Thomas Akhøj Ibsen

Kunstner, kunstklinker & Cand.Mag. i filosofi og kulturformidling

What´s art really meant to do?

There is widespread agreement that art is very important. But why? That’s a somewhat troublesome question. Let’s boil it down to three core types of ideology. I like to build classification systems that brutally simplifies the strangeness and multitude of views on art. It’s gonna be a little simplistic, so eat a grain of salt:-) So what is art really […]

Into the Archive – Old Sculptures from bygone Youth

  The game is afoot. I made a promise in my last post and I always keep my promises (and debt). Here are some old and some new steampunked sculptures. The picture quality is way better, because I have a photo-tent and semi-pro lighting now. Aha…Look isn’t it marvelous:-)   [su_carousel source=”media: 3695,3690,3689,3688,3692″ limit=”10″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”800″ items=”1″ speed=”400″][su_carousel source=”media: 3644,3645,3646,3647,3648,3649,3650,3651″ limit=”37″ […]

Inside the Archive – Old Steampunked Sculptures

I am extremely slow to produce good artistic content, so… I will post more old stuff! Lets take another journey into the ARCHIVE. Some of these sculptures are still in my possession, but most of them are sold to friends and family.  They are made by old computers, wires, fossils and random pieces of junk I have collected over time. I love […]

Inside the Archive – Old Illustrations from bygone youth

Illustrations for poems by this guy. It never got published, but it was fun to try the process. Maybe one day in a not so distant future I will do it again. This is a collage of all the drawings. It´s a overview chart:   [su_custom_gallery source=”media: 3380″ limit=”1″ link=”image” width=”800″ height=”600″ title=”never”]   It is still a source of […]