Siri Aurdal Explained
Siri Aurdal (born 20 October 1937 in Oslo) is a Norwegian painter, graphic designer, and sculptor.[1] She comes from an artistic family with parents textile artist Synnøve Anker Aurdal and painter Leon Aurdal. Ludvig Eikaas was her stepfather from 1959.
Although Aurdal is both a graphic designer and painter, her main field was sculpture and work with sculpture. She made her debut at the Høstutstillingen 1961 with a bust of Egil Eggen in brass. After that, she made a number of other busts of famous people, including Earle Hyman (1963) and Svend von Düring and Ludvig Eikaas (1965).[2]
In February 1969, she won a competition to decorate schools in Oslo, and in October 1972 presented the sculpture "Havbølger" at Trosterud skole. It was 12 × 6 m glass fibre tubes cut in wavy shapes which serves as a play sculpture for 100 children.
In 1979, she made a large relief in aluminium for Abelhaugen train station in Oslo.
Notable exhibitions
- 2016 Bølger i parken rekomponert, Vigelandsparken, Oslo
- 1980 Begrensninger dialog, at Vigelandsmuseet, Oslo.
- 1969 Omgivelser, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
- 1968 Galleri Kringla, Oslo
- 1966 Kunstforeningen, Oslo
Collaborative exhibitions
- 2016 Aurdal/Mugaas, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
- 1974 Tre generasjoner, Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo
Collaborative exhibitions
- 2017 The Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale : Mirrored[3]
- 2016 Inauguration of new space, Galleri Riis, Oslo
- 2015 Pop Etc.! Norsk popkunst 1964–1974, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Bærum, Norway.
- 2013 Hold stenhårdt fast på greia di, Kunsthall Oslo, Oslo
- 1979 The 15th Biennial, Antwerpen, Belgium
- 1973 Arkitektonisk miljø, Galleri F15, Moss
- 1972 Norsk skulptur, Nordjyllands Museum, Aalborg, Denmark
- 1972 Synspunkter, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
- 1971 Synpunkter, Arkiv för dekorativ konst, Lund, Sweden
- 1968 The Nordic Youth Biennial, Helsinki, Finland
- 1961–1963 Høstutstillingen, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Notes and References
- Web site: Carroll . Mary Ellen . 2018-06-27 . Siri Aurdal . 2024-03-06 . Artforum . en-US.
- Norsk kunstnerleksikon (snl.no): Siri Aurdal
- Web site: designboom . hollie smith I. . 2017-05-27 . the nordic pavilion at the venice biennale shows siri aurdal . 2024-03-06 . designboom architecture & design magazine . en.