Marie-Louise Ekman
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Signed MLDGB and dated 1989. Gouache on silk 28.5 x 38.5 cm.
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Marie-Louise Ekman is without doubt one of the most unique artists in Swedish contemporary art. The consistency of her expression is remarkable, with a distinctive language that is unmistakably her own.
Marie-Louise Ekman's art is timeless and constantly relevant. She is an influential and style-forming artist who likes to portray everyday environments, but does not hesitate to mix the absurd and surreal into the picture. She moves effortlessly across borders and likes to use art historical references and mix them with her personal, popular culture elements.
In a series of paintings, Olle Baertling's compositions have been used as a background in each picture. In this painting, a relative of Kajsa Anka (or a similar Walt Disney character) appears and sits at the table in front of a terrified wiener.
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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 She travels unhindered over artistic buondaries and often ustilises art historical references, incorporating them with pop-culture references.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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