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Born 1958. Known for: Sculpture, "Mental companionship".
As the son of designers professor Signe Persson Melin and graphic artist Johan Melin, Truls Melin was surrounded constantly by artistic impression during his childhood. He studied at Malmö Art... Read full biography
As the son of designers professor Signe Persson Melin and graphic artist Johan Melin, Truls Melin was surrounded constantly by artistic impression during his childhood. He studied at Malmö Art College and the Academy of Art in Copenhagen, the city he still lives and works in. In the early 1990s... Read full biography
As the son of designers professor Signe Persson Melin and graphic artist Johan Melin, Truls Melin was surrounded constantly by artistic impression during his childhood. He studied at Malmö Art College and the Academy of Art in Copenhagen, the city he still lives and works in. In the early 1990s Melin was highly topical in the Swedish art scene. The first solo exhibition took place at Rooseum in Malmo in 1992 and the following year he represented Sweden in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice... Read full biography
As the son of designers professor Signe Persson Melin and graphic artist Johan Melin, Truls Melin was surrounded constantly by artistic impression during his childhood. He studied at Malmö Art College and the Academy of Art in Copenhagen, the city he still lives and works in. In the early 1990s Melin was highly topical in the Swedish art scene. The first solo exhibition took place at Rooseum in Malmo in 1992 and the following year he represented Sweden in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. At the same time, he received one of the West's most prestigious art prize, the German government Daad scholarship. All these events took place within a few years, the consequence was that Melin became ill and withdrew from public contexts. He... Read full biography
As the son of designers professor Signe Persson Melin and graphic artist Johan Melin, Truls Melin was surrounded constantly by artistic impression during his childhood. He studied at Malmö Art College and the Academy of Art in Copenhagen, the city he still lives and works in. In the early 1990s Melin was highly topical in the Swedish art scene. The first solo exhibition took place at Rooseum in Malmo in 1992 and the following year he represented Sweden in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. At the same time, he received one of the West's most prestigious art prize, the German government Daad scholarship. All these events took place within a few years, the consequence was that Melin became ill and withdrew from public contexts. He likes it better with less attention and prefers the tranquility that prevails in his own studio. In 2007... Read full biography
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As the son of designers professor Signe Persson Melin and graphic artist Johan Melin, Truls Melin was surrounded constantly by artistic impression during his childhood. He studied at Malmö Art College and the Academy of Art in Copenhagen, the city he still lives and works in.
In the early 1990s Melin was highly topical in the Swedish art scene. The first solo exhibition took place at Rooseum in Malmo in 1992 and the following year he represented Sweden in the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. At the same time, he received one of the West's most prestigious art prize, the German government Daad scholarship. All these events took place within a few years, the consequence was that Melin became ill and with...But wait, there's more...
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