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Per Olund - gay artist

Per Olund

ARTIST STATEMENT
Per Olund has never been comfortable to speak about himself as an
artist. When he does, he says: "I was room mate with a bank-robber for
half a year. Artist have a lot in common with these people - we often
end up as a mess on exclusive walls."
Per Olunds prime interest is the image as a language. "Grotesque
pictures which depicts lustfulness", wright Olle Bergqvist in a review.
The propelling motivation in his artistic endeavors is the enigma of
the male sexuality. He began to work digital in 2005. He combine
erotic, humour, horror and dazzling beauty.

BIOGRAPHY
Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1955. Currently lives on a farm with
animals 350 kilometers north of the capital city. In 1981 Per Olund
received a Bachelor of Arts from The Royal College of Fine Arts in
Stockholm. Per Olund is represented in a number of private collections
in Sweden and in the rest of Europe, in the USA, Indonesia and China.
He has had approximately fifteen solo exhibitions since 1982. Per is
honorable listed in the swedish artist lexicon "Konstnarslexikon". He
has made book -and magazine illustrations, designed CD-covers and
create scenography details for television productions. He has also
written articles in diverse subjects and has won a prestigious short
story prize.
Per Olund has co-operated with celebrities as the composer Anders
Hillborg and with the jewish, lesbian artist Madeleine Pyk and others.

Selected solo exhibitions:
1982, 1983, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2000 – Galleri h, Stockholm. 1985 –
Galleri PM, Stockholm. 1987 – Galler Boj, Stockholm. 1987 – Kavaletten,
Uppsala. 1989 – Bildgalleriet, Varberg. 1991 – Nationalgalleriet,
Stockholm. 1993 – Horbergssalen, Savsjo.