#Kjell Folkvord

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Green

Forecast Series

80x80cm

Acrylic on linen

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Haze

Forecast Series

80x80cm

Acrylic on linen

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Turning Dark

Forecast Series

80x80cm

Acrylic on linen

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Community

150 x 150 cm

Acrylic on canvas

2016

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Notes from Kjell...

My favourite piece at this exhibition was an installation - Arsenal, a store room with shelves from floor to ceiling, with drawers some half opened and some items, oldish children’s playthings and some books of lead, a lot of different things. Some curled labels were stuck on. The light in the room was weak and it was almost like dusty spiderweb was creeping out of the corners. It was a narrow room. I suppose nobody can leave that room without some thoughts…

Arsenal 1983-2016 Lead and mixed media Dimensions variable Photo: White Cube (George Darrell)

http://whitecube.com/exhibitions/anselm_kiefer_bermondsey_2016/

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

A reminder that I will be opening my studio up to the public, along with the rest of the residence at Wimbledon Art Studios for the first Open Studios Art Show of 2017!

11-14th May 2017 Free Entry / Free Parking / Disabled Access / Families Welcome

Opening hours: Thursday 11th May 2pm – 10pm. Preview at 6.30pm with complimentary drinks Friday 12th May 2pm – 10pm Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th May 11am – 6.30pm. Workshops and Activities

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Just a reminder that I will show at the London Art Biennale  

29th March - 2nd April 2017

find more details at here!

Hope to see you there

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Kind of Blue

90cm x 100cm Acrylic on linen 2016

A painting inspired by Miles Davis

The second of the two paintings which I will be sharing at the London Art Biennale 

http://www.londonbiennale.co.uk

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Blue in Green

90cm x 100cm Acrylic on linen 2016

One of the two paintings that I will showing at the London Art Biennale!

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Q&A

Kjell on Anselm Kiefer

After visiting the “Walhalla” exhibition at the White Cube, London

Kiefer’s artistic language I feel I can understand. I don’t always have to study his pieces in detail. It is more like I catch the “atmosphere”. I don’t know for sure if my ideas are the same as the artist had. That doesn’t matter, I surely get some ideas! My favourite piece at this exhibition was an installation - Arsenal, a store room with shelves from floor to ceiling, with drawers some half opened and some items, oldish children’s playthings and some books of lead, a lot of different things. Some curled labels were stuck on. The light in the room was weak and it was almost like dusty spiderweb was creeping out of the corners. It was a narrow room. I suppose nobody can leave that room without some thoughts… Enriching art it was!  I had an emotional reaction to the room - it is the impression that is important, not the intellectual, detailed exploration.

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Q&A

Kjell’s reaction to the recent political changes...

Is the recent political changes effecting your work in any way?

As most people I have big worries about the situation in the world. May goes to Washington as Chamberlain went to Berlin? And I absolutely don’t like it! Maybe this background is why Kiefer spoke so directly to me this time?  All of a sudden, anything seemed possible. I am concerned about what might happen if people do not speak up and act now, before too much damage is done.

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

SAVE THE DATE!

This spring I will showing a couple of paintings form my Jazz series at the London Art Biennale

29th March - 2nd April

I hope you can join me in all the excitement!

http://www.londonbiennale.co.uk

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

I’m happy to announce that my work is now available on Rise Art!

You can find my profile here

http://www.riseart.com/artist/kjell-folkvord

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

“A Hard Rain’s A-gunna Fall” 

Acrylic on linen

– Inspired by Bob Dylan

This weekend the Wimbledon Art Studios Opens Studios Exhibit will be open between 11am – 6:30pm. If you’re in London then why not come by for some tantalising viewing! There will also be workshops and activities drop by and get involved!

For more information : http://www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk/open-studios/

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

COPs

[kjellfolkvordart-blog]

Q&A

Kjell talking about his Symphony series

Q. Kjell, what drove you to create paintings inspired by Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies?

A.  When I realised that I could convert audio inspiration into my painting work, I thought of "painting" a couple of my favorite symphonies. Years went by until I felt ready for this project. And then I decided to make one painting for each of the Nine Symphonies.