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Drammen Art Association's exhibition, 2004

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Bård Brodersen Retrospective - Colorist in the field of action between construction and chaos
May 20 - September 25, 2005

The exhibition is a contribution to the celebration of the dissolution of the union in 1905. By showing Swedish and Norwegian art side by side, we want to help strengthen and further develop the good cultural relations between our two neighboring countries.

What is more natural, but also more challenging, than inviting one of Norway's leading glass artists to exhibit in the Solo Project in Nøstetangenrommet?

Hans Martin Øien's (b. 1964) sculptures make a special and highly original contribution to Norwegian contemporary art. As one of the few artists of his generation, he is a true sculptor. Although he can cast plaster, forge iron and cut stone, he works mainly in wood. He is a postmodern artist.

This group exhibition addresses various aspects that can be linked to the concept of organic. Organic is associated with organism, ie the living life that belongs to the animal and plant kingdom. The foreign dictionary emphasizes that the organism constitutes a coherent and living whole consisting of parts that are closely connected to each other. Art history confirms that motifs with an organic touch have been relevant at all times. It is therefore not surprising that today's artists can still be inspired to delve into such a theme. At its core, it can be about challenging oneself to find adequate solutions to the living and enigmatic life.

The artist Carroll Dunham (b. 1949) shows drawings in this exhibition. The selection is based on a review of his entire archive of drawings in small format. These drawings have a special place in his art - which also deals with painting, graphics and sculpture - since it is in them that the development of ideas, themes and design language is easiest to follow.

The Paterson Project is a large landscaped work of art consisting of 10 large paintings. Sverre Wyller (b. 1953) began working with them in 1992 and it took ten years to complete the work. This is because the artist decided to create a work that involved a commitment and patience. When he planned the series, he set up a set of rules that would guide the work. He was to make one Paterson picture towards the end of each of the following 9 years and they were all to have the same format, determined by the maximum dimensions of the elevator in his then studio building in the Tribeca district of New York.

The Los Angeles based artist Hirsch Perlman (b. 1960) works in several media, photography, video, sculpture and performance. For this exhibition, a group of his videos have been selected, which are shown as projections and seven photographs from recent years.

The colorful cavalcade of landscape images shows Gudbrand Mos' artistry and talent. The exhibition is retrospective and covers early works during his studies in Stuttgart and Berlin (1956-1963) and until his death in 1990.

Silver and metal artist Leif Stangebye-Nielsen works with corpus. That is, objects with enclosing shapes with functional openings, whether it is made as a vase, such as a jug, cups or bowls and bowls.

Jim Bengston's photographic work is very diverse. Jim Bengston (b. 1942) is originally American, but has lived in Norway since 1970 and had this country as a base for work.