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Lectures and Workshops
About Marcus Stolk
Marcus Stolk offers lectures and workshops about the human creative potential, the mystery of art, the influence of colour and form, as well as new insights into beauty and aesthetics. Marcus Stolk is Dutch from origin, now living in Copenhagen. He has been educated as a painter, designer and drawing teacher on the art academies of Rotterdam and Utrecht. In Utrecht he also obtained the highest degree in art history. He speaks fluently Dutch, Danish and English. He has given many lectures and workshops on an international basis for more than 18 years and he is one of Scandinavia’s leading experts on the meaning and influence of colour. Marcus Stolk has had art exhibitions in Holland, Italy and Denmark. His versatility and scope are underlined by the many cultural projects he has engaged in. He has amongst many other things acted in Dutch television series, worked as an art teacher and restoration painter, was one of the developers of a colour test for Dyrup and the organiser of two big colour exhibitions in warehouse Illum in Copenhagen that attracted more than 30.000 people. Apart from this he has published many articles in different magazines on the influence of colour and art. His workshops and lectures have always been received and evaluated well and are characterized by engagement, practical experience and futuristic insights. Workshops and lectures: All workshops and lectures can be delivered according to need, within a flexible time span. Please contact me about it for further information and prices. 1) The Creative Potential We are living in a time of big changes in which new and creative ways of thinking are a must to meet future requirements. However, far to often individuals and groups of people are not able to come in contact with their creative potential. We are all born with a unique creative potential but to come in contact with it and develop it is to a large degree depending on how the human system functions. This workshop offers a unique model that is based on five fundamental intelligences that harmonize with the human design; cognitive, practical, social, emotional and creative intelligence. When these creative intelligences work well together, it can liberate creativity in each individual or group. This model has with great success been introduced to artist and designers and organisations that want to envision future trends and needs as well as to organisations that work project orientated. It has shown that this workshop is a fantastic tool in teambuilding processes. 2) Colour workshop “The Vitamins of Colour”  This workshop offers revolutionary and in-depth insights into the meaning of colour, colour nuances and colour combinations and how they influence us as humans. It will open up how one can use colour to create specific effects and promote certain human qualities. Certain colour combinations can as an example promote creativity; others promote analytical thinking processes, the ability to make decisions or can stimulate determination, curiosity or well-being. The influence that colour has on us humans is still to a large degree an undiscovered science. The influence of colour is objective, not subjective, although many might think so. Within this it is important to understand that each human is a different colour type and as such the influence of colour on one person will be different to another person, this also depending on a person’s physical, emotional and mental state at any given moment in time. Colour can improve our personal balance and well being, they can sedate, balance or stimulate. Personal colour tests, in which one can directly experience the influence of colour, will help the person partaking in this workshop to find out which colours can assist them in the qualities they want to promote in their life. Colour is as such a brilliant tool into understanding oneself and others.
3) Workshop on aesthetics “From Outer to Inner Beauty” Does beauty lie in the eye of the beholder? Or is there a class of objects or things that are beautiful whilst others are not? For centuries philosophers have tried to nail down these questions. Because what we think or feel is beautiful governs to a large degree our life. It is obvious that our appreciation of beauty, what is tasteful or aesthetic is to a high degree influenced by the time and culture we live in. We do however also experience beauty when it harmonizes with the human design and the laws in nature. The Golden Cut and the Fibonacci sequence that can be found in many forms of organic life are but some examples of this. Another example is that we often experience many forms of organic life that are at their peak of physical strength and able to produce offspring as beautiful. Butterflies, flowers, a mature young horse are just some examples of this. These forms of experiencing beauty are programmed within the human design and automatic: we don’t have to do an effort for them. 4) “Art in the Future”, a lecture One of the roles of the artist has always been to mirror the time we live in and bring about new perceptions. In this way art influences the way we think, feel and act. The artist has therefore a responsibility, because he or she is the medium through which art can happen. What is created in the name of art can either be uplifting, inspiring, healing, devaluating, or depressing...investigations have shown that there are certain forms of art that literally can make the observer ill, if the observer is open to it’s influence. The question is how art can have this effect. An even more important question is what art is and if there are different levels of art. This lecture will create a platform for debate in which the lecturer will present a series of challenging and revolutionary ideas about the very essence of art and the role art can play in the future. Application and information Marcus Stolk Or write to:
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