Olle Borg
dal 9/1/2008 al 9/1/2008
Segnalato da
9/1/2008
Olle Borg
Andrehn-Schiptjenko 2, Stockholm
The artist exhibits a series of eight new paintings in which his choice of colours and patterns leads into this very search for meaning. The patterns are based on complex series of numbers and are constructed of layers upon layers of colours copied from Humbrol's range of colours.
We are pleased to present Olle Borg’s fourth solo show at Andréhn-Schiptjenko. The opening will take place on Thursday, January 10 between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Since his debut in 1991, Olle Borg has slowly and methodically developed his own methods of painting. Through mathematics and choice of colour and material, a peculiar style of painting has emerged in the borderland between spirituality and science, intuition and logic.
A genuine human trait is the search for intention and meaning behind every action. We search for a pattern in things large and small, which helps us grasp the underlying meaning. If we do not find it, we create it in the shape of for example conspiracy theories and cosmological ideas.
At Andréhn-Shiptjenko, Olle Borg will exhibit a series of eight new paintings in which his choice of colours and patterns leads into this very search for meaning. The paintings describe the interpretation process and how we create meaning. In a way, the paintings may be elusive, as their narration describes our will to search for meaning.
The patterns are based on complex series of numbers and are constructed of layers upon layers of colours copied from Humbrol’s range of colours. A kind of ready-made colours, meant to represent real colours used for construction models, often in a military context.
Olle Borg’s intention is never to reduce through abstraction; instead he strives to attain complexity in his works. The spectator is to see the painting as an object, in which meaning arises in the meeting with the observer.
Olle Borg was born in 1960. In 1988, he graduated from The Royal University College of Fine arts in Stockholm, where he lives and works.
Andrehn-Schiptjenko 2
Hudiksvallsgatan 8 - Stockholm
Open Tuesday – Friday 11-18, Saturdays - Sundays 12-16
Free admission