GALLERI DUERR STOCKHOLM
With a keen interest in visual expression, Gustav Hjelmgren finds inspiration in the works of the early abstract expressionists de Kooning, Kline, Pollack, Frankenthaler, Rothko and Joan Mitchell. Growing up in a family of painters—his great-great-grandfather was the renowned Swedish painter Richard Bergh and his grandmother painted her entire life—art was always a natural part [...]
180 books in Swedish, organised in alphabetical order, in an Ikea ‘Billy’ bookcase. Sweden. 2018. Part of a larger project named ‘The Non-Functional Library’. Recently shown in Liljevachs Vårsalongen 2019, to much critical acclaim. The Non-Functional Library’ is an ongoing intervention that she began in 2017 when she secretly started to turn books around in [...]
Didier Mazuru was born in Paris in 1953. After receiving a degree in Architecture in 1981, he moved to Stockholm to devote himself entirely to painting. Didier’s early works are mostly post-surrealistic, becoming more abstract with time. Not only did his work develop in another direction, but his work process also evolved from being very [...]
As a counterweight to his photography assignments, Kapoth decided seven years ago to move into painting, rather than to pursue fine art photography; simply because paintings are not possible to reproduce. In contrast to his corporate photo work, his paintings depict chaos, albeit controlled. Kapoth learned the art of photography as an apprentice to contemporary [...]
Torekov South Africa Images and Identity Born and raised on the Crimean Peninsula, painter and photographer Natalia Mikkola is now based on the island of Åland in the Baltic Sea. Here she finds the peace and the bond with nature that fuels her creativity and positive spirit. Natalia Mikkola is an artist who took the long [...]
Anthony Mills renaissance artiste. From opera to hip hop and authentic Americana storytelling. Mills vocal abilities reflect a palette of color also visualised for the creation of drawings, paintings, and sculpture. Though largely self taught, Mills’ mother is also a fine artist who has generously been a positive resource and solicited advice-giver. Anthony Mills style [...]