Nukardleq Najâraq Eva Høegh

місце: Qullissat

нарождення : 1947

біографія:

Aka Høegh is a Greenlandic artist. Born on December 16, 1947, in Qullissat, she moved to Qaqortoq during her childhood and has lived in southern Greenland ever since. As a painter, graphic artist, and sculptor, Høegh focuses on nationalistic expressionism, creating art that reflects local, traditional myths and is steeped in heritage and local lore. She frequently incorporates legend, nature, and provincial mythos into her works, devising strong connections between her art and local tradition. During the 1970s, she was regularly cited as the main artist in establishing a Greenlandic artistic identity. In September 2013, she was honored with the Nersornaat order. Høegh is most well known for heading the art project "Stone and Man" between the years 1993 and 1994 in her hometown of Qaqortoq in southern Greenland. The work is a dynamic, ongoing piece with more pieces being added to at semi-regular intervals. Initially, 18 artists from Sweden, Finland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands participated in the project. As a member of the international artist group "Art for Life," Høegh is cooperating with eleven other artists to produce the world's largest painting in Spain. The painting's projected size is 24.644 square meters. Apart from being a guest student at the Academy of Arts in Copenhagen, Høegh is an autodidact.