Copyright © HT Digital Streams Limit all rights reserved. The light in shagen is a beautiful light, warm and cheerful and plenty of everything. (Getty Images) Summary Skagen, at the tip of Denmark, is a wild canvas of elementary seas, which shifts sand dunes and ethereal light, a perfect combination for artists seeking inspiration to the northern tip of Denmark’s Jutland, a fingery projection stuck out in the sea. When there is at the tip of the Grenen sand bar, there is nothing but to stir seawater on all sides and scream seagulls. The air is thick with the smell of salt and seaweed. A bright summer sun hangs near the horizon late afternoon, but does nothing to temper the cold. The wind cries and lashes, tips up sand and throws it against everything in his way. Grains end up on any exposed skin such as small missiles, abrasive and burning; Unspent eyes can be blinded. The breeze is so powerful that it all makes kinetic, even people. This is where the North Sea and the Baltic Sea meet in a spectacular way. The collision of the seas is clearly noticeable: the lighter, softer waters of the Baltic Ocean are a contrast to the darker, fierce North Sea, and the line where the two clash to the horizon. The swirling winds and the crashed waters are a clear reminder of the raw and original power. It is exciting and narrow. On the beach, the fast winds whip up sand particles and account of the shifting dunes, giving the beach a crazy maximum vibe. Between the dunes reminiscent of the history of the region: gray, crouch concrete bunkers dot the sand, remnants of World War II, remains of the fortifications built during the German occupation as part of the Atlantic wall. Their once intimidating facades are softened with colorful graffiti. One of them was converted into Skagen Bunker Museum, which emphasizes the war history of the area. Grenen, about 450 km north of Copenhagen, carries the label ‘Top of Denmark’. It is an outpost of shagen, a small town that sits south for a few minutes. Skagen’s winding streets are filled with beautiful houses and cottages, bright buttery yellow painted. The color is so characteristic that it has its own name: Skagen Yellow. The houses are covered with red roofs and white finished windows and have beautiful gardens that burst with a plethora of colorful flowers and lush grass. Walking through the city is calm and relaxing; I wander around aimlessly for more than an hour, peeking over white piketh fences, watching window decorations, watching occasional animated conversations between neighbors and admiration of decorated facades and doors. There is no crowd, no bustle, no traffic. It is a town full of history of the local variety: established as a port city, it is mostly populated by Visserfolk, of which the houses are still visible in the older parts. The robust, weathered facades of the houses are proof of their ancestry and are preserved as Skagen’s cultural heritage. More striking is the beautiful light, warm and cheerful, which makes everything perfect. It is this quality of light, especially during the long dusk, that drew artists from all over the region during the 19th and 20th centuries. Painters, writers and photographers showed up in large numbers to live and work here, to capture the robust sea stands, the lives of fisherfalls and city people and the landscape. These are painters who have had the most impact and born a special genre in Danish art history. They called themselves the shaft painters. I come before the general history and representative works of the shag painters in the shaft museum, including fishing history, stories of shipwrecks and daring rescue, of families who relied on the sea, and the town’s deep connection with the elements. The paintings of children playing by the sea, fishermen at work, ladies in elegant Gossamas running around the city, and scenes of the sea bathed in ethereal light were transferred. More works can be seen at the Anchers Hus, the residence of the artist couple Anna and Michael Ancher. It dates back to 1884 and was transformed into a museum in 1967. Here are different daily household items used by anchors, such as furniture and crockery, as well as paintings done by the couple and their friends. The works are done so beautifully and moving that scenes come to life when I stand by Grenen, through the elements. At Twilight, Skagen’s Sky is a beautiful blue with peach that slowly becomes in a surreal pink and orange. This tableau lasts a few hours before eclipse. While the clock is in the direction of midnight, the sky is still not dark, just a deep color of blue -gray. In two days, it feels as if Skagen and its surroundings have shown the entire color palette and have caused a lot of joy. Who knew that the top of Denmark could make visitors feel at the top of the world. Anita Rao Kashi is an independent journalist in Bengaluru. Catch all the business news, market news, news reports and latest news updates on Live Mint. Download the Mint News app to get daily market updates. More Topics #Features #Travel Read Next Story
Travel: In Denmark, Shagen, Wind, Water and Light Muse for Artists
