THE EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURES OF AGNETE BRITTASIUS
Vilnius Picture Gallery (6th September, 2001 - 18th September, 2001)

Biography
Born the 27th of May 1935 in Horsens, Langholt, North Jutland, Denmark. 1955 married to Knud Joergensen.
Self-taught person. Courses of vocational training. Selftuintion through for instance travels to Western and astern European countries, to the U.S.A. and to East Asia.
She made her debut in 1967 at “Den Frie”, an annual Danish exhibition in Copenhagen. She has since then had several exhibitions for example: “The cat there walked by her self”, at the Pavilion of Art in Aalborg 1993. Well-visited exhibitions in The Thingbæk Chalk Mines, 1999 and in the Church of Bangsbostrand, Frederikshavn, 2000. Represented at numerous exhibitions in museums and galleries in Denmark and foreign countries. Participated in many censured exhibitions both in Denmark and abroad e. G. “The International Sculpture Quadrennial”, Riga, Latvia 1992 and the International Grand Prix d’Art in Nice, France in 1989/90/91//92/93/96/98.

Sale:
The artist is today represented in Government and District institutions. Two sculptures are owned by the Danish Royal Family. Sale to foreign countries. Works have been sold to art museums, and Agnete Brittasius has received several major public commissions through the years.
The artist have received 12 grants and scholarships, i.a. she was awarded the sculpture prize “Prix Spécial de Jury Nice 90” and “Coupe de la Ville de Villauris”, France 1992 and 1993, 3rd Prix Général; l’Aigle de Bronze, France 1996, La Fontaine des Arts France, 1998. The Grant of Anna E. Munch, Denmark, 2000.
She has acted as a censor twice at national exhibitions.
Member of the Swedish Union of Artists.

Address:
Råholtvej 50,
DK-9900 Frederikshavn, Denmark
Telephone: +45 98 42 01 26
http://www.Agnete-Brittasius.dk
Brittasius@mail.dk
http://www.ArtGuideDenmark.dk
http://www.algonet.se/~svkonst/brittasius/brittasi.htm 

In France the critics have characterized the art of Agnete Brittasius with words as fantasy, peculiarity and quality. Especially they have noticed the marvellousness and the reflection and many critics are comparing her with Gaudi.
In Denmark the critics have drawn the attention to the charm, the audacity and the grace in her sculptures. Especially the have notices the warmth and the glow of her colours and her use of gold. Agnete Brittasius uses the whole scale of religious colours and Christian symbols. With spirit and primitive force she expresses the Mortal and the Divine. Her sculptures remind us of the magic in the old fairytales.

Kirsten Balling

 

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