Linnea Rygaard’s paintings consist of painterly spatialities and labyrinth-like compositions created with great contrasts, the effect of depth and where the scale is fluid. The paintings relate to architecture and the room itself is central.
Alexander Tallén has for several years created sculptures that bring to mind classic figurines. His views of the contemporary are presented in light-painted, clear and porcelain-glossy surfaces. A format and craft with several historical connections but where the motifs often reflect a superficial and searching contemporary person.
About the artists:
Linnea Rygaard (b. 1990) graduated Free Art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm in 2016 and has also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, USA. Her works have been shown at Tsukuba Museeum of Art, Japan, Waterville City Gallery, Liljevalchs and HILDE gallery in Los Angeles, among others. Linnea Rygaard has also worked with public art and her sculptures can be found in Jönköping (Magnus Ladulås place), Bollnäs (Bollnäs folk high school) and Bandhagen, Stockholm. She lives and works in Sandvik Ljusdal
Alexander Tallén (b.1988) graduated Konstfack line for glass and ceramics in 2015. He has participated in several exhibitions, including at Cecilia Hillström Gallery, Liljevalchs konsthall, Gothenburg Art Museum, Thielska Gallery and Eskilstuna Art Museum. His works have been purchased by, among others, the National Museum, the Röhs Museum, the Gothenburg Museum of Art, the Eskilstuna Museum of Art and the Norwegian Arts Council. He lives and works in Stockholm.
