Eva Helene Pade

Eva Helene Pade is a Danish contemporary artist whose work explores the emotions and intensity of human relationships.

Biography of Eva Helene Pade

Eva Helene Pade was born in 1997 in Denmark. Currently, Pade is pursuing a Master's degree at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art's School of Painting. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art in 2021.

In 2017, Pade was honored with The Young Talent prize from the Carlsberg Foundation.

In 2022, Pade showcased her debut exhibition titled "Moment of Transition" at Galleri Nicolai Wallner, representing a significant milestone in her artistic journey.

Eva Helene Pade's artworks have been featured in various group shows, including PORTRAIT NOW!, The Museum of National History, Hillerød, Denmark (2017), Førsteårsudstilling, Galleri Q, Copenhagen, Denmark (2019), Opgør, CHART, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark (2020),  MISA Discoveries, König Gallerie, Berlin, Germany (2021), Zeitgeist, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark (2022), and others. 

Eva Helene Pade's Art Style

Eva Helene Pade delves into the realm of human relationships, exploring their emotions and intensity in her artwork. Through the medium of painting, she depicts people on her canvases. Whether engaged in conversation, dancing, exchanging gestures, or experiencing moments of intimacy, these relationships unfold and deepen within timeless environments. These settings could be nightclubs, bedrooms, romantic gardens, or bustling crowds whose intentions remain ambiguous.

In Eva Helene Pade's paintings, the crowd comes alive, expressing various emotions. They scream in fear, moan in lust, groan in pain, dance, gaze in stunned silence, and flee in panic, breaking free from societal constraints. Her exploration of the intricacies of interpersonal relationships draws inspiration from a rich tradition of painting, echoing the expressive works of masters like Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Francisco Goya, Edward Munch, James Ensor, and Otto Dix.

Some of Eva Helene Pade's paintings evoke a sense of invitation, as if viewers are encouraged to become part of a story that started before their arrival and will continue beyond their departure. In other works, it seems that the roles have changed, and the people in the paintings are observing the audience.

Both fervent and blasé, Eva Helene Pade's artworks reflect the myriad of emotions we experience as human beings — love, melancholy, joy, jealousy, and all the other intricate feelings that define us.