My title is Maria Fynsk Norup, I’m a fantastic artwork photographer, dwelling and dealing on the tiny island of Ærø within the southernmost a part of Denmark.
I moved right here from Copenhagen in 2015 with my household, to flee the exterior stress of the metropol, and I really feel so fortunate now to be in a spot the place the ocean and rural panorama is a day by day inspiration.
Once I work, I usually use a mix of self-portraits and the uncooked fantastic thing about nature with the intention to inform my tales. At the moment my tasks revolve across the human-nature interconnection, femininity, and the proper to a spot on this planet. The human-nature interconnection is a powerful theme which I’m exploring e.g. in my ongoing Dryad collection.
My inspiration is drawn from a myriad of sources: artwork (so many varieties), books (Murakami is a favorite), music and films. I’m additionally usually instantly impressed by goals, feelings and previous experiences; Working with self-portraiture was first a therapeutic journey from outdated wounds, however has now develop into an empowering software to create each time and wherever I need.
Are you able to inform us about your background and what lead you down the trail to changing into an artist? I’ve at all times been a artistic at coronary heart, drawing, portray, sculpting so much once I was younger, after which images took over in my teenagers once I bought my first digital camera at 12 (a degree and click on Kodak digital camera, which impressively sufficient nonetheless works). I simply wanted to leap some severe hoops earlier than with the ability to land within the certainty that artwork is a priceless endevour.
Earlier than lastly returning to my artistic roots in 2010, I pursued a PhD in classical botany (probably the most visible/ aesthetic of the organic disciplines). Throughout my graduate research I lived and labored 2 years on the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew in London, in addition to 4 years at Copenhagen Botanical Gardens, and the love for and inspiration from the plant world inevitably seems within the visible storytelling in my works.
I’ve by no means regretted the choice to skip academia for the humanities. I discovered so much throughout these years. However I’ve by no means been happier than doing what I do now, and it’s additionally beginning to repay. Within the final couple of years my work has acquired a number of worldwide awards, and within the final couple of years my pictures have been proven at a number of exhibitions each in Denmark and overseas. This yr is wanting very hopeful as effectively!
What’s your favorite factor to do on a weekend?
Considered one of my favorite non-lens primarily based artistic shops is gardening. I grew up surrounded by backyard lovers, and one in every of our causes to maneuver to Ærø was to have an enormous backyard. I’m massively impressed by the brand new perennial motion and Dutch master-gardener Piet Oudolf who’s an artist in his personal subject. I’m dreaming of visiting one in every of his large-scale design tasks e.g. for the Somerset primarily based department of the Hauser & Wirth gallery.
One factor you can’t stay with out?
My husband and my two ladies. They’re my anchors. Apart from that the plain one is artwork. I don’t assume I would ever be capable of not see pictures in every single place. So to stay with out some type of artistic outlet would be unimaginable.
Who’s your favorite artists (Non NFT)?
On the photographer facet I’m impressed by Trine Søndergaard, Astrid Kruse Jensen and Brooke Shaden, for their light however insisting take a look at the world, feminism and our personal darkness. However I’m truly extra usually impressed by classical painters, e.g. light-masters like Vilhelm Hammershøi (who was truly an early adopter of images!) and Caravaggio, in addition to the Pre-Raphaelites for his or her flower symbolism and storytelling.
Who’s your favorite NFT artist?
That’s completely unattainable to slim down! However two favourites are Nikolina Petolas and Dolce Pagane whom I each love for his or her unimaginable creativeness.
What made you pursue NFT artwork?
In December 2021 I gained an award by way of British Journal of Pictures (Edition365), the place our works had been exhibited just about and subsequently put up on the market as NFTs. Previous to that I had probably not regarded into the NFT artwork world, however I now needed to be taught shortly, so I dove headlong into Twitter… and instantly fell in love with the neighborhood. The openness, the sharing of concepts and ideas, the straightforward interactions and help between artists, and naturally with collectors – all the things simply appealed to me. It was a bit like discovering a brand new world, and one I undoubtedly wished to be part of.
What’s the one piece of NFT artwork you want you had bought however missed out on? I haven’t been round for lengthy, so there hasn’t been that many issues I may have purchased however missed… Nonetheless in our latest UkraineRelief fundraiser (https://opensea.io/assortment/ukrainereliefcollection) I actually wished to purchase Lucid by Mae @enixta nevertheless it offered out too shortly.
In the event you may journey anyplace on this planet the place would you go?
There are nonetheless so many locations I wish to go! On the highest of my listing are Kyoto and rural Japan, and the Mongolia steppes. These locations actually name to me. There’s one thing in regards to the tales these locations maintain – the traditional buildings, the unspoilt and revered nature..
Do you make different types of artwork?
2022 plans are to check out cyanotype, combined media images and probably 3d artwork (impressed by NFT artist mates).
What’s coming within the close to future?
I’m actually excited to be included within the FLOWER GANG exhibition curated by Anna Condominium, which is able to take place in April. I’ve a couple of collaborations deliberate for the yr already, and a few exhibitions, one in every of which is ParisPhoto which has been on my wishlist for years! Additionally I’ve a lot extra artwork to drop, as quickly as I make a couple of extra gross sales of my at the moment minted work.
What’s the greatest piece offered?
It’s at the moment “Light Magnificence” which offered for 1E
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