Bygget

by K.G. Nilson

Artist K.G. Nilson (Sverige, född 1942)

Alternate Title

The Building Site

Date1972

MediumMålat trä, grus, målad plywood

Dimensions41 x 58 x 58 cm

ClassificationSculptures

Credit LinePurchase 1973

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberNMSK 2151

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkThe hexagonal building appears in many of K.G. Nilsson's works. Sometimes it stands on richly coloured maps of land or coastal regions. In The Building Site it is being built, but the basic shape appears to be completed. To K.G. Nilsson, the building, which resembles a church or a primitive hut, represents colonisation, conquering of land and civilisation. It also stands for the fundamental security and integrity of the individual. His work charts both familiar and unfamiliar territory. "My art is a personal comment on the experience of time and space: fears, hopes and modest wishes. A reduction and calibrating of the expressive means are the necessary tools." This is how K.G. Nilsson describes his works both from the 1970s and today.
Selected exhibition history Molnen mellan oss (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Magasin 3 (den 23 mars 2002 - den 16 juni 2002) Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall

Works by the artist