Viking Star Art Collection

FITNESS CENTER | DECK 1

FITNESS CENTER | DECK 1 VALERIA NASCIMENTO 1962 x BRAZIL x CERAMIC FLOWERS Brazilian artist Valeria Nascimento has a deep affection for and fascination with natural forms, which inspires her delicate, whisper-thin, white ceramics. Her pieces are made from dozens or hundreds of hand-formed ceramic shapes, which are combined into small or large wall-spanning works that take months to assemble. Nascimento has a background as an architect, something that reappears through her repetitive sequences and structures, where tiny individual hand-rolled cones are repeated for many meters, resembling coral reefs, sea anemones, tiny poppy flowers, leaves, petals or pods. Almost as thin as paper, their sharp edges and cool whiteness give the impression of hardness at first, but the creamy offwhite shadows cast inside the ceramic hollows instead give off a soft, comforting warmth. BLOSSOMING | 2014 56

FITNESS CENTER | DECK 1 CATHRINE MASKE 1966 x NORWAY x GLASS Norwegian artist Cathrine Maske has created a unique expression that combines glass and photography, and is the result of a long and complex process. With her use of compact glass, Maske creates an optic illusion, and the image inside the glass changes, depending on which angle you look at it. Maske’s work reflects a high technical standard, and includes large-scale installations in public buildings, art objects for exhibition purposes and functional tableware for everyday use. OPTIC FACE | 2014 57