THE DRAWING MACBETH

HOUSE OF FINN JUHL | ASGER JORN

The interdisciplinary design studio DOMICILECULTURE brings renowned Danish artist Asger Jorn’s imaginative universe and colourful artworks to textiles. 

The jacquard woven fabric with artwork Macbeth was developed in connection the 100 year anniversary celebration of Asger Jorn's birth in 2014. The artwork fabric was introduced in connection with Danish architect Finn Juhl’s 75th anniversary of the ‘Pelican’ chair in 2015.

The exclusive artwork fabric concept took 18 month of meticulous developments to complete due to the exceptional complexity of the drawing —and the task to create a fabric rapport with an ideal continuity. 

„To make an ideal fabric rapport we had to locate an ultimate placement of the drawing in various orientations as even a millimetre apart it would create unwanted lines and patterns within a pattern of patterns that already exist in Asger Jorn's imaginative drawing”. The artwork is enlarged 2,33 times compared to the original drawing. 

The pelican 75 ‘ARTWORK EDITION’ was launched at the Milan ‘Salone del Mobile’ in 2015. A special ‘Artwork Edition’ catalogue was also made in collaboration with Danish furniture manufacture House of Finn Juhl · @houseoffinnjuhl · www.finnjuhl.com

Catalogue · Pelican 75 | Artwork Edition

 

ABOUT | ASGER JORN

Asger Jorn (1914-1973) is regarded by many as Denmark’s pre-eminent 20th-century artist. His spontaneous abstract style has achieved considerable international acclaim. Distinctly versatile, Asger Jorn worked as a painter, ceramic artist, draughtsman, graphic artist, sculptor, and writer. 

His imagery evolved throughout his artistic career. With his colourful and imaginative works, Asger Jorn both inspired and challenged his contemporaries. Play and spontaneity were characteristic of Jorn’s working method. So, too, were experimentation and the need to find new ways.

Together with Danish and European fellow artists, Jorn attempted to unite the currents in modern European art with the Danish tradition. He was a member and co-founder of numerous artists’ groups, among others Høst, COBRA and, later on, Situationist International. He published periodicals and several books on topics such as aesthetics, philosophy, politics and history.

Reference MUSEUM JORN