Empty Frame

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EMPTYFRAME

Illustrasjonsserien “Iceberg Studies” tar utgangspunkt i isfjellets uendelige former og variasjoner. Noe som i utgangspunktet er så organisk, portretteres i denne serien utelukkende ved hjelp av digitale verktøy. I strenge komposisjoner hvor horisontlinjen alltid er på samme nivå og utformingen av motivene er meget stilisert. Dette skaper spennende kontraster mellom den fysiske og den digitale verden.

Serien ble født ut i fra en fascinasjon for isfjellets flyteegenskaper, med mesteparten av dets volum under vann samt de interessante formene som blir til mens vær, vind og sjø tærer seg gjennom. I verkene (Kanskje dette byttes ut med et annet ord for illustrasjon?) byttes fjellenes egenskaper ut. Formene taes fra hverandre og bygges sammen igjen på nytt eller av andre elementer. Lysets sesongfarger og det fulle fargespekteret brukes aktivt gjennom serien.

NÅR: Utstillingen varer fra 25.nov - 17.jan HVOR: Cafeteateret (Hollendergt. 8 Oslo)

EVENT:  Facebook event

Polisen et viktig tema for vår generasjon med mye motstridende informasjon og fakta. Men det vi vet er at isen smelter bort, brytes av, og danner isfjell i større grad nå enn tidligere. Om dagens globale oppvarming utelukkende er menneskeskapt er det fortsatt (noe) strid om, men i så tilfelle har også denne utstillingens tilblivelse – med dens kommentar til temaet – også vært tilvirkende til dette.

Promo video for #emptymixupframeII exhibition 22. oct @ cafeteatret, in Oslo. 

Check out this little video made by jonasbodtker Beats by fredfades

http://vimeo.com/109332544

Facebook event: facebook.com/events/572455859550068/

22.Oct, 2014 in Oslo.

"EMPTYMIXUPFRAME II"

WHEN: Wednesday 20 August at 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Cafeteateret ( Hollendergt. 8 Oslo)

Facebook event:https://www.facebook.com/events/1515907468641290/

Short bio of the artist:

Kjersti Johanne Barli is an artist and illustrator, based in Oslo. She’s 26 years old, born and raised in Verdal in the midst of Norway, and moved to Oslo five years ago to study illustration. This Emptyframe exhibition is her first solo exhibition after graduating from Oslo National Academy of the Arts, and the project is also going to be exhibited during the design event and exhibition Designblok in Prague in October.

About the exhibition: Three years ago, when she was at a Christmas party with some of her childhood friends in her hometown, Kjersti Johanne was confronted by a stranger who wanted to ask her a question. He wanted to know if it was because she was living in Oslo that she drank wine out of a wine glass. He thought that was a pretty abnormal thing to be doing at a party. By using sculpting and drawing Kjersti Johanne is telling stories about the Norwegian (and worldwide) phenomenon called “Bygdedyret”, translated: “The Rural Monster”. It is mostly common in rural landscapes, in small societies, hereby its name. Norway is famous for The Law of Jante, and one can say that The Rural Monster is The Law of Jante in practice. In small communities it is often important not to stand out from the crowd. You’re not to think you are any different or any better than anyone else. The Rural Monster function as a social mechanism ensuring that anyone who attempts to do so suffers negative consequences, such as being badmouthed, being mocked or to suffer social exclusion. It is a feeling of constantly being watched. With this project, Kjersti Johanne has tried to disarm The Rural Monster to herself and others by questioning the bitterness and jealousy in the lives we live. She brings it up for discussion, using her naive visual expression filled with humor. She documents and communicates a phenomenon in Norway, using her own “harmless” experiences on the matter as a starting point, which underlines the more serious undertones in the project.

The exhibition will be followed by Art Talks where we will have a chat with: - Kjersti Johanne ( Artist/illustrator ) - Jesse Jones ( Rapper ) - Schirin Zorriassateiny ( Dancer ) - Cici Henriksen ( Actor / festivalsjef “Spkrbox” ) - Meta Dia ( Musician )

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THANKS FOR ALL THE VOTES!! WE WON!!!! 

Christmas marked at Cafeteatret tomorrow from 5pm. Art from Emptyframe (paintings and prints from kr 200 upwards), books, music and more The bar is open and the atmosphere will be good! So you can get some nice gifts with no stress involved! Come on down to Cafeteateret Sunday. 15 of Dec at 5pm.