About
The artistic practise of the Danish/Norwegian artist Nils Erik Gjerdevik (1962 – 2016) consisted of painting and ceramic sculptures, as well as individual works on paper. Nils Erik Gjerdevik was well known for his non-figurative paintings that challenge all the set rules and conventions of painting as a genre. He always confronted our idea of how a painting should be presented through his use of peculiar formats, alternative colours and composition rarely built around the classical notion of harmony. His paintings tend toward a more double-edged expression where seemingly divergent ideas and movement meet and become one and the same image. This practice applies to his drawings and his ceramic sculpture work as well.
Biography
NILS ERIK GJERDEVIK
1962, Oslo, Norway - 2016, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Lived and worked in Copenhagen, Denmark
EDUCATION
1984-85 Academy of Fine Art, Prague, CZ
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Press & Books
BOOKS:
- Gjerdevik, 2012
- Gjerdevik & Museet Holmen - papirarbejde & skulptur, 2011
- X rummet - Nils Erik Gjerdevik, 2010
- Gjerdevik - Drawing, Painting & Sculpture, 2008
- Nils Erik Gjerdevik, 2008
- Nils Erik Gjerdevik - Field's, 2004
- Paintings, drawings etc. · Nils Erik Gjerdevik, 2000
- Nils Erik Gjerdevik 1, 1998
- Nils Erik Gjerdevik paintings 1996
- Nils Erik Gjerdevik - Bronze 1991-92
PRESS:
Gallery Exhibitions
EXHIBITIONS AT NILS STÆRK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, CHRIS BURDEN, GARDAR EIDE EINARSSON, NILS ERIK GJERDEVIK, RICHARD HUGHES, DAVID RENGGLI, MATTHEW RONAY, ANDREAS SLOMINSKI, 2011
- SPENCER FINCH, MADS GAMDRUP, NILS ERIK GJERDEVIK AND JONE KVIE, 2011
- NILS ERIK GJERDEVIK AND CLAUS CARSTENSEN, 2010
- DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, 2009
- WORKS ON PAPER, 2009
- FOUR NEW BOOKS, 2008
