Per Johan Svendsen Explained

Birth Date:	13 March 1953
Citizenship:	Danish
Education:	Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Years Active:	1979–present
Signature:	Per Johan Svendsen signature.jpg

Per Johan Svendsen (born 1953 in Copenhagen) is a Danish painter. He was educated at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1974 to 1981.^[1]

In the 1980s and 1990s, Per Johan Svendsen was active in the Danish art group Syntese, which he founded in 1983 together with Steen Krarup Jensen and Flemming Vincent.^[2] The group's activities were wide-ranging and included exhibitions, societal debates, a lawsuit against Unibank (Denmark),^[3] happenings, professional art debates, as well as a collective application for a professorship at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.^[4] Syntese sparked significant debate.^[5]

In 2022, Per Johan Svendsen received the Henry Heerup Honorary Grant.

Beside his work as an artist, Per Johan Svendsen has held the following teaching positions:^[6]

• Aarhus Art Academy, experimental painting (1989–1990).
• Skolen for Billedkunst, classical drawing, painting, art history (1990–2002).
• Designskolen, modern form (2000–2001).

Selected decorations

• Four large gable paintings in Ahlefeldts Street, Copenhagen (1989).^[7]
• National Library of Nicaragua Rubén Darío (1988).^[8]
• A school in the Matagalpa mountains, Nicaragua (1988).
• International artist hotel in Managua, Nicaragua (1988).
• Havremarken Skole (1987).^[9]

Selected illustrations

• Peter Laugesen's poetry collection "Plettede Plusfours" (1993).
• The anthology "Forsvar for fornuften – om oplevelse og virkelighed" (1987).^[10]
• Various illustrations for the magazine Kunst, the magazine Giraffen, among others.

Exhibitions

Over the years, Per Johan Svendsen has exhibited in many different places, including Musikhuset Aarhus, the Easter exhibition in Århus, various spring and autumn exhibitions, Bergen's Kulturbygning, and Oslo Kulturfabrik.

External links

• Official website of Per Johan Svendsen (in Danish)
• Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikons information about Per Johan Svendsen
• Per Johan Svendsen (selected works, newspaper articles etc.) at Syntese.nu
• Signature of Per Johan Svendsen (from collection at Danish Royal Library)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon .
2. https://www.syntese.nu Syntese's Open Archive (primarily in Danish)
3. Web site: Retssag, Syntese vs. SDS/Unibank (1989–1993) • Kunst- og kulturgruppen Syntese .
4. Web site: Kollektivt professorat • Kunst- og kulturgruppen Syntese . (newspaper articles in Danish)
5. Web site: Debat • Kunst- og kulturgruppen Syntese .
6. Web site: Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon .
7. Web site: Newspaper articles and photos of the gable paintings .
8. Web site: Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon .
9. https://www.syntese.nu/udsmykninger/en-go-historie-havremarkens-skole-koebenhavn-1993/ Articles and photos (Havremarkens skole)
10. https://bibliotek.dk/en/materiale/forsvar-for-fornuften_morten-meisner/work-of%3A870970-basis%3A06536107?type=bog The anthology in Danish libraries