Thursday, February 02, 2006

Eva Ryn Johannissen

I recently came across the works of Eva Ryn Johannissen. She is a Swedish contemporary artist who creates beautiful abstract paintings.

Here she discusses her Nordic Mythology collection:

"These abstract paintings were all, to some extent, inspired by the old Nordic mythology. Like all great mythologies (and all great art) the colourful sagas of my Nordic ancestors were an expression of man's constant struggle to make sense of the world and ourselves. In their imaginative interpretations of the beginning and the end of the world and the birth, life and death of the gods these ancient stories contain a wealth of wisdom. As a contemporary artist I'm interested in their timeless aspects. Amidst all the contemporary belief in our own superior thinking and the ever-escalating pace of scientific progress, these myths are a poignant reminder that deep down man himself remains the same: a creature with a possibility to do good, and a tragic tendency to cause death and destruction." Eva Ryn Johannissen


Check out all her amazing work at evaryn.com

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