My art is travelling again to Taiwan. Finalist at the International art competition in Taipei.
Nature on Hold. Acrylic on canvas. 120X90 cm
New large scale Sculpture. Reflective Identity. 2.45 x 3.6 meter. Lasercut steel plate. 15mm. Collaboration with Johan Valor, former representative of Wetterling gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden. Now opening his own.
Up next: Turbine Art fair, Johannesburg.
Open studios, Easter 2019 Skärhamn Sweden
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Mural at cafe FIKA downtown Maputo, Mocambique
Working large scale with kids. Lilla Edet, Sweden
Turbine Art Fair Johannesburg.
My paintings and two sculptures at the Galerie Noko stand.
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Open studios Easter 2018. Skärhamn, Sweden
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Abstract Art project (skapande skola) with schoolkids at Uddareds skola in Lerum, Sweden
Art project (skapande skola) with schoolkids at Tösse skola in Åmål, Sweden. I have two more similar projects coming up first half of 2018.
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8-10 September. Sandton Convention centre
Stand 19, Galerie NOKO
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Group show at ArtEc Port Elizabeth Opening on 18July
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Auction Johannesburg 25-27 July
Three of my paintings at:
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Link to article in The Herald. PE
http://heraldlive.co.za/tag/johan-bloom/
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Ongoing exhibitions:
Gallerie Noko, Port Elizabeth
Absolut art gallery, Stellenbosch
SA Art Gallery, Hout bay, Capetown
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Nice article about my art. Full article at: www.10and5.com
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See you at JoburgArtfair, SouthAfrica!
Link:
https://artsouthafrica.com/220-news-articles-2013/2760-galerie-noko-johan-bloom-usen-obot.html
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You can also
Find me at the FESTIVAL GALLERY, Fringe exhibition
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Finishing off the ARTBIKE wall piece. Skärhamn, Sweden. Joint artpiece with Anna Berglund and Johan Eyssen
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Ambassador´s Footprint at Galerié Noko is coming to an end.
Like to see more?, Galerie´Noko being my representative in S.A. you will find my latest works there.
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See you at the Cape Town Art fair at the Galerié Noko stand!
Humankind and Contemporary Contemplation on Rainbow. Acrylic on canvas 170 x 250 cm
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"Our blue planet"
In this new series I explore our common ancestry in Scandinavia and Southern Africa. Similarities in indigenous art and early human visual expression are used as a bridge between past and present.
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As one of three project managers of ARTBIKE/FRIHJUL - Bikes as art, Art as bikes. It has been a fantastic and busy summer in Sweden!
Along a 5.5km cyclepath on the Island of Tjörn, westcoast of Sweden where many people go to spend their summers, we have put art and installations. Every Thursday evening there has been a happening, performance, music or theatre in the open.
11 artists from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Faroe islands. 9 public performances with music, dance, theatre and workshops.
Three managers right on track :-)
Local papers reveiev.
Concert with Celso Paco from Mozambique.
Theatre and music played on bikes!
Graffiti workshop.
Music in the open summer landscape!
CiRcle. Johan Bloom 2015
"In dense fairytale forest, orange markers, usually used for marking trees to cut down,
suddenly they come together and form a circle."
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LIVEPAINTING IN GRAHAMSTOWN SOUTAFRICA
Johanna Wicherek at the piano and me painting along behind the plastic panels!
See a video clip on youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YWBhBBJNbA
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Moving to Mandela country! Grahamstown, Eastern cape, South Africa.
In the land of UBUNTU (xhosaword for human-ness)I hope to find new colours and lines to fill my canvases with!
Seed of Ubuntu 1. Watercolur 115x 150cm
Seed of Ubuntu 1. Watercolur 115x 150cm
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Public art, working with children at Skärhamn school 2014
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Public art at Tjörn, Skärhamn Sweden. Bloom 2014
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Workshop at the Nordic Watercolour museum. The big draw august 2014
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Välkomna på Konstvandring i påsk! Atelje´n är öppen! Open studios 2014
Filmsnutt från min och andras ateljeer:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=konstvandringen&sm=3
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GP 4 mars 2014
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Art installation / Exhibition Brussels 3-4 march
EU Commission, H.O.P.E marine conference
Exhibition of the art piece "Havsverket/ Sea U later” of Artist Johan Bloom in the lobby area of the Charlemagne Building throughout the duration of the Conference.
Link: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine/hope-conference/artists-corner/index.htm
"We rush through life and our thoughtless
way of living creates a throw-away
society where we transform
beautiful areas into deposit of waste."
Johan Bloom
"Havsverket/ Sea U later” Charlemange building, Brussels With Swedish minister of environment; Lena Ek
Paintings exhibited in the lobby area:
"Seedcasing of thoughts" Watercolour 120x180cm
"Seedling of thoughts" Watercolour 120x180cm
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HOTEL SCANDIC OPALEN , GÖTEBORG
29/8 -6/10
VÄLKOMNA!
(Helgens välbesökta vernissage är till ända men titta gärna förbi)
Foto: Caroline Henriksson
Färgskalan i foaje´n stämmer otippat bra med mina målningar.
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THE BIG DRAW! GPS DRAW! När alla gått sin teckning runt Skärhamn och Akvarellmuseet, gjort en digital linje. Då skapades en nya gemnsam större bild! Spretig, sökande men färggran och intressant.
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HAVSVERKET på plats inför Västerhavsveckani Göteborg, Nordstan
