork illuminates a free and personal process based on the character of the artist.

Getting older as an artist and thus aware of one's positions in society as a public artist, rather than a 'private artist', the artist is a responsive portaker of public activities, culture and pop visual media and yet the creative freedom of the artwork does not change

 

Augusta Atla

www.atla.dk 

 

 

 

 

1979, born in Copenhagen, DK.  Lives and works in Copenhagen, Athens and Paris.

Visual artist.

 

ART  EDUCATION :

1999/2002, BA Architecture, The Royal Academy of Fine Art School of Architecture, Copenhagen, DK . 2005, Internship, Matthew Barney Studio, N. Y, USA . 2003/2006, B A Fine Art, Goldsmiths College University of London, London, UK . 2006/2007, M A History & Theory, A A Architectural Association, London, UK . 2007/2008. Viaggio di Studi di Storia dell'Arte in Italy 2007/2008

 

SOLO SHOW :

2011, Pictorial Theatre / Emotional Realism, videowork / photowork, www.torpedo18.dk

2011, A Pictorial Theatre, 

 www.changeartconcept.com - area concept project 

2011, A Gesamtkunstwerk by a Female Expressionist II,

Torpedo 18, Copenhagen, Denmark

2010, A Gesamtkunstwerk by a Female Expressionist,

Montana Event, Copenhagen, Denmark

2010, My Female Theatre, Tptp Space, Paris, France

2010, A Female Artist, booth Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK

- Volta6 Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland

2009, Self-Portraits, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark

2008, Augusta Atla, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, Denmark

2007, Atla Manifesto Event, Rebar, Brooklyn, N. Y, USA

2007, Atla, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, Denmark

(Award Exhibition)

2006, Atla, Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway

 

GROUP SHOW :

2011, Athens Show 2011 - Remap 3 - Placements - Replacements - Missplacements Towards a New Remapping, Remap, Athens, GR - hosted by AD Gallery, Athens, GR  

2010, Wintershow, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK

. This Way 2010, Brandts Museum of Photography, Odense, DK

2009, Til Vaegs, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, DK

.  Wintershow, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK

.  A Body, Souterrain Amsterdam - Center for Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, NL

2008, Dialogue as Antidote, Change + Partner Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy

.  Wintershow, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK

.  Incizione, Group Show, Stamperia del Tevere, Rome, IT 

2007, Night of A 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, USA

.  Wintershow, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK

.  Against the Modern World, LMN Gallery, Oslo, N

.  Photo , Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK

2006, Explorers From Overseas, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK

.  Snow White, Castles Gallery, London, UK

2005, Wowow, Exhibitions with the performance group wowow, Camberwell, London, UK

2004, Group Show, House Gallery, London, UK

.  Dividing Lines, Numbers Gallery, London, UK ...

 

LIVE ART PERFORMANCE :

2011, Objet de Femmmes, The Danish Institute at Athens, Athens, GR

2011, A Gesamtkunstwerk by A Female Expressionist, solo event, performance, Copenhagen, DK

2010, A Gesamtkunstwerk by A Female Expressionist, solo event, performance, Copenhagen, DK

2010, A Female Artist, solo show, performance, VOLTA6 ART FAIR, Basel, CH

2010, The Female Figure, solo show, performance, TPTP Space, Paris, FR

2009, Composition and Body, group show, performance, Charlottenborg Kunsthal, Copenhagen, DK

2008, Composition and Body, solo show, performance, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK

2007, Everyday Poetics IV, solo event, performance, Reebar, N.Y., USA

2007, A Prayer, group show, performance, LMN Gallery, Oslo, Norway

2007, Performing Sound, solo show, performance, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Horsens, DK

2006, Everyday Poetics III, group show, performance, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen, DK

2006, A Prayer, solo show, performance, Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway

2006, A Prayer, group show, performance, Castles Gallery, London, UK

2005, Everyday Poetics II, solo event, urban performance, London, UK

2005, Wowow, group show, urban performance, London, UK

2005, Everyday Poetics I, solo event, urban performance, London, UK

2004, Urban Object, group show, urban performance, Numbers Gallery, London, UK

 

 

ARTISTS  TALKS  AND  LECTURES  2007  -  2010 : 

The Danish Royal Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark . Manitoba University, Architectural Faculty, Winnipeg, Canada . Tou Scene Art Institution, Stavanger, Norway . Projektskolen Art School, Oslo, Norway  . Princeton University, Architectural Faculty, N.Y. USA .

Venice Art Academy, Venezia, Italy . Krabbesholm Kunstskole, Denmark