STEN EKLUND, Moving object, wood, oil, motor. Executed 1967.
"Som ett ekorrhjul". 56 x 77 cm.
Visning: 24–27 september, kl 11–17 på Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm. Därefter finns verket på Bukowskis, Västberga Allé 3.
Function not tested. Minor wear.
Per Theander, Västergötland.
Galerie Bel’Art, Stockholm.
Private collection, Stockholm.
Galerie Bel’Art, Stockholm, 1997 (illustrated on the invitation card). Galerie Bel’Art, Stockholm, 2016.
Viewing of the items at Bukowskis, Berzelii Park 1 in Stockholm between 24th - 27th – September, opening hours 11 am - 5 pm. Collection takes place at Bukowskis, Västberga Allé 3, from September 30th.
Sten eklund, Swedish painter and ilustrator. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts between 1966-71. He is known for his work with the fictional 19th-century botanist J.M.G. Paléen and Kullahuset's Secrets, which features 53 hand-colored copper engravings with matching sculptures. The visual narrative is a peculiar art project. Early in his career, Eklund was fascinated with the incomprehensible devices and constructions which he painted on glass or canvas. In watercolor or gouache, he has, in the spirit of Duchamp, created strange battle scenes and other depictions populated by mechanical figures.
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