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Countries – Sweden

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Sweden

Swedish art is usually considered as part of the wider Nordic art of Scandinavia. It has, over 100’s of years, been strongly influenced by wider trends in European art.

From the mid-19th century and a few decades later, nature paintings dominated the scene, with Marcus Larsson in the lead. Egron Lundberg developed watercolor art, as he traveled extensively in Europe and Asia, and painted his findings. August Malmström created historic and romantic nature works and illustrated many fairytales.

After World War II, partly due to the influence of the United States, and generous art subsidies, Swedish art enjoyed something of a boom and a host of artists established themselves.

With a new democratic idea that art was founded for everyone, popular movements promoted art, and a variety of arts organizations were launched across the country. Painter Albin Amelin and graphic artist and monumental painter Torsten Billman continued to bring images to the working people. Billman, through his literary illustrations, reached new groups. In the 1950s expressionists emerged like Torsten Renqvist and more informal painters such as Rune Jansson and Eddie Figge. In the early 1960s, Swedish graphic artists, Philip von Schantz and Nils G. Stenqvist, came to the fore.

Harald Wiberg, Bruno Liljefors and Gunnar Brusewits inspired a generation of Swedish painters of wildlife and birds, including Lars Jonsson.

Contemporary Swedish art has a big production per capita.

Swedish design has a distinctive aesthetic and spans a broad spectrum – from furniture and homeware to fashion. Glass design is an important part of the repertoire, as are ceramics. With roots in the early 20th century functionalist movement, Sweden’s design scene has developed into a unique proposition, resulting in user-friendly yet highly considered designs that lend themselves perfectly to the modern home. The 1919 release of Swedish art historian Gregor Paulsson’s influential book “Vackrare Vardagsvara” (“More Beautiful Everyday Goods”), set the tone for factory-made, functional and high-quality everyday items, available to all. “Less is more” is the mantra here, but the look is decidedly design-led with minute attention to detail.

Sweden’s glassware and pottery industries were established long before the days of functionalism though. The first porcelain factory, Rörstrand, opened in 1726. Glass design of Sweden meanwhile, established itself in 1742 with the opening of the Småland-based Kosta glassworks, now known as Kosta Boda, that forms part of Glasriket – the Kingdom of Crystal. Here you’ll find several key Swedish glassworks, showcasing everything from drinking vessels to elaborate art-glass creations.

Artists Include:

Lars Jonsson Sweden

Lars Jonsson is a Swedish ornithological illustrator living in Hamra in the south part of the Swedish island of Gotland.
He is a bird artist who was closely associated with Roger Tory Peterson, and has produced many field guide books on European birds. His bird paintings are somewhat like impressionist paintings with his very own distinct style.
Lars Jonsson is widely regarded as one of the greatest bird artists of all time–no other painter of his generation captures the true look and feel of birds in the wild so beautifully.

Lars Jonnson 23 x 31

Lennart Martin JirlowSweden

Lennart Martin Jirlow (24 April 1936 – 18 April 2020[1]) was a Swedish painter and scenographer. He got his education at Konstfack and at the academy of arts in Florence. His first exhibition was in Stockholm in 1958, and after this he spent most of his time in France. Most of his motifs are inspired by everyday occurrences in the south of France and Paris, and also theatre was a popular subject within his work. He did portraits of Karl Gerhard, Maj-Britt Nilsson and Jarl Kulle. He also designed posters for Bocuse d’Or and Gröna Lund. Jirlow also worked with stage design and he helped with the staging of Spanska flugan at Vasateatern 1982, Gamle Adam at Vasateatern 1984 and Annie Get Your Gun at Chinateatern in 1990. He also made the film Utflykt i det sköna which was broadcast on SVT in 1980.

Jirlow presented an episode of the Sveriges Radio show Sommar i P1 on 14 July 2010, telling about his work and life. Povel Ramel did a song about Jirlow called “Som en gubbe på en tavla av Lennart Jirlow”.

Jirlow was in 1969 married to Flavia Jirlow (née Nani). The couple had two children together, Catherine (born 1969) and Fredrik (born 1972).