Fantastically successful! "Fictions" on view at the Nicholas Robinson Gallery is a perfectly delivered! I had high expectations considering Lars Elling just won an award in Oslo, Norway. I was drawn into each painting's deep nostalgic narrative characteristics. I could have one of these paintings in my bedroom and stare at it for hours without it becoming repetitive. Extremely emotional and dreamlike these paintings were almost portraits of a stranger's childhood memories. This makes sense since Elling took parts of the images from old magazines and family photos, but that's not to say they look anything like a collage. The canvases were large enough and quit satisfying in size and effect. There is nothing that bothers me more that a piece of art that is too small. The space of the gallery was abnormal which accented the work's visual curiosities. Elling makes his own paints. I don't think the show would have been so successful if he had used conventional oil paints instead of the poignant egg tempera mixes.
Well worth a trip before it closes. Originally it was set to close July 3rd, but it has been extended. Over half the collection sold in the first weeks. A must see!
Well worth a trip before it closes. Originally it was set to close July 3rd, but it has been extended. Over half the collection sold in the first weeks. A must see!
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