Ingunn Bakke
I draw patterns and perform them in large formats. For many years I worked exclusively with textiles as a material, but in the last years, I am exploring lifting the textile onto wood-based and harder material.
Q&A
Artist Statement
I live and work in Oslo. In 1994 I graduated from the Department of Textiles at the Norwegian School of Crafts and Arts, now part of Khio (Oslo National Academy of the Arts) – where I also have been a workshop manager in textile printing for 25 years. I have exhibited at solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad, and have been purchased by The National Museum, regionally by the Sogn og Fjordane Art Museum, and KODE in Bergen. I also do public art. I. e. Södersjukhuset in Stockholm.
What craft do you work with?
With textile and wood. CNC milling is my favorite technique.
What inspires you to work with this craft?
Patterns, crafts, art, architecture, exhibitions, books, public art, nature, and colors. Craft is a way of communicating, visualizing, and materializing ideas and thoughts. Natural textiles like silk and wool, wood, and print on glass are techniques and materials I am using.
How do you start your creative process?
I work with projects and when a new, I like the feeling of starting from scratch. Then comes a long process; to form, choose size, colors, material, technique, and format. My passion is being in the working process, and being in a flow. Communicating with the room where my art is to be exhibited is one of my main interests. The most difficult part is to stop the process, and taking final decisions.
How would you best describe your workspace and what tools could you not do without?
I am happy to own my own workshop, located in our basement. My equipment is a computer, printer, scanner, camera, printing table, silkscreen, and a wall for sketching. And luckily Oslo offers a wonderfully equipped production workshop, with educated workshop managers at a high level, and low costs.
Are there new techniques you would like to try?
Yes, different methods of printing on glass.
What have you learnt or the best advice you have received that you would like to share with fellow crafters
Spend enough time working. Discuss your work with colleagues. Do ongoing research, and never stop experimenting. Do often exhibit.
Media & Contact
Representation
Freelancing: Ingunn Bakke
Contact
Email: ingubakk@hotmail.com
References
Website: http://www.ingunnbakke.com
Instagram: ingunnbakke
Other:
https://norskekunsthandverkere.no/users/ingunn-bakke
https://www.norsketekstilkunstnere.no/medlemspresentasjon/entry/3462/ |
Photography credit
Photograph: Konstellasjoner: Oddleiv Apneseth.
Location: Sogn and Fjordane artmuseum, Førde, Norway (exhibition) Location Herbarium Carl v. Linné: Skjønnhaugengen omsorgsbolig (public art), Trøgstad, NorwayDrapery: Øystein Thorvaldsen. Location: Ax Galleri, Berlin, GermanyA textile room: Øystein Thorvaldsen. Location: Kunstbanken, Hamar and Hå gamle prestegard, Jæren, Norway Floral form: Location: Galleri Ullinsvin, Vågå, Norway and Galleri Fjordheim, Biri, Norway (exhibitions) |
Location
Norway
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