Axel salto biography definition

The maverick Axel Salto (1889-1961) turned away from the smooth lines of modernism.

Axel Salto was a prolific artist, designer and writer, who played an important role in Danish Modernism..

Axel Salto

Axel Johannes Salto (17 November 1889 – 21 March 1961) was a Danish ceramic artist of international fame.

His works also include painting, graphic design and illustrations for books, jewelry and textiles. As author and founder of the art magazine Klingen (1917–1919), Salto was also an important contributor to the art debate in Denmark.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Axel Johannes Salto was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Born in Copenhagen in 1889, Salto was a radical polymathic figure who crossed boundaries from one discipline to another, producing an.

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Axel Salto was a prolific artist, designer and writer, who played an important role in Danish Modernism.

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During the 1920´ties he joined the Modern art group “ De fire” where other members was Svend Johansen, Vilhelm Lundstrøm and Axel Salto.

He was the son of H.C. Salto, married to Kamma Salto and father of Naja Salto. He graduated from Frederiksberg Latin og Realskole in 1907 and was a student of Holger Grønvold at Det tekniske Selskabs Skole from 1907. Salto then studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1909 to 1914 under Peter Rostrup Bøyesen.

He made his debut as an artist in 1911. In 1916, Salto visited Paris, where he met Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. This meeting became a landmark for Salto's artistic ambitions and his influence on the pioneering ideas of the