This is the twelfth article in in the series, where TCG Nordica every week introduce a famous Scandinavian artist’s life and work. Frida Hansen was born into a rich family in Stavanger, Norway, the 8th of March 1855. At a young age she was encouraged to study painting and drawing with well established artists, among them the painter […]
Björk | Always Moving Forward
This is the eleventh article in in the series, where TCG Nordica every week introduce a famous Scandinavian artist’s life and work. The Icelandic artist Björk has many titles: singer, musician, songwriter, composer, DJ, actress, music producer. In the 1980s she even released a fairy tale book with her own illustrations. But more than anything, her unique […]
Confucian Orthodoxy | Exhibition with Tao Fa
The 9th of May Nordica reopened its door after the long hibernation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. We opened with a festive exhibition of renowned Yunnan artist Tao Fa. Here you can see pictures of the opening and Tao Fa’s art, read his own reflections on his art – enjoy! We will make the paintings […]
Carl Larsson | one of Sweden’s most well-loved artists through the ages
This is the tenth article in in the series, where TCG Nordica every week introduce a famous Scandinavian artist’s life and work. Carl Larsson was born in Gamla stan, the old quarter of Stockholm, on 28 May 1853. His family was poor, and Carl grew up in dismal circumstances. The only glimmer of hope was his strong […]
Nicolas Winding Refn | Of cash and creativity
This is the ninth article in in the series, where TCG Nordica every week introduce a famous Scandinavian artist’s life and work. Being born to parents both involved in filmmaking it is perhaps not surprising that Nicolas Winding Refn should end up making movies. Writing and directing your first full blown film at the age […]
Gustav Vigeland: An ode to life
This is the eighth article in in the series, where TCG Nordica every week introduce a famous Scandinavian artist’s life and work. If you visit Oslo, the capital of Norway, every guide will take you to the Vigeland park. As soon as the covid-19 has passed, you are very welcome! Here you will see the greatest collection […]
The wondrous world of Olafur Eliasson
This is the seventh essay in the series, where TCG Nordica every week introduce a famous Scandinavian artist’s life and work. Danish-Icelandic Olafur Eliasson is the first artist alive today whom we write about in this series, and his career is no finished yet. Actually, he is somewhat of an art rock star in the world today. […]
Drottningholm Palace
This is the sixth article in in the series, where TCG Nordica every week introduce a famous Scandinavian artist’s life and work. This week is a bit different though, as we don’t introduce an artist but a Swedish palace. Drottningholm Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was built in 17th century, which is […]
Karen Blixen: The Storyteller
This is the fifth article in in the series, where TCG Nordica every week introduce a famous Scandinavian artist’s life and work. Karen Blixen was born Karen Christentze Dinesen in 1885 into a landed upper-class family on the Rungstedlund Manor, Northern Zealand, Denmark. She grew up lacking nothing: She had multiple servants, her own horses, […]
Mathias Skeibrok, Norwegian sculptor 1851-1896
This is the fourth article in in the series, where TCG Nordica every week introduce a famous Scandinavian artist’s life and work. Mathias Skeibrok was born 1851 in Skeibrok, a small place in Lista in the south of Norway. He died in 1896, only 45 years old. His parents were poor farmers and he was the second out […]
