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10 April – 4 May 2008
The Association of Norwegian Printmakers - Exhibition of fine art prints.
17 april - 4 may 2008
Exhibition in Ramallah
Håkon Gullvåg and Sliman Mansour: Situations
June 2008 – February 2010
Travelling exhibition ‘Håkon Gullvåg: Anti-monologues’
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Håkon Gullvåg
Håkon Gullvåg was born in Trondheim in 1959, and works mainly in Trondheim
and Oslo. As a painter, he has had a central position in the Norwegian art scene
since his artistic breakthrough at Gallery Dobloug in 1983, and numerous major
institutions have purchased his works.
Gullvåg’s characteristic style makes his works easily recognizable.
Since the early 1990s his foremost hallmark has been monumental compositions that
exude baroque vigour. The motifs are suggested with quick brush strokes in pure
and harmonious colours, against an evenly coloured background. This dramatic mode
of painting underscores a theme that receives an increasingly central position
in Gullvåg’s art: the transience of being.
The motifs are marked by surrealistic elements. Memories from his own childhood
and that of his children’s are leitmotifs in his artistic oeuvre. In addition,
still lifes and literary motifs become increasingly important in the 1980s. Since
1995 Gullvåg’s ecclesiastical commissions have positioned him as one
of Norway’s foremost artists in this field. Almost parallel to this, he
has received great acclaim for his many portraits of well-known Norwegians –
in later years his portraits of the king and queen have generated much attention.
Also his works temporarily mounted in Nidaros Cathedral, summer 2005, created
great media attention and many heated debates. Indeed, it has been several decades
since Norway last saw an artist who managed to create so much debate and at such
intensity.
Gullvåg has the last decades also received recognition for his graphic works.
Most known for his lithographs, recently he has also immersed himself in metal
graphics.
Current Events
‘Håkon Gullvåg and Sliman Mansour: Situations’
Exhibition in Ramallah: 17 april – 4 mai 2008
Exhibition in Trondheim: 27 july - november 2008
The exhibition will be presented in Ramallah and Trondheim, spring and summer 2008 respectively, in conjunction with Ramallah Municipality’s centennial jubilee and Trondheim’s St. Olav Festival.
The exhibition is comprised of works by Håkon Gullvåg and Sliman Mansour (b. 1947) from Ramallah. Although these artists’ expressions are exceedingly divergent, we find several points of contact, not least, through their shared interest for current social problems.
The exhibition Situations will be opened in Ramallah 17 April, by Norwegian Minister of Culture Trond Giske. The exhibition will thereafter travel to Trondheim, for the St. Olav Festival in July, 2008.
Travelling exhibition ‘Håkon Gullvåg: Anti-monologues’
The exhibition ‘Håkon Gullvåg: Anti-monologues’ addresses three central themes in Gullvåg’s production: portraits, childhood and Biblical motifs. The exhibition will travel to Denmark, the Faro Islands and Norway.
Papal portraits
In recent years Gullvåg has begun to look for models beyond the borders of his own country. In this respect his papal portraits hold a unique position, for they comprise a project largely dissimilar to anything we have seen before.
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