Oil by knife

Today, I visited another art gallery, Galleri Fiskhuset, and the closest I could get to a fish was a bowl of liquorice fish on the table. The exhibition featured Mary Ahl Ljungström’s work, primarily oil paintings created with a palette knife. There were also some acrylic and pastel pieces. I observed a range of techniques and color palettes, but they didn’t quite match the quality of the opening on Saturday.

There were both linear and scenic motifs in the paintings. Many compositions featured a typical 3D perspective with the central point in the middle. However, I only liked two paintings because they were painted in oil with a brush. For instance, the artwork “11. Skugga” (oil on canvas) has a soft texture and light colors. The tree is facing the sunlight, casting a shadow on the wall.

Autumn hues in the motifs from “29. Central Park” illuminate a single wall in the gallery. In the painting “Solnedgång Manhattan,” the artist employs a split screen technique. The sunlight divides the motif, with the Empire State Building positioned to the right and other tall buildings to the left. This composition draws attention to individual buildings.

In ”13. Blåsväder”, the artist paints a movement. She shows how trees move in the storm. In the background, she amplifies the movement by waves hitting the coast. The difference in techniques and style doesn’t interest my curiosity. Since the last exhibition på Galleri Sjöhästen, it’s difficult to find equally good art.

The specific relevant content for this demand, if necessary, can be delimited with characters. Painting a forest fire once is sufficient for me. I don’t require it to be done again. Doing it more than once is unnecessary, and doing it three times is excessive. Using three different sets of colors further complicates the task. It’s perfectly acceptable to use just one set. I didn’t imply that it’s bad or not high-quality art. However, I do prefer strong colors, cubism or abstract paintings, and surrealistic art.

© Björn Blomqvist 2015-09-22