MIG
Som kunstner er formidlingen det primære. Kunst er formidling af en idé. En godt formidlet god idé er meget ofte god kunst. Jeg er meget idé-drevet og guderne skal vide, at jeg svømmer i idéer hvor jeg går og står (sidder og ligger). Det er ikke altid at idéer, som opstår skal legemeliggøres i et kunstnerisk udtryk, forløsningen kan sagtens være i en banal handling med et kreativt twist. Der er derfor et bredt formsprog i mine billeder, det spænder fra helvede til himlen.
Jeg begyndte mit liv som Tom Therkildsen i 1961. Allerede tidligt spillede tegninger og deres styrke i formidling en stor rolle for mig. Jeg ville lære at tegne og begyndte at øve mig intensivt som ca 13 årig. Min ambition blev hurtigt at være tegner, det med havbiolog måtte vente.
Jeg var fra starten, ret alene med mine planer om a blive kunstner. Min familie havde svært ved at se, at det var min vej. Så jeg knoklede på, på egen hånd og er således autodidakt. Jeg fik dog en udannelse som søkorttegner, og har siden ernæret mig som grafiker især i forlagsbranchen. Det var ikke akademiet, men det lugtede lidt af fisk....
Pludseligt, blev jeg ubarmhjertigt hårdt ramt af sygdom. Jeg måtte lukke min virksomhed og lægge mig under lægernes kyndige hænder. Det endte med, at det ikke endte, jeg blev pensioneret. Nu finder jeg mening med det hele igennem min kunst. Når energi og helbred spiller sammen på mit hold, laver jeg blandt andet det, jeg vil vise frem her.
Mit håb er at mine billeder kan bidrage til tanker og følelser. De har ingen titel og jeg forklarer dem ikke. Jeg har ingen indforstået ordflom til at klæde dem i kejserens nye klæder. Billederne taler selv - lyt.
God fornøjelse
As an artist, communication is essential. Art is communicating an idea, and a well-communicated idea will often turn out as good art. I am very idea-driven, and heaven knows that I virtually swim in ideas wherever I am. It’s not always that every idea that turns up has to be manifested in a piece of art. It will very often just be instrumental in some ordinary act with a creative twist. Therefore, you will find a broad variety of expressions in my works. it reaches from heaven to hell.
I began my life as Tom Therkildsen in 1961. Early on, drawings and their powerful expressions played a major part in my life. I wanted to be an artist and began training my skills intensely from the age of around 13. My ambition to become an artist came to me quickly. Becoming a marine biologist had to wait.
From the beginning, I was very alone with my ambitions to become an artist. My family had a hard time seeing me as an artist. But I went on on my own, and I am thus an autodidact. I got an education as a marine cartographer and went on to work as a graphic designer in publishing. It was not the academy, but still…
Suddenly, I became violently ill. I was forced to close my business down and put myself in the hands of our clever doctors. In the end, I didn’t end. I retired. Now I find my purpose in life as an artist. When my energy and health is on the same team, I do the stuff I am showing you here.
My hope is that my artwork will contribute to your thoughts and feelings. They have no titles, and I avoid explaining them. I do not provide a barrage of fancy words nobody gets to dress them in the emperor’s new clothes. The artworks speak for themselves - you only have to listen.
Enjoy