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T.U.'s work with ball, rope, racquet, and rice paper has its beginnings in 1971,
when the Lions Club of Copenhagen asked a variety of politicians, actors, writers and others
to make "a blue elephant" for a charity exhibit to benefit a senior center in Denmark.
Today, using primarily skipping rope and tennis racquet and ball, T.U. makes imprints
with ink and / or acrylic on rice paper. First, with the rice paper on the ground, weighted down,
he skips an inked rope onto the rice paper. When dry, the paper is then posted or held against
a wall and an inked ball is played / volleyed onto it. Later, a text may be added.
T.U. tends to call these works "rice papers". Some are photographed and go into the computer, where the colors or textures are sampled or played with further.
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Exhibits and commissions:
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2000s |
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Exsamplings of Play
Brandts Klædefabrik
Odense, Denmark, August-Sept. 2003
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Exsamplings of Play
Galerie Asbaek
Copenhagen, Denmark, May-June 2003
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1990s |
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Commission
Hørsholm-Rungsted Tennis Club
Hørsholm, Denmark, 1992 |
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1980s |
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Downtown Artists' Collective
New York, N.Y., USA, 1986 |
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Commission
Sønderborg Idrætshøjskolen
Sønderborg, Denmark, 1986 |
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"Art Inspired by the Dharma"
Byrdcliffe Barn
Woodstock , N.Y., USA, 1986 |
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Gerlev Idrætshøjskole Bibliotek
Slagelse, Denmark, 1986 |
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"Imprints of Practice"
At opening of Meadowood Resort and Vintner's Cup Tennis Classic
Napa Valley, Calif., USA, Aug. 24-25, 1985 |
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"Imprints of Practice"
Galerie Birch
Copenhagen, Denmark, May 21-31, 1985 |
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"Tennis in Art IV"
Port of History Museum
Philadelphia, Penn., USA, Jan. 14-Feb. 14, 1985 |
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"L'Art du Tennis"
Maison des Arts et Loisirs
Le Creusot, France, June 14-July 13, 1984 |
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"Imprints of Practice"
Nordic Heritage Museum
Seattle, Wash., USA, 1984 |
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"Imprints of Practice"
Mill Creek Country Club
Mill Creek, Wash., USA, 1984 |
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"Imprints of Practice"
Kansas City, Mo., USA, 1983 |
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"Imprints of Practice"
Houston, Texas, USA, 1983 |
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"Imprints of Practice"
Newport Beach, Calif., USA, 1982 |
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1970s |
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"Ball-Wall"
Town Hall Square
Copenhagen, Denmark, 1971 |
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