Nils Erik Gjerdevik & Claus Carstensen

NILS ERIK GJERDEVIK

1962 - 2016, born in Oslo, NO
Lived and worked in Copenhagen, DK

The artistic practise of the Danish/Norwegian artist Nils Erik Gjerdevik consisted of painting and ceramic sculptures, as well as individual works on paper. Gjerdevik is known for his non-figurative paintings that challenge 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.