Maria Rubinke, DK

Fiction plays a central role in the work of Maria Rubinke, which contains the artist’s own interpretations of well-known characters from fairytales, folklore and children’s literature as well as themes from the literary canon, in an attempt to process existential questions and the troubles of life, whether it be sorrow or love.

Maria Rubinke primarily works in bronze and marble, and her use of well-known characters serves to create resonance and leave the final interpretation in the hands of the viewer. Maria Rubinke is behind several public commissions, including the door to the renownedRestaurant Alchemist in Copenhagen.

Maria Rubinke (b. 1985) is a Danish sculptor. She is educated from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools ofArchitecture, Design and Conservation, Department of Ceramics (2008). She has also been a part of exhibitions all overEurope and in North America, and prominent solo exhibitions include Kastrupgaardsamlingen, Bornholms Kunstmuseum and Vejle Kunstmuseum. Her work can be found in collections including EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland; Haugar Vestfold Museum, Norway; Vejle Kunstmuseum, Denmark; CLAY – Museum of Ceramic Art, Denmark, and Bornholm Museum of Art, Denmark.