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1909 Halmstadt/Halland, Sweden - 1996. Known for: Sculpture.
Eric H Olson created something completely unique in the world with his three-dimensional glass and plexiglass sculptures, so-called "optochromies", and he is considered one of Sweden's most prominent... Read full biography
Eric H Olson created something completely unique in the world with his three-dimensional glass and plexiglass sculptures, so-called "optochromies", and he is considered one of Sweden's most prominent new constructivists, also through his oil paintings. Towards the end of the 1940s, Olson developed... Read full biography
Eric H Olson created something completely unique in the world with his three-dimensional glass and plexiglass sculptures, so-called "optochromies", and he is considered one of Sweden's most prominent new constructivists, also through his oil paintings. Towards the end of the 1940s, Olson developed a plane geometric painting in connection with contemporary international currents. It further led to his interest in art in public spaces and public commissions in collaboration with architects. His... Read full biography
Eric H Olson created something completely unique in the world with his three-dimensional glass and plexiglass sculptures, so-called "optochromies", and he is considered one of Sweden's most prominent new constructivists, also through his oil paintings. Towards the end of the 1940s, Olson developed a plane geometric painting in connection with contemporary international currents. It further led to his interest in art in public spaces and public commissions in collaboration with architects. His work further develops the constructivist legacy. Olson is one of the few Swedish artists who has had an international impact. He began painting traditional landscapes, but after a trip to Paris in 1937, Eric became one of the pioneers of... Read full biography
Eric H Olson created something completely unique in the world with his three-dimensional glass and plexiglass sculptures, so-called "optochromies", and he is considered one of Sweden's most prominent new constructivists, also through his oil paintings. Towards the end of the 1940s, Olson developed a plane geometric painting in connection with contemporary international currents. It further led to his interest in art in public spaces and public commissions in collaboration with architects. His work further develops the constructivist legacy. Olson is one of the few Swedish artists who has had an international impact. He began painting traditional landscapes, but after a trip to Paris in 1937, Eric became one of the pioneers of non-figurative painting. Eric married the artist Inger Ekdahl in 1944. After her education at Grünewald's painting school 1944–1946 (and a p... Read full biography
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Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface