Elli Hemberg
Illustration — Elli Hemberg Elin Elisabeth "Elli" Hemberg (13 November 1896 - 23 May 1994), was a Swedish abstract painter and sculptor. She is most famous for her architectural sculptures, which often feature three-dimensional visuals and elements of dynamic symmetry. Her work is featured in the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, as well as the Museum of Art in Kalmar, among other places.
Elli Hemberg
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- Full name
- Elin Elisabeth Hemberg.
- Born
- 1896. · Skövde stadsförsamling.
- Died
- 1994. · Adolf Fredriks parish.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Occupation
- artist and sculptor.
- Education
- Carl Wilhelmson Art School.
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Illustration — Elli Hemberg Elin Elisabeth "Elli" Hemberg (13 November 1896 - 23 May 1994), was a Swedish abstract painter and sculptor. She is most famous for her architectural sculptures, which often feature three-dimensional visuals and elements of dynamic symmetry. Her work is featured in the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, as well as the Museum of Art in Kalmar, among other places.
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Elli Hemberg (1896–1994) was a Swedish artist and sculptor. Born Elin Elisabeth Hemberg in Skövde stadsförsamling, the artist died in Adolf Fredriks parish. Elli Hemberg studied at Carl Wilhelmson Art School.
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Biography
Elli Hemberg was the daughter of the provost Johan Hemberg and his wife Signe Hedenius, an artist whose father was the notable Swedish Professor of medicine Per Hedenius. She grew up in the Swedish town of Skövde, and later attended Wilhelmsons School of Art (1918-1922), run by the painter Carl Wilhelmson. In September 1923, Hemberg married the Swedish physician Sven Erlandsson in Våmbs Church, outside Skövde. Over the following years, she undertook several study trips around Europe: Italy and Paris (1923), Vienna and Italy (1925), Paris (1929), Norway (1937), and Holland (1938).
Career
Career
• Illustration — 'Badande' (1978)
Early Paintings
Early Paintings
Hemberg's early work consisted primarily of portraits and landscapes. Her first major exhibition was as part of the 'November Exhibition' in 1922 at Liljevalch's Art Gallery in Stockholm. She then had her first solo exhibition at 'Galerie Moderne' (1942) in Stockholm. In the 1940s, she initiated a close collaboration with the avant-garde artist Otto Carlsund, who experimented with cubism, purism, and neoplasticism. The two displayed their work in 1947 at Konstnärshuset in Stockholm. During this period, Hemberg began transitioning towards a more abstract style, focusing on form and rhythm, which eventually led her to transition from painting to sculpture.
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• Illustration — 'The Orb' (1970) In the mid 1960s, Hemberg, together with Olle Bærtling and Karl Göte Bejemark, among others, were part of the art salon 'Samlaren', and considered at the forefront of Swedish sculptors. In the 1970s Hemberg began to achieve fame and acceptance in the art community, primarily through her sculptures, and she created a number of notable commissions for permanent public display, including: 'The Orb' (1970) for the National Archives of Sweden, 'Badande' (1978), displayed at the Museum of Sketches for Public Art in Lund, 'The Butterfly' (1980), displayed in Rålambshovsparken in Stockholm, 'Solkrets' (1989), displayed at Viktoria place in Skellefteå, and 'Three Leaves', displayed at Norrköping's Museum of Art. Hemberg's sculptures were often large architectural pieces in wood, glass, metal, or concrete. Her work was heavily influenced by Jay Hambidge and thus often featured elements of dynamic symmetry, as well as three-dimensional aspects. • Illustration — Egon Möller-Nielsen's ' Djurriksdag' in the foreground and Elli Hemberg's 'The Butterfly in the background. Today, many of her works are on display in the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, the Museum of Art in Kalmar, as well as Skövde Art Gallery, among other galleries, museums, and permanent public displays. • Illustration — 'Friendship between the people' (1986)
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- 3.Moderna Museet - Collection. sis.modernamuseet.se.
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- 5.Omkonst - Elli Hemberg och Jacob Dahlgren, Skövde konsthall. www.omkonst.se.
- 6.Elli Hemberg – Konstwebben.
- 7.Elli Hemberg Biography - Saunders Fine Art. www.saundersfineart.co.uk.
- 8.Den sköna logikens triumf. Svenska Dagbladet. 2002-11-01. 1101-2412.
- 9.Filmcentrum. filmcentrum.se.
- 10.Introduction Concrete Matters. Moderna Museet i Stockholm.
- 11.DK Eyewitness Travel Stockholm. 115. 2014.
- 12.Översikt. Elli Hemberg. 2016-09-22.
- 13.Zenitkultur. www.zenitkultur.com.
- 14.kommun, Skövde. Konstmuseet. www.skovde.se.
- 15.Lyft för kvinnors konst. Skaraborgs Allehanda.
- 16.Svensk skulptur i fokus på Mjellby Konstmuseum. Mynewsdesk.
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