About Sidse Friis

My name is Sidse Friis (b. 1961, Copenhagen)
A graphics and visual artist. Educated physiotherapist and art student with Rylander.

NB: Please note that irregular delivery of mail may occur during corona time. I do everything I can to make sure your package arrives as soon as possible.

I am deeply rooted in the Nordic nature and culture and had been attracted to Northern Norway, since in the early youth. I lived in Greenland for several years.

Today I live in South Zealand, Stavreby, a small seaside village where I have my studio and do workshops to share my teachings, inspire others and be inspired by others. It is always both way. For me it is a deep inner growth to teach other people a topic or skill I have learned and to get to know who I work with, helping them on their personal journey forward.

I am a curious person and it was in my first 20’tees I began to take myself seriously as an artist. It became a need, a must to do which I could not overhear.

Today I am still driven by the need to express something.
Either something beautiful or something grotesque.

My intention by being here on Artfinder is to share with others and to be inspired by others' expressions.

For me I started with drawing/painting in the age of 3 years old.

And as a child I got in touch with the art through my grandad. There was a lot to excite my imagination in my grandfather's basement and home, as he was a typographer and a dedicated artlover.

Then in 2009 I became a student of the painter Hans Christian Rylander for 6 years in various artistic contexts.

 What art means to me?

Through the art I hope to inspire my audience and give others the opportunity to reflect on life and the world. As I myself try to understand the world, that at one and the same time defines me and which I define. This is where I use the art to express myself

I work very freely and anarchist. I draw on the linoleum first and when I cut a picture or a motive, then press, perhaps it is successful the first time, perhaps more work are needed.

So to me it is always magical to lift the paper from the first print, and the next, and still, every color and print is a small adventure. A finished image is therefore never completely finished, but a chosen point in a constant movement.

I also work with lincut, because I love working with the different colors and shapes there arise. You never know quite how it ends. It is always exciting to see the outcome.