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Must-see exhibition at Soli Brug, Sarpsborg

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:36:43 +0000

Hariton Pushwagner

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:34:54 +0000

Today was the opening of the Pushwagner exhibition at Soli Brug (on until 5 Sep). Pushwagner, real name Terje Brofos, was born in Oslo in 1940. One of the most acclaimed, and controversial, contemporary Norwegian artists, Pushwagner is known for his colourful yet dark pop art tableaux inspired by city life. The office, commuters, tall buildings and cars are recurring themes in his work, in which distorted perspectives, repetition, and primary colours are used to striking effect to depict a modern society in which the individual has all but disappeared.

Educated at the National Arts & Crafts School, and then the National Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo, he has also studied/lived in London, Stockholm, NYC and Paris. Pushwagner won back the rights to his drawings from Morten Dreyer, his former agent and benefactor, after a high profile court case in Oslo in 2009. Pushwagner, who in 1998 was homeless and struggling with drug addiction, had ceded the rights well under their market value. Dreyer was asked to return all artwork, estimated at a value of 30 million kroner, and pay one million kroner in compensation.

More info on Pushwagner at www.pushwagner.no

Untitled, by Ana Luisa Rébora

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:06:20 +0000

From Mexico to Norway – Ana Luisa Rébora

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:02:05 +0000

Another local artist whose work I love. I was actually very tempted to buy one of her paintings at the exhibition she had at Soli Brug, Sarpsborg, a couple of years ago – it was a rather big painting of a group of people by what looked like a huge waterfall, in shades of blue, browns and white – reminded me of Gullfoss in Island, very atmospheric, and just beautiful! Only the price tag (around 10,000Kr if I remember correctly) stopped me Anyway… When I say local artist I mean an artist based here, by the way, because Ana Luisa comes from Mexico originally, but Norway has been her home for the past 10 years – she now lives in Eidsberg, Indre-Østfold, although she still spends the winter in Mexico whenever she can. Her husband grows and sells organic Christmas trees, while she paints in her studio. Check out her work at www.analuisarebora.com or even better, visit her exhibition at Gallery Stallen in Gamlebyen, Fredrikstad, which is on until 30 July.

Zooicide, by Dolk

admin — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:27:11 +0000

Art exhibitions in Fredrikstad

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:11:52 +0000

Østfold Art Centre (Østfold Kunstnersenter)

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:11:21 +0000

Østfold Art Centre is the main venue in Fredrikstad for visual and applied arts. The artist-run centre, which is housed in a 1800s white wooden building on Fergestedsveien, puts on temporary exhibitions throughout the year, showcasing the work of many local artists, as well as that of other Norwegian artists. Exhibition space spreads over two floors. There is a cosy cafe on site, and a shop. The centre so handles commissions for public and private spaces, arranges workshops and lectures, and collaborates on educational projects for children.

Fergestedsveien 5. Tel: 69 31 09 95, www.kunstnersenter.no/oks/ (Norwegian only). Open Wed-Sun 1200-1700 (gallery); Wed-Thur 1100-1800 (Fri til 2200) and Sat-Sun 1200-1700 (Kafé Nyt). Free entry.

Fredrikstad artist Erik Formoe at work

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:11:18 +0000

Watch Fredrikstad-based artist Erik Formoe work on some of his paintings prior to the opening of the ‘5 fra Østfold’ exhibition at Gallery Gerner in Moss (see below).

‘5 fra Østfold’, Galleri Gerner in Moss

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:40 +0000

Interested in art? Then check out the ‘5 fra Østfold’ exhibition at Gallery Gerner in Moss, opening tomorrow (13 March 2010), and discover the work of five local artists all under one roof. From paintings by artists with such different styles as Erik Formoe and Dag Ronny Pettersen, to digital art by Tom Bjørnland and Karl Orud, and sculptures by Petter Hepsø, there is bound to be something for every taste. The exhibition is on until 4 April, and entry is free.

Henrik Gerners gate 7, Moss. Tel: 69 25 77 75, www.ghg.as. Opening times: Tue-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-4pm.

Mountain, by David Sandum

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:26:28 +0000