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The artistic practice of the Danish/Norwegian artist Nils Erik Gjerdevik (1962 – 2016) consisted of painting and ceramic sculptures, as well as individual works on paper. Gjerdevik was well known...
The artistic practice of the Danish/Norwegian artist Nils Erik Gjerdevik (1962 – 2016) consisted of painting and ceramic sculptures, as well as individual works on paper. 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 colors, 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 the same image. This practice applies to his drawings and his ceramic sculpture work as well. The sculptures and paintings function as different yet closely related points of entry into Gjerdevik’s artistic thought and almost always come together as one expression when exhibited.
His focus and field of interest were what you could call the preconditions and potential of the non-figurative. His works almost take on the character of a survey of the diverse systems of abstractions in art history - the linear structures of constructivism, meandering arabesques of the art nouveau, the grid system of minimalism, the visual phenomenon of op art, as well as patterns and styles of pop art.
Nils Erik Gjerdevik (1962–2016) exhibited at art institutions including: Hospicio Cabañas, Instituto Cultural Cabañas – ICC, Guadalajara, Mexico; Kunstmuseum Brandts, Denmark; Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, USA; National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen. His works are found in public museum collections, including: PAMM – Pérez Art Museum Miami, USA; National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen; Bergen Kunstmuseum, Norway; Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden; the National Museum, Norway, and Kiel Kunstverein, Germany. Gjerdevik executed numerous public commissions and he was honoured with awards and distinctions for his exceptional contribution to the national and international art scene.