Arne Ranslet
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Arne Mathias Ranslet is a famous Danish sculptor and ceramist
.
His works have been purchased by museums and communities in Europe and have gained worldwide recognition through international exhibitions. He has been acclaimed among the best known ceramists of Bornholm
on his last year in the Birkerød gymnasium and later studied in the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen
(1951–1954), where he first met his later to be wife, the Norwegian painter Tulla Blomberg Ranslet
. The couple married in 1955 and moved to Bornholm
, where Ranslet later established his own. The couple had two daughters and a son on the island: painter Pia Ranslet
, sculptor Paul Ranslet and captain pilot Charlotte Pedersen.
During his first years on the island Ranslet worked mainly with ceramic
, combining both traditional and modern elements in his art. He gradually moved from pottery
to sculpturing
in the 70’s, creating humoristic and sometimes grotesque animal sculptures, later replaced by more monumental bronze
works in the 80’s. In 1988 the Ranslet couple moved to Spain
, where they established a studio and workshop and reside today.
, the Malmö Art Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Oslo, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, the Röhsska Museum of Design and Applied Art, Bornholm Museum
, Stockholm Län Council
, Jönköpings country museum, Norrköpings museum of art in Sweden, Östergötlands museum, the regional museum in Kristianstad, Sweden, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
, King Gustav Adolf's art collection
, The Danish Arts Foundation, Trapholt Art Museum, La Casa Orduña Del Castell De Guadalest museum in Spain.
The sculpture is an adaptation of the famous fairytale by the brothers Grimm
. It was bought by the Winsen municipality and placed in front of the 13th century Winsen Castle.
The sculpture won the first award in an art contest in Winsen
, Germany
, in 1988, and was situated in front of the savings bank
that sponsored the event. Before its presentation to the public the sculpture was mistakenly reported to local police as a ‘wrapped dead man’ in an event covered by the local press.
Metamorphose symbolizes the transformation from human to angel
. It was purchased by Sparekassen Bornholms Fond and situated in front of the historical church in Allinge.
The sculpture is situated in front of the City hall in Frederikshavn and was borrowed for an exhibition in Hamburg in 1985, where a similar artefact was later ordered with permission from Frederikshavn municipality. It is said that if the board of the municipality should ever agree on any matter the Tuba player will toot the horn.
, Sweden
, Norway
and Germany
, but his art has also been exhibited in Spain
, Italy
, Switzerland
, France
and the USA. Ranslet’s works were also exhibited on Bornholm
numerous times while the couple was living on the island and afterwards.
Selected Solo exhibitions:
Röhsska Museet - Göteborg, Sweden (1963);
Kunstindustrimuseet - Oslo, Norway (1964);
Form in Malmö – Malmö, Sweden (1965);
Galleri 5 sekler - Stockholm, Sweden (1965);
Norrköpings Länsmuseum - Sweden (1966);
Linnköpings Länsmuseum - Sweden (1966);
Kristianstad Länsmuseum - Sweden (1966);
Galerie Dr Fritz Vehring – Bremen, Germany (1967 and 1981);
Galleri Dr. Glas - Stockholm, Sweden (1968);
Bossjö Kloster - Sweden (1968);
Örebro Länsmuseum – Sweden (1969);
Jönköping Länsmuseum – Sweden (1969);
Värmlands Museum - Sweden (1969);
Kleine Galerie - Hamburg, Germany (1971);
Ratzeburg – Ratzeburg, Germany (1973);
Kristinehamn Konsthall – Kristinehamn, Sweden (1973 and 1980);
Kunsterforbundet - Oslo, Norway (1975);
Hittfeld – Hittfeld, Germany (1978);
Rathaus - Ottendorf, Germany (1981);
Blankenese - Hamburg, Germany (1983);
Konstfrämjandet - Stockholm, Sweden (1985);
Stadtsgalerie KUBUS - Hannover, Germany (1987);
Keramik-Galerie Böwig - Hannover, Germany (1987);
Rathaus – Harburg, Germany (1987);
Galerie Article Cuxhaven – Cuxhaven, Germany (1987)
Conjoined Exhibitions:
Charlottenborg – Copenhagen, Denmark (1959, 1968);
KE – Copenhagen, Denmark (1957, 1958 and 1960);
Cannes International Exib. – Cannes, France (1955);
Faenza international – Faenza, Italy (1955, 1956);
Bornholms Museum – Denmark (1965 and 1976);
Museum für Gewerbe - Hamburg, Germany (1971 and 1979);
