Contemporary abstract art in oil and other media
Most of my works are oil
paintings, but for quick experimental work I also enjoy the
free, floating, abstract qualities of thin washes of acrylics and
watercolour. I also sometimes mix oil with encaustic.
Abstract paintings on canvas
Today I use stretched canvas for most of my paintings.
This flexible, yet strong support is particularly well suited for
my particular painting technique.
Non-representational, non-objective abstract art
The works of many contemporary abstract artists are
abstractions of a physical motif. Many people prefer this kind of
abstract painting because they want to be able to recognize physical
objects in an artwork. My own work is seldom abstracted from anything
specific in the material world. Instead I use emotive colour, abstract
shapes and surface texture to create visual metaphors for contemporary
life.
Even if most of my recent paintings are essentially
non figurative and can probably best be classified as non-representational,
non-objective mindscapes,
they also contain elements that balance just on the border between
abstraction and representation.
Expressionist paintings
As an expressionist artist I'm interested in expressing
emotions and inner states of mind rather than describing my impressions
of the material world.
Artists that inspire me
I am particularly interested in the works of a variety
of expressionist artists, from Van
Gogh and the Scandinavian artists Edvard
Munch and August
Strindberg to the completely abstract paintings of the American
Abstract Expressionist artists Rothko
and Richard
Diebenkorn. I am also fascinated by the works of the German
contemporary abstract expressionist artist (neo-expressionist) Anselm
Kiefer, whose art rekindled my interest in the ancient Nordic
mythology.
Abstract art Exhibitions
I exhibit my paintings regularly, mainly in London,
Stockholm, and elsewhere in England and Sweden, but also in other
European countries. I'm a member of Bucks21
Contemporary Art , based in Buckinghamshire, England, Pintura
Fresca, an international group of abstract painters and Uppsala
Konstnärsklubb (Uppsala Artist Association).
Current and upcoming exhibitions:
Summer Salon, Åhuset, Sysslomansgatan 1, Uppsala,
12 June - 29 August 2010
Nothburga Gallery, Innsbruck, Austria, 12 - 26 July 2010
(with Pintura Fresca)
Medical Procucts Agency, Uppsala, solo exhibition 4 - 29
October 2010
Read more about upcoming
exhibitions
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