Frank Björklund
Frank Björklund | |
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 Frank Björklund at the Mollbrinks Gallery stand during the London Art Fair in 2024 | |
| Born | Frank Rune Benny Björklund 1960 (age 63–64) Vännäs, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Ålsta Graphic School |
| Known for | Surrealism |
| Style | Surrealist |
| Awards | Royal King, Carl XVI Gustaf Art Award 1987 |
| Website | frankbjorklund |
Frank Björklund (born 1960) is a Swedish surrealist painter, printmaker, and sculptor.[1]
Career
[edit]Björklund studied at a college in Härnösand (1976–79) and at the Ålsta Graphic School (1983–84).[2] He has participated in exhibitions since 1983. In 1987, he won the Royal King, Carl XVI Gustaf Art Award. Björklund's influences include Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, and René Magritte.[3] In 1997, he exhibited at the Liljewalchs Art Museum in Stockholm.[4] In 2007, he exhibited at Art on 99 (Sollefteå), Galleri Miva (Malmö), and Örebro Castle.[5] In 2013, he exhibited in Figure Variations at the Walter Wickiser Gallery (New York) and Ragarpers Gallery (Simrishamn).[6] His solo exhibitions include Art as Visual Sound Bites by Frank Björklund (Art and More Gallery, 2018), Surrealist master Frank Björklund (Mollbrinks Gallery, Kungshamn, 2024). and Frank Björklund – A Swedish surrealist master![7] (Mollbrinks Gallery, Uppsala, 2024).[8] Björklund has lived in the Stockholm area and later Ystad.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Björklund, Swedish 1960: Biography". mutualart.com. MutualArt. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Frank Björklund". Selected Exhibitions. 2013. p. 23.
- ^ "Frank Björklund". artsper.com. Artsper. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "417 verk genome juryns nälsöga" [417 works through the jury's eye]. Metro (in Swedish). Sweden. 30 January 1997.
- ^ Jonsén, Åsa (25 August 2007). "Ordlekar ochdubbeltydigheter som sätter fart på fantasin" [Puns and double entendres that spark the imagination]. NA (in Swedish). Sweden.
- ^ Jönson, Robert (21 March 2013). "Från Muminhuset Till Manhattan" [From Moominhouse to Manhattan]. Ystads Allehanda (in Swedish).
- ^ "Frank Björklund: A Swedish surrealist master!". mollbrinks.se (in Swedish). Mollbrinks Gallery. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Frank Björklund, Swedish, b. 1960: CV". artsy.net. Artsy. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Frank Björklund". frankbjorklund.se. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Moestedt, Camilla. "Franks talande bilder" [Frank's telling pictures]. Grodingekonstnären (in Swedish).
External links
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