NEW YORK, NY, September 26, 2008
/24-7PressRelease/ -- The characters in Norwegian painter Ulf M's work are completely at home in their surreal environments. They have an apparent awe for the world around them and they inhabit the paintings as if inhabiting eternal dreamscapes. Influenced by eerie symbolist painter Edvard Munch and vocalist Edith Piaf, Ulf M has a penchant for intense colors and dramatic scenes. He often depicts quite moments, in which figures are meditatively alone or surrounded by intimate crowds. Yet the vibrancy of his colors and the attention Ulf M pays to lighting make intimacy seem glamorous. The folk tales and woodsy environments that defined Ulf M's childhood shape his work. His paintings have the epic quality of mythology and he often glorifies nature's attributes.
Awarded the Art Idol prize during Stamsund International Art Festival in 2004, Ulf M has recently enjoyed national success as an artist. His owns his own gallery in Stamsund and exhibits a permanent collection of his work.
Exhibition Dates: October 1, 2008 through October 21, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am - 6pm
Ulf M's work may be seen on
http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/Ulf_M.aspx
About Agora Gallery
Established in 1984, Agora Gallery is dedicated to the promotion of national and international contemporary artists. The Gallery caters to the taste and trends of the sophisticated New York art market and the Gallery's discerning worldwide collector base. The Gallery's wide client-base includes private collectors, art consultants, corporate art consultants, architects and interior designers as well as business, government, diplomatic and social VIPs. Agora Gallery offers the client an extraordinary opportunity to acquire some of the most carefully curated art in the contemporary, global art market.
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