The collection of The Nordic Watercolour Museum is dynamic and independent. 129 artists are currently represented in the collection, which grows richer every year with new acquisitions and donations. This exhibition features works acquired over the past five years. As a whole, the collection reflects general tendencies in contemporary art but also art that stands apart in some way. All the works are of equal historic value as a mirror of the times. Both famous and less famous artists are represented. The Museum collection is simply a visual adventure. The common denominator is watercolour techniques. Tradition goes hand in hand with experiment, and singularity is more important than similarity.
Artists: Gunilla Bergström, Andreas Eriksson, Mats Gustafson, Arne Isacsson, Bernd Koberling, Leiko Ikemura, Lars Lerin, Maria Nordin, Jockum Nordström, Martha Ossowska Persson, Adam Saks, Astrid Svangren, Fredrik Söderberg, Katja Tukiainen and Knutte Wester
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Atmospherically, Leiko Ikemura’s art is naturally reminiscent of surrealist Odilon Redon, German expressionists and Louise Bourgeois’ trendsetting work. But Ikemura has found her own magical style – dreamy, poetic and vibrating with subtle metamorphoses as if nothing were fixed, as if all things were constantly in the process of becoming, of transforming. Over time she began to return to her Japanese roots, where the soul of nature thrives in daylight and the darkness of night. Ikemura’s enigmatic work portrays strange beings, animals, plants, minerals and architectural details that melt together and gradually morph as the image emerges. A characteristic Japanese sense of the spirit of nature, which inspires everything, echoes throughout Ikemura’s artistic world. Transformations are a primary focus in everything she creates.
Sources: The Nordic Watercolour Museum & Leiko Ikemura
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