A graduate of The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, visual artist Theis Wendt (b. 1981, Denmark) lives and works in Copenhagen.
Applying a broad range of materials – both the organic and the synthetic – Wendt’s creative process combines sculpture, installation and post-photography into illusionary works that demand viewers’ careful examination. Here, materials seem to mimic others, and faint impressions of nature are conjured by digital means. As with any image, looked upon with any first glance, things are rarely as they appear.
Central to Wendt’s practice are age-old questions of authenticity; his works assert that our relationship to the world – and understandings of reality – have been significantly altered by a seismic shift in the tools with which we access it. The motif of the frame, or of the window, then, becomes a recurrent reminder of the stifling structures through which we continue to think and see. But beyond addressing the dystopian challenges we face, from ecological degradation to the ceaseless grip of capitalism, Wendt’s works maintain a romantic quality, pointing to something else on the horizon – something better, perhaps, if we can find the tools to imagine it.
Wendt’s works have been exhibited at San Diego Art Institute, San Diego; Brandts Sculpture Triennal, Odense; Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles; Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar; and Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen.
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'One of a Kind'
A 10-year anniversary show with unique pieces 3 Sep - 22 Oct 2022When, in 2012, Narda van 't Veer and Jasper Bode founded The Ravestijn Gallery, they were amongst the few galleries in the Netherlands who felt photography was more than simply...Read more -
'Exclamation Mark: a groupshow'
Salim Bayri, Nico Krijno, Matt Lipps, Mark Mahaney & Theis Wendt 12 Mar - 23 Apr 2022The Ravestijn Gallery proudly presents Exclamation Mark: a groupshow with works by Salim Bayri, Nico Krijno, Matt Lipps, Mark Mahaney, and Theis Wendt. Five artists from different parts of the...Read more
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AIPAD's The Photography Show 2023
Inez & Vinoodh, Eva Stenram, Theis Wendt, Michael Bailey Gates 30 Mar - 2 Apr 2023Opening: Thursday 30 March 12.00 – 20.00, by invitation only Fair: Friday 31 March 12.00 – 19.00 Saturday 1 April 12.00 – 19.00 Sunday 2...Read more -
PAN 2022
Patrick Waterhouse (UK), Scheltens & Abbenes (NL), Theis Wendt (DK), Cortis & Sonderegger (CH), Matt Lipps (US) 14 - 21 Nov 2022Private opening: 19 November 2022 / 12:00 - 20:00 Public days: 20 - 27 November 2022 / 11:00 - 18:00 At PAN Amsterdam 2022, The...Read more -
Paris Photo 2022
Group presentation Inez & Vinoodh, KYoung, Eva Stenram, Theis Wendt & Tereza Zelenkova 8 - 13 Nov 2022During Paris Photo 2022 The Ravestijn Gallery presents 5 artists in the online viewing room: Inez & Vinoodh (NL/US), KYoung (UK), Eva Stenram (SE), Theis...Read more -
UNSEEN 2022
Katie Burnett, Asger Carlsen, Pacifico Silano & Theis Wendt 15 - 18 Sep 2022Opening: Thursday 15 September, by invitation only Fair: Friday 16 September 11.00 - 21.00 Saturday 17 September 11.00 - 19.00 Sunday 18 September 11.00 -...Read more -
Art Rotterdam 2022
Group presentation with Inez & Vinoodh, Nico Krijno, Michel Lamoller, Scheltens & Abbenes, and Theis Wendt 19 - 22 May 2022The Ravestijn Gallery is proud to present Inez & Vinoodh (NL/US), Nico Krijno (ZA), Theis Wendt (DK), Scheltens & Abbenes (NL) and Michel Lamoller (DE)...Read more
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The Photography Show fair returns to New York with images of ominous sculptures, elegant figures and the void
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The Photography Show 2023 Presented by AIPAD : Highlights #2
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What to Expect When the Photography Show Returns to New York
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EXHIBITION REVIEW: 2023 AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW
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Art Rotterdam: The Ravestijn Gallery Amsterdam
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'Negative Meadow' by Theis Wendt at Kunsthal Nord, Aalborg
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Theis Wendt at CINNNAMON
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Theis Wendt at Kunsthal Nord
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Artist of the Week - Theis Wendt
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