Henrik Aarrestad Uldalen Explained

Henrik Aarrestad Uldalen (born 1986 in South Korea, but raised in Asker Norway) is a Norwegian oil painter. Uldalen is a self-taught artist whose work includes classic figurative painting.[1] He paints people in oils and then pieces these images in impossible scenes such as climbing upside down spiral staircases, or falling from tilted buildings. His work has been described as photosurrealism.[2]

Although he uses a various range of models in his work, he states that they are all representations of himself and his state of mind. When he sets up the painting he tries to get the model to evoke the same emotions that he is going through at the moment. His works serve as a diary that records his different states of being from different moments in time.[3]

Paintguide

Uldalen and co-founders set-up Paintguide in January 2014.[4] The project started as a forum for artists from all over the world to share their favourite artworks and inspirations to the public, the project took form as a website, and Instagram. Following a highly successful takeover of the Paintguide account by Alex Kanevsky, Uldalen found himself inundated with requests for Paintguide takeovers from other like-minded, social media savvy artists.[5] Contributed by over 60 artists and painters, the Paintguide’s following grew exponentially, and currently stands over 329,000 followers.[6]

In November 2015, the Paintguide project took form as a pop-up exhibition at Unit London gallery. Showing over 60 artists from their Paintguide Instagram account, such as Jeremy Geddes, Jeremy Mann, Martin Wittfooth, Greg “Craola” Simkins and Dan Quintana.[7] Alongside the exhibition being set up, Uldalen set-up a Kickstarter campaign for the Paintguide book, showcasing the 60 first artists who took over the Instagram page,[8] displaying 5 of their favourite artworks. It was successfully funded on 28 November.[9]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.henrikaau.com/#!artist Uldalen, Henrik. Henrikaau.com. 2012. 27 Feb. 2013
  2. Ohanesian, Liz. “Weightless: The Paintings of Henrik Aarrestad Uldalen”. Hi-Fructose Magazine Vol. 24: 59.
  3. Web site: Carter. Felicity. The Dark Arts Of Henrik Uldalen. 2020-11-19. Forbes. en.
  4. Web site: About Us, paintguide. 23 Sept. 2016 . 2016-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160620042211/http://www.paintguide.info/about-us.html . 2016-06-20 . dead .
  5. A Painting Exhibition of 60 Artists from the @Paintguide instagram feed. FAD Magazine. 23 Sept. 2016 http://fadmagazine.com/2015/10/29/a-painting-exhibition-of-60-artists-from-the-paintguide-instagram-feed/
  6. @paintguide, Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/paintguide/. 23 Sept. 2016. https://www.instagram.com/paintguide/
  7. A Painting Exhibition of 60 Artists from the @Paintguide instagram feed. FAD Magazine. 23 Sept. 2016 http://fadmagazine.com/2015/10/29/a-painting-exhibition-of-60-artists-from-the-paintguide-instagram-feed/
  8. @paintguide, Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/paintguide/. 23 Sept. 2016. https://www.instagram.com/paintguide/
  9. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paintguide/paintguide/description The Paintguide Book, Kickstarter
  10. Web site: Labs . Studio Bergini-Tortuga . 2021-07-04 . Henrik Uldalen crafts granite inspired masterpiece in Aberdeen . 2024-03-15 . Nuart Aberdeen 2021 . en-GB.

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