INSPIRATION FROM THE THEATER
“Painting large pictures is like creating a scene. I am inspired by the theater and its magical setting with red draperies and dusty velvet chairs. It's like stepping into another reality.” - Angelica Wiik
WELCOME TO THE EXHIBITION
ANGELICA WIIK
THE EXHIBITION "AUTUMN FLOWER" IS OPEN
NOV 11 - NOV 26 2022
It is with pride that we at Galleri Melefors can present and invite you to the exhibition "Autumn flower" by Angelica Wiik. We warmly welcome you to a bubbly event filled with delicious refreshments and snacks. Two wonderful days of mingling in the presence of the artist are offered:
FRIDAY 11 NOV at 16:00 - 20:00
SATURDAY 12 NOV at 11:00 - 15:00
THE LIVING CITY, FEMALE SENSUALISM & JAZZ MUSIC
WELCOME TO THE "AUTUMN FLOWER" EXHIBITION
As one of Sweden's most prominent contemporary exhibiting artists, Angelica Wiik is loved for her colorful and expressive views of the city's life with people, animals, and musical elements. The motifs radiate a feminine sensualism, sparkling playfulness and joie de vivre.
“Painting has really gained momentum before this exhibition. It is like a time travel for me through the last year's life and work. The collection is a tribute to the vibrant colors of autumn and the rest when the old is covered by snow. Like an autumn flower, painting has flourished in full splendour," says Wiik about the exhibition at Galleri Melefors. Above, the painting "Autumn" is shown, which is part of the collection.
ANGELICA WIIK
Angelica Wiik was born in 1960 in Stockholm and grew up in an artist family where mother Margot Öjemark (ceramist & cartoonist) was an important source of inspiration. Creating was natural from an early age and today Angelica Wiik is one of Sweden's most well-known contemporary artists. Since her debut in 1985, she has had a large number of exhibitions at both galleries and fairs around Sweden. Today, she divides her time between the studio in northern Hälsingland and an apartment in Stockholm. Angelica Wiik is loved for her colorful views of city life with people, animals, and musical elements with an emphasis on jazz. The motifs radiate female sensuality, sparkling playfulness, and joie de vivre. Filled with hidden details, the canvases invite the viewer on a journey of discovery.
The love of music is a recurring theme, especially jazz music, which runs like a red thread through the romantic painting. Angelica Wiik's pictures are like beautiful dreams, with musicians on the roofs and dogs in the windows. Together, everything forms a colorful world of seductive images that are often a little cheeky and fill the viewer with joie de vivre.
“I often listen to jazz music when I work and love to paint the more feminine instruments - saxophones, cellos, and violins. It is magical to paint their soft movements.” - Angelica Wiik
TRAVEL DEEP INTO THE PICTURES
"I want people to be able to travel deep into my pictures - look for a long time, discover all the small details and experience a magical world" - Angelica Wiik
A MYTHOLOGICAL WORLD OF ITS OWN
AN ODE TO THE PEOPLE, THE CITY & THE ANIMALS
The motifs are taken from a separate mythological world that permeates her artistic imagery. Angelica Wiik paints a romantic and intensely life-affirming world to which one is happy to return repeatedly.
Through Angelica's pictures a pronounced feminism shines through together with a deep love for people, urban landscapes, and animals. Her family includes the dogs Otis, Aramis and Olga – a stray dog from Thessaloniki in Greece that Angelica got to know through an animal rights organization.
THE CITY HOUSE BECOMES AN ADVENT CALENDAR
“I love looking at houses. When I wander around cities, I see the lone street musician in an alley and the houses become like peeping cupboards or advent calendars with doors that I want to open. You wonder what is going on inside.” - Angelica Wiik
ANGELICA WIIK'S PAINTINGS
Angelica's paintings are filled with lovely details all the way around the edge of the canvas. She creates them layer upon layer, layer by layer, one color at a time. When the light is on, the rays are reflected in the inset glitter and the effect is enhanced by the characteristic broken glass she attaches at the end. A fantastic life is given to the figures of the painting.
ANGELICA WIIK'S LITHOGRAPHS
Master printer Björn Lumphé (Lumphé Litografiska) prints Angelica Wiik's lithographs. The process takes a long time, where the artist and printer together build up the artwork one color at a time until the image is complete. Each color is printed separately and creates a deep and clear image with up to 14 layers of color. Finally, a hardened screen print with metallic glitter is added as a finish. Creating a lithograph is a real craft. Björn Lumphé has worked with the technique for over 20 years together with Sweden's most famous artists such as Madeleine Pyk, Ernst Billgren, Lennart Jirlow and Linn Fernström.
