Gunnar S. Gundersen (1921-1983) was one of the most important Norwegian artists of the post-war period. Together with several other artists, he was part of a modernist breakthrough. He started abstract painting in 1947, and by around 1960 his art had evolved towards a fully non-figurative form. Gundersen became one of the few Concrete artists in Scandinavia, together with Richard Mortensen in Denmark and Olle Bonniér and Olle Bærtling in Sweden. An important part of his oeuvre consists of the many rich, colourful wall paintings made from 1950 to 1980. Despite Gundersen having exhibited all over the world, an international breakthrough eluded him. A gallery dedicated to his art was opened in Høyanger in Western Norway in November 2018. Text in English and Norwegian.
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Gunnar S. Gundersen (1921-1983) was one of the most important Norwegian artists of the post-war period. Together with several other artists, he was part of a modernist breakthrough. Text in English and Norwegian.
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ISBN
9783897905634
Publisert
2020-06-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Arnoldsche
Vekt
1720 gr
Høyde
292 mm
Bredde
241 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
256

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Biographical note

Jan Kokkin, MA, University of Oslo, is former director of Kunst på Arbeidsplassen and art critic for the Norwegian newspapers Dagens Næringsliv and Morgenbladet. He has published biographies and books on several Norwegian nineteenth-century artists and is currently working as freelance curator, author and lecturer.