Kunstindustrimuseet - Copenhagen, Denmark (1977,);
Lunds Konsthall – Lunds, Sweden (1978);
Hetjens Museum - Düsseldorf, Germany (1980);
Handwerksform – Hannover, Germany (1981);
Konstfrämjandet - Stockholm, Sweden (1983);
Kongens Have - Copenhagen, Denmark (1984 and 1986);
Skulpturvandreudstilling Danmark - Denmark (1985);
Stavanger Skulpturfestival - Stavanger, Norway (1985);
Art International - Basel, Switzerland (1986);
Galleri Arrabal Callosa den Saria – Spain (1994–2006);
Galeri Arts Raval Felanix Espana - Spain (1990);
Festival Nordiques Sepulcre - Caen, France (1994);
Musee Baron Gerard, Bayeux, France (1994);
Museo Municipal “Castel de Guadalest” - Guadelest, Spain (1999);
Galeria Juan de Juanes - Alicante, Spain (2000);
Raschs Galleri – Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark (2007)
Ceramic art
In art history, ceramics and ceramic art mean art objects such as figures, tiles, and tableware made from clay and other raw materials by the process of pottery. Some ceramic products are regarded as fine art, while others are regarded as decorative, industrial or applied art objects, or as...
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His works have been purchased by museums and communities in Europe and have gained worldwide recognition through international exhibitions. He has been acclaimed among the best known ceramists of Bornholm
Biography
Ranslet started working with ceramicCeramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
on his last year in the Birkerød gymnasium and later studied in the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
(1951–1954), where he first met his later to be wife, the Norwegian painter Tulla Blomberg Ranslet
Tulla Blomberg Ranslet
Tulla Blomberg Ranslet is a Norwegian painter. She has been acclaimed, along with her husband, as one of the few internationally appraised artists from Bornholm-Biography:...
. The couple married in 1955 and moved to Bornholm
Bornholm
Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
, where Ranslet later established his own. The couple had two daughters and a son on the island: painter Pia Ranslet
Pia Ranslet
Pia Ranslet is a Danish painter and sculptor.- Biography :Pia Ranslet was born and raised in Bornholm, Denmark, eldest daughter to Tulla Blomberg Ranslet and Arne Ranslet. Her brother is sculptor Paul Ranslet. After graduating high-school she registered Copenhagen University, studying Art history...
, sculptor Paul Ranslet and captain pilot Charlotte Pedersen.
During his first years on the island Ranslet worked mainly with ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
, combining both traditional and modern elements in his art. He gradually moved from pottery
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
to sculpturing
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
in the 70’s, creating humoristic and sometimes grotesque animal sculptures, later replaced by more monumental bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
works in the 80’s. In 1988 the Ranslet couple moved to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, where they established a studio and workshop and reside today.
Notable works
Ranslet's work in both ceramic and bronze has been purchesed by various museums, institutions and collectors in Europe, including the Nationalmuseum in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, the Malmö Art Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Oslo, the Danish Museum of Art & Design, the Röhsska Museum of Design and Applied Art, Bornholm Museum
Bornholm Museum
The Bornholm Museum is a museum located in Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark. The museum gives a history of Rønne and the island of Bornholm, dating from the Paleolithic era to the modern age, including the history of occupied Bornholm during World War II...
, Stockholm Län Council
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
, Jönköpings country museum, Norrköpings museum of art in Sweden, Östergötlands museum, the regional museum in Kristianstad, Sweden, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe is a museum of fine, applied and decorative arts in Hamburg, Germany. It is located centrally, near the Hauptbahnhof.-History:...
, King Gustav Adolf's art collection
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...
