What the wall says - 80 x 80 - mixed media. Michael Grønlund

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1 What the wall says - 80 x 80 - mixed media 013 Michael Grønlund

2 Another brick of the wall - 80 x 80 - mixed media

3 Michael s universe A door is left ajar, and an intense deep-blue color with a Scandinavian bright shine is immersed over the dark velvet black-blue night skies of Southern France. Michael is the story teller who masters the capability to open his arms and unfold explosions of different colors on the large canvas and giving associations of our distant ancestors who in their caves told stories about hunting and victories. The painter himself explains that the wall is his inspiration which generates room for the pictorial expression of the major existential questions of our time. Michael often uses larges canvasses as the wall, but he also uses the delicate handmade paper, protected by glass, as a medium for his messages and impressions. He combines the child s naivistic aspects with the more refined and temperamental expression. Flushing colors in every brush, layer upon layer, sets the outline of the story. There is the horizon and the skies, and the ceiling is high! The space is the wall with the conglomeration of green, yellow, blue and red, mixing into new nuances and hazy contours. The colors melt

caves told stories about hunting and victories.

4 together as bodies embraced in a heated sensual dance. The human silhouettes, the bodies and the faces, slowly blurred and leaving an echo of dreams and hopes; perhaps it tells us to step back, to reflect, and to leave history behind us as an imprint - let the past be a stepping stone to a space where dreams can live. With Michael s unique eye for composition, the textual messages are dispersed in the paintings, thereby creating excitatory sketches of something that carries mystery and adventure in itself. The words are like mantras putting together chains of thought and associations to something bigger, giving us as viewers the possibility to write on our own mental walls. Perhaps the message that room for dreams and adventures and the possibility for the dreams to come true - should be ensured. Dreams and adventures in distant countries, wide open spaces and perspectives, but also the hope that we will be able to see the possibilities right here and right now. The message on the wall is: Seize the world, the world is in color Gitte Plambek og Poul Manniche

let the past be a stepping stone to a space where dreams can live.

5 I Oversete ét med væggen forandringer - 80 x mixed x 100 media - acrylic on canvas

6 Virkelig fiktion x acrylic on canvas

7 aper behind glas Left: Den søgende - Right: Klovnen - 40 x 40, acrylic on handmade paper

8 Ordentlig kaos - 80 x 90 - acrylic on canvas

9 Written about... Subsequently released excerpts of texts in their own way describes how viewers perceive my imagery, my colors and attitudes. Michael Grønlund s universe Michael has found his inner story teller. With his excellent skills for graphical composition and flair for colours his figurative expression has developed not only depth, but also a capaciousness that literally jumps from the canvas, inviting for a dance. Description of the colours in Michael s paintings is almost impossible how should you describe a pure colour, the existence of which you weren t aware of until now? A transition is in progress. Stories and tales about people and existential issues emerge, and Michael s artistic expression is taking a stance. Indeed, Michael has a lot on his mind, and he tickles the inner child s happy expectation to see more of the tales in his artistic expression. Gitte Plambek Art as a means of knowledge You ll find mystery and humanity abundantly in Michael Grønlund s paintings that precisely often have a similarly inscrutable human face hidden in the expressive layers of colours. A face, a body, sometimes the outline of an animal that bring something else and more to the painting than if Michael Grønlund had just worked in the abstract. In this way a dialogue is created between the layers of colours applied spontaneously, the dynamic and expressive tracks of the brush and the motifs that faintly appear from the sea of colours. It is not a dialogue you can reach by rational analysis, but a dialogue that requires your intuition to be understood. While there is no definitive interpretation of the paintings, there is so much more visual excitation as well as emotional challenge. The observer feels the fascination of these human forms that seem peculiarly familiar, and feelings of melancholy, powerlessness, sorrow, love and tenderness make themselves felt. Tom Jørgensen, art writer in the Danish newspaper Information

With his excellent skills for graphical composition and flair for colours his figurative expression has developed not only depth, but also a capaciousness that literally jumps from the canvas,

11 Xenias vidunderlige verden - 30 x 90 - acrylic on canvas XENIA

12 undo Del mundo - 30 x 90 - acrylic on canvas

13 I lysets skygge - 80 x 90 - acrylic on canvas

14 Som mænd vi flokkes x acrylic on canvas

15 I love working in large formats. It really gives the opportunity for grand gestures and big ideas. There is room for self-expression and to tell stories. Most often, I work in pairs. That way I can keep the process going and going. When one waits and dries, I work on the second and so on. ormates

There is room for self-expression and to tell stories.

