Art: Henrik Olsson

The art of Swedish artist Henrik Olsson. Finnish and Swedish landscapes and more through his eyes...
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Art: Olle Baertling

"There is one Swedish artist who has made an entirely original contribution to the art of our time, comparable with the foremost masters of modern art history, and that is Olle Bærtling." - Gunnar Berefelt
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor emeritus of the History of Art at the University of Stockholm


Links:
Olle Bærtling - Bærtlingfoundation
Olle Bærtling - a modern classic at Moderna Museet (Stockholm Modern Museum) 6th of October - 6th of January

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Vintage Photos: N'Buda Funkshun

"A small selection of promotional photographs (early glamrock/discofunk bands and buggy eyed entertainers) from the 1970s uncovered in a Venice alleyway by one Mike Lee."
says uploader sonicexcess in LiveJournal Vintage Photographs.

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Art: Aubrey Beardsley

The english artist Aubrey Beardsley died in 1898 at the age of merely 25. Even though his life-span was cut short he managed to become both an influential artist as well as a controversial social figure. A short biography.

Artisticly he is mentioned as a part of and a great influence on the Art Nouveau (jugend) movement with conntections to the Pre-Rafaelites and the Aesthetic movement.


Lysistrata Defending the Acropolis

The influence on Beardsley from japanese and oriental art is clearly seen.

Beardsley works at Artspassion.

More works by Beardsley here.

Aubrey Beardsley in Wikipedia.

Illustration: Robert McGinnis

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