Vernissage: CAROLINA FALKHOLT • FLYKTIGA VÄTSKOR
Friday, 5th of April 18.00 - 21.00
HL Gallery. St. Eriksgatan 64 - Stockholm.
The exhibition runs through April 30. Open Mon - Fri 11:30 to 18:00, Sat 11:30 to 16:00.
Carolina Falkholt AKA Blue and Grafitta is one of Sweden's most famous graffiti artists. Recently she could be seen in Konstkampen on Swedish public service tv, and now she is coming to HL for a small solo show.
In February 2013 the artist created a large mural at Landvetter Airport. The place made her think about how painting - for her as practitioner, but also for the audience - could serve as an opportunity for escapism. The idea of creation might serve as escapism, just like a vacation trip to Thailand. This made her feel uncomfortable, but she could also not stop thinking about it.
Maybe she started to draw in order to escape reality and then proceeded to paint to get away from the small town she grew up in, later, from the small country of Sweden - and then back again.
The word escape, in the sense of flying, has a positive connotation, associated with freedom. The word fits well with other words like loud, fast, and easy. The word escape, in the sense of fleeing, instead has a negative connotation and is often used as a synonym to give up - to lose. But, sometimes you have to escape to save yourself.
The exhibition Fleeting Liquids continues the exploration of various aspects of flight. The method is a series of newly produced paintings, a lithograph and a performance at Culture Night Stockholm, April 20 (more about this later on).
You are all warmly welcome to the opening on Friday the 5:th of april! HL Gallery, St. Eriksgatan 64 - Stockholm. The exhibition runs through April 30. Open Mon - Fri 11:30 to 18:00, Sat 11:30 to 16:00.
