Inlaga

by Jörgen Svensson

Artist Jörgen Svensson (Sverige, född 1958)

Alternate Title

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Date2017

MediumAcrylic on canvas

DimensionsBildmått: 145 × 115 cm Yttermått: 146,5 × 116,5 × 5,4 cm

ClassificationPaintings, Textile

Credit LinePurchase 2021 (Swedish Acquisitions 2021)

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberMOM/2021/317

CollectionsRecent Acquisitions, Svenska förvärv 2021

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkA graduate from the Valand Academy, Jörgen Svensson also has a BA in sociology. His interest in behavioural science is obvious in the extensive projects he pursued over many years – staged scenes that sparked series of events where people interacted, which penetrated the social fabric. The social element was something Svensson brought with him in 2008 when he grew tired of these massive projects and began increasingly to work on images, alone in his studio. His paintings are strongly impacted by Svensson’s background in an industrial town in Värmland, where textiles and crafts were important means of expression. In this picture, we see the pillars of society, representations of municipality, region, church and state. The method used is unique. Svensson has laboriously applied paint to cotton fabric using an injection needle. The procedure alludes to memories of some of his childhood friends in Värmland, who died from substance abuse.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Monogramsignatur i konstverkets nederkant: J.S

Works by the artist