Light-Art and Sculptures

Naja Abelsen

Works of Light and Sculpture


Sometimes a sculptural proces comes my way...and more often Light itself is a theme in whatever medium I work with.

The works from 2017 were made for the exhibition "Himlens Hvælv" at Bramming Egnsmuseum.

Icelandic Volcano, paper sculpture, painted with ink, added light to illude volcanic activity. 2015. 3 sheets of paper each 70 x 100 cm.

Icelandic Volcano, paper sculpture, painted with ink, added light to illude volcanic activity. 2015

Icelandic Volcano, paper sculpture, painted with ink, added light to illude volcanic activity. 2015

Greenlandic Spirit 2017. Painted and improvised with luminescent ink on wooden board. Shown in a dark room, best spotted with a little flash light.

Greenlandic Spirit 2017. Painted and improvised with luminescent ink on wooden board. Shown in a dark room, best spotted with a little flash light.

Greenlandic Spirit 2017. Painted and improvised with luminescent ink on wooden board. Shown in a dark room, best spotted with a little flash light.

Greenlandic Spirit 2017. Painted and improvised with luminescent ink on wooden board. Shown in a dark room, best spotted with a little flash light.

Greenlandic Spirit 2017. Painted and improvised with luminescent ink on wooden board. Shown in a dark room, best spotted with a little flash light.

Greenlandic Spirit 2017. Painted and improvised with luminescent ink on wooden board. Shown in a dark room, best spotted with a little flash light.

Motive of Greenlandic SUN drilled on a mirror, so the light can shine through. And one can see the inner sun. Diameter 62 cm, 2017

Motive of Greenlandic SUN drilled on a mirror, light shining through, here the backside. Diameter 62 cm, 2017

Motive of Greenlandic SUN drilled on a mirror, light shining through. (and Mogens Hansen, leader of Bramming Egnsmuseum). Diameter 62 cm, 2017

My Poem of the LIGHT written/painted on panel 2017

My Poem of the LIGHT written/painted on panel 2017 page 1

My Poem of the LIGHT written/painted on panel 2017, page 2

My Poem of the LIGHT written/painted on panel 2017, page 3

Doorhanging of sealskin to dark winter-room, 15 sealskins were donated by Great Greenland 2017

3 wooden mast-rings serve as frame for sealskin paintings 2017. 15 sealskins were donated by Great Greenland

3 wooden mast-rings serve as frame for sealskin golden paintings 2017. The Sun. 15 sealskins were donated by Great Greenland

3 wooden mast-rings serve as frame for sealskin golden paintings 2017, the Sun. 15 sealskins were donated by Great Greenland

3 wooden mast-rings serve as frame for sealskin golden paintings 2017 The moon. 15 sealskins were donated by Great Greenland

Christmas window at my former gallery.

Christmas window at my gallery 2018. Several papercuts are displayed, the bottom snow is made of the scraps from the papercutting. Candlelight-paperlamps shown in use.

Love the light-and-shadows through my papercuts

The 4 paperlamps on exhibition 2016

Lamp of white papers

detail of white lamp

detail of white lamp

green-white paperlamp

yellow paper lamp no 2
Without light bulb

yellow paper lamp no 2. light on.

yellow paper lamp no 1.

Round Papersculpture with watercolour figures on, that defined the cutting. 2015

Round Papersculpture with watercolour figures on, that defined the cutting. 2015

Round Papersculpture with watercolour figures on, that defined the cutting. 2015

Woodscrap bird sculpture, made just for fun in half a day. 2018

Papercuts as Easter sculptures 2007.