Svein Koningen

Svein Koningen (1946-?) is an abstract expressionist painter born in Trondheim Norway, childhood in Amsterdam, education in Australia, lives and works in Bruges, Belgium.

Biography

Born to a Norwegian mother and Dutch father during the war whilst he was stationed in Olso, working with the Dutch underground.Koningen spent his childhood in Amsterdam where his introduction to art began with the Dutch masters at the Rijksmuseum. Koningen moved to Australia and studied art and industrial design in the 1960's.

Works

Koningen's work is abstract expressionist. The artist's inspiration comes through the process of painting his large canvases. Music plays an important role in the painting process transporting emotion into rhythm. Citation
last = Russu
first = Petru
title = Art in Australia
journal = World of Art, Sweden
url = http://koningen.net/pdf/world_of_art.pdf
pages = 24
date = October 2003
year = 2003

"I'm not afraid to explore and experiment with different tools to create texture on my canvas. I love the excitement of sweeping back thickly layered fresh paint and cutting into previous layers to reveal an extraordinary montage of fleeting colours, as though looking into the secret soul of the painting. While I may begin a painting with a vision of a certain colour or a specific theme, I never really know exactly what form the finished painting will take. I simply allow my instinct to guide my hands and draw inspiration from the creative process. My passions, the place I live in, the surrounding environment and my music are all external factors that influence my work."

cite web
last = Koningen
first = Svein
title = About Koningen
url=http://koningen.net/about.html
accessdate = 2007-09-20

See also

*Abstract expressionism

*Action painting

*Willem de Kooning

*Wassily Kandinsky

*Jackson Pollock

External links

* [http://koningen.net Svein Koningen Galleries]

* [http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/k/koningen Absolute Arts]

* [http://www.lynnewiltongallery.com/artists/ Lynne Wilton Gallery]

* [http://www.australianart.com.au/index.php?PHPSESSID=7f6c4a90835b739728928f7905b2be87 Australian Art]

* [http://www.emporiumgallery.com.au/HTMS/SveinKoningen.htm Emporium Gallery]

Further reading

* Citation
last = Pagnez
first = Andrea
title = Art Addiction: 100 Contemporary Artists, Global art in the Masters of Today series
url=http://www.worldofartmagazine.com/100ContemporaryArtists/100_cover70.htm
publisher = Manning Publishing Ltd UK
pages = 134-135
volume = 1
year = 2003
* Citation
last = Grauman Neander
first = Jan
title = First Person
newspaper = The Bulletin
url=http://koningen.net/pdf/first_person.pdf
pages = 91
date = September 1 2005
year = 2005
* Citation
last = Volcem
first = Stefaan
title = Kunstenaar Svein Koningen woont in Brugge
newspaper = Nieuwsblad
url=http://koningen.net/pdf/svein_nl.pdf
date = November 2005
year = 2005
* Citation
last = Chalk
first = Sarah Jane
title = Art of Living
newspaper = Noosa Style Magazine
url=http://koningen.net/pdf/the_art_of_living.pdf
pages = 10
year = 2004