, The Danish Arts Foundation, Trapholt Art Museum, La Casa Orduña Del Castell De Guadalest museum in Spain.
- Guldgåsen (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1992, Schlossplatz, WinsenWinsenWinsen can refer to:*Winsen , capital of the district Harburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.*Winsen , a municipality in the district of Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany....
/ LuheLuhe-China:*Luhe County , of Shanwei, Guangdong*Luhe District , Nanjing, Jiangsu*Luhe, Qinggang County , Heilongjiang*Luhe Township, Xihe County , Gansu-Germany:*Luhe , river that runs through the Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
)
The sculpture is an adaptation of the famous fairytale by the brothers Grimm
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
. It was bought by the Winsen municipality and placed in front of the 13th century Winsen Castle.
- Mand Med Bulldog Og Kat (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1989, WinsenWinsenWinsen can refer to:*Winsen , capital of the district Harburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.*Winsen , a municipality in the district of Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany....
/ LuheLuhe-China:*Luhe County , of Shanwei, Guangdong*Luhe District , Nanjing, Jiangsu*Luhe, Qinggang County , Heilongjiang*Luhe Township, Xihe County , Gansu-Germany:*Luhe , river that runs through the Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
)
The sculpture won the first award in an art contest in Winsen
Winsen
Winsen can refer to:*Winsen , capital of the district Harburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.*Winsen , a municipality in the district of Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, in 1988, and was situated in front of the savings bank
Savings bank
A savings bank is a financial institution whose primary purpose is accepting savings deposits. It may also perform some other functions.In Europe, savings banks originated in the 19th or sometimes even the 18th century. Their original objective was to provide easily accessible savings products to...
that sponsored the event. Before its presentation to the public the sculpture was mistakenly reported to local police as a ‘wrapped dead man’ in an event covered by the local press.
- Metamorphose (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1983, Allinge church, BornholmBornholmBornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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Metamorphose symbolizes the transformation from human to angel
Angel
Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
. It was purchased by Sparekassen Bornholms Fond and situated in front of the historical church in Allinge.
- Tubaspilleren (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
, 1982, FrederikshavnFrederikshavnThis article is about a Danish town. For the German town, see Friedrichshafen, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Frederikshavn is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to...
Municipality, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
; 1985, HarburgHarburgHarburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It takes its name from the town of Harburg upon Elbe, which used to be the capital of the district but is now part of Hamburg...
, HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
)
The sculpture is situated in front of the City hall in Frederikshavn and was borrowed for an exhibition in Hamburg in 1985, where a similar artefact was later ordered with permission from Frederikshavn municipality. It is said that if the board of the municipality should ever agree on any matter the Tuba player will toot the horn.
Other selected works
- Hængebugsvin (StonewareStonewareStoneware is a vitreous or semi-vitreous ceramic ware with a fine texture. Stoneware is made from clay that is then fired in a kiln, whether by an artisan to make homeware, or in an industrial kiln for mass-produced or specialty products...
1984, kannikegaarden, AakirkebyAakirkebyAakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,100 . It is the third largest town on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It was the main town of the now abolished Aakirkeby Municipality....
, BornholmBornholmBornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
) - Den Løpende Bulldog (BronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1985, Hasle, BornholmBornholmBornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
) - Gammel Kvinde (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1985, Royal Caroline Institute, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
; OldenburgOldenburgOldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
; 1988, TårnbyTårnbyTårnby Kommune is a municipality bordering Copenhagen on the island of Amager just south of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Saltholm and Peberholm, and covers an area of 65 km². It has a total population of 40,214...
Municipality, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
) - Livets Tråd (BronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
2003, Svanekegaarden, BornholmBornholmBornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
) - Kat (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1985, StavangerStavangerStavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
Municipality, NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
) - Bevæbnet (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1966) - Hotdog (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1985) - Middagslur (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1987, Rådhuset, BuchholzBuchholz-Places:In Germany*Buchholz in der Nordheide, a town in the district of Harburg, Lower Saxony*Französisch Buchholz, a part of Pankow in Berlin*Märkisch Buchholz, in the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg...
