Marie-Louise Ekman
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'Fru Vennermans avsked i Malmö'
Signed and dated 1995 with dedication on the frame's verso. Gouache on silk in artist's frame 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
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The artist donated this artwork during the final show of the play 'Fru Vennermans avsked i Malmö'.
Compare it with the painting 'Det sovande fåret' signed and dated M.L De Geer Bergenstråhle in 1980.
'Fru Vennermans avsked i Malmö' was a comedy by Marie-Louise Ekman, which became a significant theater success in 1994-95. 225 sold-out shows were held at the Kulturhuset in Stockholm, followed by shows in Gothenburg, Malmö, Örebro, Helsinki, and London during 1994-1995. The roles were played by Gösta Ekman, Dan Ekborg, Kent Andersson, Lakke Magnusson, and Johannes Brost/Pontus Gustafsson. Directed by Marie-Louise and Gösta Ekman with music by Benny Andersson.
Artist
Marie-Louise Ekman is without a doubt one of Sweden's most eccentric artists. The consistency in her expression is striking, with a distinctive language that is unmistakably her own.
Ekman's artistry is timeless and continuously relevent. She is a leading and influential artist who often depicts everyday environments, but does not align herself with the absurdist and surrealist art forms. She travels unhindered over artistic buondaries and often ustilises art historical references, incorporating them with pop-culture references. Ekmans konstnärskap har i mycket präglats av hennes anarkistiska och klarsynta angrepp på normalitet som ständigt har manifesterats i en spännvidd som låtit henne ingå i kretsen kring den inflytelserika undergroundtidningen "Puss" och med separatutställningar på Galerie Aronowitsch.
When looking closer at her multifaceted artisty one discovers that she is a recycler. There is barely a motif that is not repeated in more than one context, not a figure that does not stir up déjà vu. One first encounters these elements in objects or paintins, then in movies, tv-seris and radio programmes. Although the media sources vary in theme and tone over the decades, Ekman continues to reference media through her art, and it is thanks to this that Ekman feels forever young.
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