16 The trick is to stop when the image is finished - and then keep your fingers away avandou

17 Mod hvem kæmper Rolf x acrylic on canvas

18 Kongernes række - 40 x 40 - acrylic on handmade paper rep

19 ublica Republica - 30 x 90 - acrylic on canvas

20 Udsnit af Totem - 30 x 90 - acrylic on canvas

21 Left: Den søgende - Right: På lur- 40 x 40, acrylic on handmade paper ore glas

22 tudio Here I work with the major formats. In this case, 180 x 180

23 Curriculum Vitae Born 1953 in Maribo. Denmark - Trained as a graphic artist at Academy of Free and Commercial Art. Drawing by Otto Frello and Hans Christian Rylander Selected separate shows: 2013 Albertslund Kunstforening - Restaurant Rudolf Mathis, Galleri Gykkenheim 2012 Bittes Galleri, Ribe - Restaurant Rudolf Mathis, Kerteminde 2011 Maison du Midi, Lorgues, Frankrig - Journee de L Art, Cereste, Frankrig 2010 Galleri Strandgade, Nexø - Kulturspinderiet, Silkeborg, Galleri Aa. Lund, Kerteminde Galleri Tinghuset, Fredensborg - Galleri Strandmark, Falsled Galleri Marta, Frederikshavn Helsinge Kulturhus - Maison du Midi, Lorgues, Frankrig Cereste International Art Festival, Cereste, Frankrig Næsseslottet, Holte Galleri Artcompaz, København - Galleri Ho, Viborg Birkelundgård, Albertslund - Galleri Pakhuset, Sæby D exception Galerie, Aix-en-Provence, Frankrig - Galleri Nybro, København Birkelundgård, Albertslund - Galleri Cobra, Charlottenlund Turebyholm Gods, Tureby. Selected Art societies: 2013 Rockwool - Albertslund Kunstforening - Regionshuset Vejle 2012 Bascon A/S - Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommunes Kunstforening, Kansas/KWINTET Kunstforening - Glostrup Kommune 2011 Kold College - Kunstforeningen Foyeren 2010 Nykredit - TV2 - COWI Fjernvarmens Hus, Grontmij/Carl Bro - Novartis Healthcare, Civiløkonomernes A-kasse - Rambøll A/S - Neurosearch Thrane og Thrane - Haldor Topsøe - Capgemini - Mortensen & Baierholm - Rudersdal Kommune - IP Team Lindpro A/S - Brock & Michelsen Instrumenter A/S GN Netcom - Sika AG - Oticon Sem Corp - Grant Thorpton - Europæiske Rejseforsikring Nunc - Dansk Tandlæge Forening - Svane Køkkenet BK Medical - Lyngby Kulturcenter - Kaas og Marksø Force Institutterne - J. Lauritsen - Niras, Kromann og Reumert - Hartmann - Albertslund Kunstforening Tipstjenesten - Dansk Magister Forening - Alfred Berg Europæiske Rejseforsikring - Dyrup - Nunc - Ingeniøren UniSys - Canon - Radiometer - J & B Entreprise - Tandlæge Forening - Mediehuset - Falkhuset - Thrane og Thrane Dagrofa - Sem Corp - Grant Thorpton - BankInvest - Nokia Microsoft - Lundbeck - Elektrolux. Selected group exhibitions: 2013 International Art Festival - Lions Club kunstudstilling - Den gamle smedje, København 2012 Galleri Weber, Svendborg - Galleri Gofs, Brønshøj - Helligåndshuset, København - International Art Festival 2011 Bittes Galleri, Ribe - Ulriksholm Slot, Kerteminde - Galerija Laiptai, Siauliai, Litauen - International Art Festival Fuga, Frederiksberg - Fussingø Slot, Randers - Tuse Næs Kunsthåndværk - Kunst for alle, København - Censureret Oslo Art Fair, Norge - Censureret - Hillerød Kunstdage, Copenhagen Art Fair - Censureret Strandgalleriet på stenbroen, København - Kunst for alle, Århus - Censureret Galerie Artmosphere, Vence, Frankrig - Malmø Kunstmesse, Sverige - Censureret - Galerie Le Caméléon, Antibes, Frankrig Lyngby Kulturcenter - Expo 06, Århus Galleri Art House, Esbjerg Primera open exhibition, Skotland. Decorations: UniSys - Nokia - Ejlskov Consulting - Civiløkonomernes A-kasse. Udstillet i: (Exhibited in) Danmark, Norge, Sverige, Frankrig, Litauen og Skotland. Study travel: Poggiacolle, San Gimignano, Italien, 2003 La Fosset, Le Lavandou, Frankrig, Havana og Trinidad, Cuba, 2013 Permanently present in: Galleri Gykkenheim, Kerteminde - Galleri Weber, Svendborg Strand Galleriet, Vejers - Sortekilde Kunst og Kulturcenter - Galleri Gofs, Brønshøj. See more at:

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