The paintings by Örjan Wikström had a softness and an atmosphere to them which seemed to draw you into their rooms, as if you could melt into the scenes and experience that light for real, for yourself. I particularly liked this lithograph, excuse the phone camera pics:
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The artist talked to me about the difficulties in expressing what you want in a simple way and knowing when to stop, that fine line between "almost there" and overworked which I'm sure most people struggle with in their creative work.
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On the ground floor of the gallery there were two rooms - painted red - showing the work of Diana Andersson (who unfortunately doesn't have her own website, but you can do an image search online). Her exhibition mostly consisted of marble sculpture - a medium which I always find impressive.
You could easily see ancient influences, but there is something off - a well-coiffed girl has too many hair clips on, another woman has sewn-together lips and not too far from a madonna there is a sculpture of a dead rat. Several pieces were downright fun; this one, for instance. The title can be translated as "A person who very unfortunately is attacked by a demon" (Person som tyvärr, tyvärr blir angripen av en demon). Inner demons and existential angst aside, I like an attacking demon who can actually make me laugh.
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And now I'm back to writing that poem. Check out these artists, go to an exhibition, have some fun.