Calle Örnemark
Calle Olof Sigvard Örnemark (19 December 1933 – 4 August 2015) was a Swedish artist and sculptor from Jönköping Municipality, Sweden. He is particularly known for his large wooden sculptures, but he also made paintings and metal sculptures. His first large sculpture was Jätten Vist (the Vist the Giant), completed in 1969 and standing over 11 m high next to the European route E4, at Huskvarna.
Calle Örnemark
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- 1933 · Jönköpings Sofia church parish.
- Died
- 2015
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- Sweden
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- wood carver · painter · sculptor
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Born at Jönköpings Sofia church parish in 1933, died in 2015.
Calle Örnemark (1933–2015) was a Swedish wood carver, painter and sculptor.
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- 1.LIBRIS. Konst och experiment av Calle Örnemark. 1987.
- 2.Fäldt, Gabriella. Jätten Vist skapade Visingsö. Jnytt. 2006-11-03.
- 3.Maltell, Tommy. Jätten Vist. Per Brahegymnasiet website. Jönköping County. 2004.
- 4.Söderlund, Andreas. En gåva från himmelen - till Norge. Jnytt. 2008-04-24.
- 5.Sveriges Radio. Välkända konstverk rivna. 2007-01-11.
- 6.Sandbacka, Sara. Calles ballong har landat. Jnytt. 2008-10-20.
- 7.Mortensen, Martin. Fuktig dåp. NRK. 2008-09-27.
- 8.Borgersen, Merete Loftsgarden. Velkommen til Lille Jamaica. Fremover. 2008-09-28.
- 9.Hanssen, Ann-Kristin. Bodøværing "strandet" i Gratangen. Avisa Nordland/Fremover. 2008-09-18.
- 10.Calle Örnemark. Calle Örnemark website.
- 11.Skulptören Calle Örnemark död. folkbladet.nu.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Andersson, Stellan. Den fantastiske Calle Örnemark (The Fantastic Calle Örnemark). Rydheims Tryckeri. 1983. 91-7260-887-0.
- Borbas, Josef. Konst och experiment av Calle Örnemark : Art and experiment of Calle Örnemark = Kunst und Experiment von Calle Örnemark. Rydheims Tryckeri. 1987.
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