Olav Christopher Jenssen
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Olav Christopher Jenssen b.1954 Sortland. Norway) is one of the foremost artists of his generation from the Nordic countries and has gained international recognition for his distinctive and multi-facetted paintings, as wellas for his idiosyncratic sculptures. His production encompass drawing, watercolour painting, graphic works, book illustration and books. Simultaneously working with multiple series and mediumsJenssen alternates between the different works mentally and physically; from informal and rapidly painted pictures to more strict and formal paintings, in monumental as well as intimate formats. Always exploring and adopting new methods and techniaues. his works contain both continuity and diversitv. Between these works. a rich visual vocabulary has emerged; The paintings open up a philosophical space for dialogue and reflection encouraging the viewer to unveil strata of paint and decipher cryptic symbols, as on a journey through the history of abstract painting Jenssen lives and works in Berlin and in LyaSweden, and has since 2007 held a professorship at Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweia in Germany. He is represented in important public collections, including Museum of Modern ArtNew York,Moderna MuseetStockholm, Centre Pompidou, Paris and The National Museum of Art,Architecture and Design in Oslo.He has had major exhibitions at Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern ArtOslo,Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art,Helsinki, and Kunstmuseum Bonn. GermanvRecent exhibitions incude ourna-works on paper 1979-2012» Henie Onstad Art Centre,HovikoddenNorway,Recent works Saarlandmuseum SaarbrückenGermany «Estragon» Sprengel Museum, Hannover Germany In 2019 he will complete two large outdoor sculptures for Elvebredden Kunstpark in Lillestrøm, Norway加载中...