FREDRIK SODERBERG – I STEPPED INTO AN AVALANCHE
2019-02-11Söderberg is well known for his intimate and monumental drawings and watercolor paintings on paper; meticulously executed figurative works referencing art history, philosophy and literature, and flowing atmospheric abstractions imbuing spirituality and existential queries. The new abstract paintings in this exhibition are executed with oil paints on canvas, composed from geometrical figures in a subdued palette contrasted with saturated brighter elements. Built slowly layer by layer, they have obtained an intense presence and ethereal sacred beauty, but also a lingering melancholy.
I stepped into an avalanche, it covered up my soul
Leonard Cohen, 1971
Opposite – Den sanna knuten, 2019
Exhibition runs through to March 2nd, 2019
Galleri Riis
Arbins gate 7
NO-0253 Oslo
Norway
