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1938 Stockholm, Sweden - 2018. Known for: Glass sculpture.
Bertil Vallien (b. 1938). He was born in 1938, in the small suburb of Sollentuna, to the north of Stockholm. After finishing elementary schooling, Bertil worked for a while as an apprentice in his... Read full biography
Bertil Vallien (b. 1938). He was born in 1938, in the small suburb of Sollentuna, to the north of Stockholm. After finishing elementary schooling, Bertil worked for a while as an apprentice in his father's decorating firm; until, one day, a need to express his artistic leaning found an outlet in... Read full biography
Bertil Vallien (b. 1938). He was born in 1938, in the small suburb of Sollentuna, to the north of Stockholm. After finishing elementary schooling, Bertil worked for a while as an apprentice in his father's decorating firm; until, one day, a need to express his artistic leaning found an outlet in covering the un-papered walls with drawings; when it was discovered that his figures showed through the wallpaper, he was sacked! Later, however, a schoolteacher, who also ran a business-school,... Read full biography
Bertil Vallien (b. 1938). He was born in 1938, in the small suburb of Sollentuna, to the north of Stockholm. After finishing elementary schooling, Bertil worked for a while as an apprentice in his father's decorating firm; until, one day, a need to express his artistic leaning found an outlet in covering the un-papered walls with drawings; when it was discovered that his figures showed through the wallpaper, he was sacked! Later, however, a schoolteacher, who also ran a business-school, encouraged him to attend for half a year; and then he went on to Borgarskolan Polytechnic, where he did a commercial course. At the same time he worked as a window-dresser; and also attended evening classes in Life Drawing at the Konstfack School of Arts,... Read full biography
Bertil Vallien (b. 1938). He was born in 1938, in the small suburb of Sollentuna, to the north of Stockholm. After finishing elementary schooling, Bertil worked for a while as an apprentice in his father's decorating firm; until, one day, a need to express his artistic leaning found an outlet in covering the un-papered walls with drawings; when it was discovered that his figures showed through the wallpaper, he was sacked! Later, however, a schoolteacher, who also ran a business-school, encouraged him to attend for half a year; and then he went on to Borgarskolan Polytechnic, where he did a commercial course. At the same time he worked as a window-dresser; and also attended evening classes in Life Drawing at the Konstfack School of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. In 1955, he was accepted by the Ceramics department at Konstfack for a two-year foundation cour... Read full biography
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Keywords (13)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Assemblage
- •Bronze
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Neon Light, Projected Light, Illumination
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
- •Steel, Stainless Steel
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950