Municipality, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) - Grisegruppe (StonewareStonewareStoneware is a vitreous or semi-vitreous ceramic ware with a fine texture. Stoneware is made from clay that is then fired in a kiln, whether by an artisan to make homeware, or in an industrial kiln for mass-produced or specialty products...
1987, HanstedtHanstedtHanstedt is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 35 km south of Hamburg, and 25 km west of Lüneburg.Hanstedt is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Hanstedt....
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) - Liggende Hankat (bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
1981, HvidovreHvidovreHvidovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 49,380...
monsipality, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
; StavangerStavangerStavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
; Bad KreuznachBad KreuznachBad Kreuznach is the capital of the district of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on the Nahe river, a tributary of the Rhine...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) - Millionbyen (CeramicCeramicA ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
1963, StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Exhibitions
Most of Ranslet’s exhibitions took place in DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, but his art has also been exhibited in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Italy
Italy
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the USA. Ranslet’s works were also exhibited on Bornholm
Bornholm
Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
numerous times while the couple was living on the island and afterwards.
Selected Solo exhibitions:
Röhsska Museet - Göteborg, Sweden (1963);
Kunstindustrimuseet - Oslo, Norway (1964);
Form in Malmö – Malmö, Sweden (1965);
Galleri 5 sekler - Stockholm, Sweden (1965);
Norrköpings Länsmuseum - Sweden (1966);
Linnköpings Länsmuseum - Sweden (1966);
Kristianstad Länsmuseum - Sweden (1966);
Galerie Dr Fritz Vehring – Bremen, Germany (1967 and 1981);
Galleri Dr. Glas - Stockholm, Sweden (1968);
Bossjö Kloster - Sweden (1968);
Örebro Länsmuseum – Sweden (1969);
Jönköping Länsmuseum – Sweden (1969);
Värmlands Museum - Sweden (1969);
Kleine Galerie - Hamburg, Germany (1971);
Ratzeburg – Ratzeburg, Germany (1973);
Kristinehamn Konsthall – Kristinehamn, Sweden (1973 and 1980);
Kunsterforbundet - Oslo, Norway (1975);
Hittfeld – Hittfeld, Germany (1978);
Rathaus - Ottendorf, Germany (1981);
Blankenese - Hamburg, Germany (1983);
Konstfrämjandet - Stockholm, Sweden (1985);
Stadtsgalerie KUBUS - Hannover, Germany (1987);
Keramik-Galerie Böwig - Hannover, Germany (1987);
Rathaus – Harburg, Germany (1987);
Galerie Article Cuxhaven – Cuxhaven, Germany (1987)
Conjoined Exhibitions:
Charlottenborg – Copenhagen, Denmark (1959, 1968);
KE – Copenhagen, Denmark (1957, 1958 and 1960);
Cannes International Exib. – Cannes, France (1955);
Faenza international – Faenza, Italy (1955, 1956);
Bornholms Museum – Denmark (1965 and 1976);
Museum für Gewerbe - Hamburg, Germany (1971 and 1979);
Kunstindustrimuseet - Copenhagen, Denmark (1977,);
Lunds Konsthall – Lunds, Sweden (1978);
Hetjens Museum - Düsseldorf, Germany (1980);
Handwerksform – Hannover, Germany (1981);
Konstfrämjandet - Stockholm, Sweden (1983);
Kongens Have - Copenhagen, Denmark (1984 and 1986);
Skulpturvandreudstilling Danmark - Denmark (1985);
Stavanger Skulpturfestival - Stavanger, Norway (1985);
Art International - Basel, Switzerland (1986);
Galleri Arrabal Callosa den Saria – Spain (1994–2006);
Galeri Arts Raval Felanix Espana - Spain (1990);
Festival Nordiques Sepulcre - Caen, France (1994);
Musee Baron Gerard, Bayeux, France (1994);
Museo Municipal “Castel de Guadalest” - Guadelest, Spain (1999);
Galeria Juan de Juanes - Alicante, Spain (2000);
Raschs Galleri – Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark (2007)