Stian Heimlund Skjæveland Explained

Stian Heimlund Skjæveland
Birth Date:	19 November 1973
Birth Place:	Norway
Nationality:	Norwegian
Known For:	Painting, drawing and sculpture
Movement:	Figurative art
Notable Works:	"Reflections of Ryfylke", Mayor`s office and "Roots of Ryfylke", Council chambers, municipality of Strand, Norway

Stian Heimlund Skjæveland (born November 19, 1973, in Stavanger) is a Norwegian representational painter and sculptor in the figurative tradition who also draws in black and white. He is inspired by the horizon, geometry and the tension between light and darkness (chiaroscuro).

Life and work

He has formal background from Kunstskolen i Bergen (The Art School in Bergen),^[1] Merkantilt Institutt (MI) i Bergen, and Tegne-og maleskolen i Bergen (Bergen Drawing and Painting School), Norway. After finishing formal education he independently studied the old masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer, Diego Velázquez, Goya and J. M. W. Turner.^[2] Within a Norwegian context the mystical landscape visions created by Lars Hertervig has been closely examined.^{[3] [4]} As a creator of pictorials Stian has performed for the last 20 years, and has been purchased by Mayor`s office and Council chambers municipality of Strand, Norway.^[5] The artist has in recent years simplified his paintings to achieve a more monumental expression.^[6] Stian Heimlund Skjæveland has his own gallery in a small former shipyard^[7] in Jørpeland Norway.^[8]

Exhibitions in Norway (selected),^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

• R-Open, Rogaland
• Lysefjord-Helleren, Lysefjorden
• Galleri Sagholmen, Jørpeland
• Ryfylke kulturfestival, Jørpeland
• Galleri Motvekt, Stavanger
• Dale's Galleri, Karmøy
• Galleri F12, Stavanger
• Galleri 1897, Kristiansand
• Ryfylkeutstillingen, Strand, Hjelmeland, Forsand, Suldal, Finnøy
• Spinneriet, Hjelmeland
• Focus, Stavanger
• Galleri OS, Sandnes
• Galleri Loyd, Oslo
• Galleri Skjæveland, Jørpeland

Work of embellishment

• The Museum of Archaeology, Stavanger, Norway^[14]
• Mayor's office, municipality of Strand, Norway^[15]
• Council chambers, municipality of Strand, Norway

Books

• The art book "Når Dagen Gryr", 1999 (Only in Norwegian)^[16]

External links

• Artist's webpage
• Gallery Skjæveland
• Store Norske Leksikon (only in Norwegian)
• Listen.no

Notes and References

1. http://www.kunstskolenibergen.no/1994_95.html Kunstskolen i Bergen
2. http://aftenbladet.no/fritid/bolig/article673301.ece Stavanger Aftenblad: Lys og mørke i Strand-kanten
3. http://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/utstilling/--Inspirerende-omgivelser-2895432.html Stavanger Aftenblad: Inspirerende omgivelser
4. http://www.kulturnett.no/kunstner_og_artister/kunstner_og_artister.jsp?id=T88653&pageid=5 Kulturnett
5. Strandbuen 5. august 2009: «Lokal kunst på ordførarkontoret»
6. http://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/utstilling/--Inspirerende-omgivelser-2895432.html Stavanger Aftenblad: Inspirerende omgivelser
7. http://aftenbladet.no/lokalt/article534315.ece Stavanger Aftenblad: Galleriet ved brygga
8. http://www.galleriskjæveland.no/ Galleri Skjæveland
9. http://www.listen.no/kunstner.php?name=Stian+Heimlund+Skj%E6veland Listen
10. http://www.kulturnett.no/kunstner_og_artister/kunstner_og_artister.jsp?id=T88653&pageid=5 Kulturnett
11. http://vimeo.com/26606447 Sommerutstillinga 2011, Spinneriet
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118132833/http://www.galleriloyd.com/utstillinger.htm Galleri Loyd f.o.m 01.11 - t.o.m. 03.12
13. http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/?service=redirect&sourceid=1519380 Oslopuls
14. The sculpture, "Mutant" was in the museum for 5 years.
15. Strandbuen 5. august 2009: «Lokal kunst på ordførarkontoret»
16. Stavanger Aftenblad, 7. oktober 1999, Strandbuen, 8. oktober 1999