Galleri DGV
The gallery continuously exhibits Danish and international art in its large, bright spaces overlooking Svendborg Sound and Christiansminde Park, just a 30-minute walk from the center of Svendborg.
Exhibition: Life-Intimate Painting
Painting with light sounds abstract – and it is, in the visually beautiful and thought-provoking sense. Mads Gamdrup (b. 1967) creates monochrome works using brushes and floor scrubbers with raw color pigment and linseed oil. One work – one color, yet countless layers of material and light, where the color almost becomes light itself. Light is let in through texture, and the painting becomes a sensory space we can step into.
The format plays a central role. The large canvases can be felt physically, and the many pigment layers create depth and illusions of infinity. In the smaller formats, the color appears denser, almost impenetrable, yet still alive to those who take the time to look. These smaller works create closeness and intimacy between image and viewer.
Gamdrup’s glass paintings also explore the balance between light and enclosure – between the transparent and the compact.
The exhibition title Life-Intimate Painting points to the artist’s curiosity about life and its basic elements: matter, light, and space. Gamdrup’s works pulsate with presence and evoke a primal sense of recognition – something deep, sensory, and indefinable.
The exhibition is on view from October 25, 2025 – January 18, 2026.
The 5 Planets
The 5 Planets
The artwork "The 5 Planets," created by artist Viera Collaro, is integrated into the facade of the sports hall on the main traffic artery Dronningemaen in Svendborg, providing a daily artistic experience for students and teachers at Haahrs Skolen and also for the many passing motorists.
For the artwork, a sound narrator has been created that delves into the background of the piece. Here, you can hear about the artist's thoughts behind the work and what the students at the school think when they look at the luminous artwork.
How to access: You can find the audio narration by visiting the artwork and scanning the QR code on the artwork sign on the sports hall or listen to it on Galleri DGV's website.
The light installation is illuminated every day from 07:00 - 09:00 and again from 15:30 - 20:00.
OPENING HOURS
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