BEAUTY: Painting--Lars Elling

I featured the work of handsome Norwegian artist Lars Elling back in 2011 (here) and he has since been busily producing more enigmatic, intriguing images.

Top to bottom: Brothers; Evolusjonsdrømmen; Nybyggerne; Preparantens-sønn-drømmer; Tableau-vivant; The Bribe; The Comfort of Strangers

http://www.larselling.no/

BEAUTY: Painting--Lars Elling

I have a crush on Norwegian artist Lars Elling. Not only is he a talented artist, he is also a playwright (and quite handsome as well)!

He creates marvelous, compelling, dream-like--sometimes nightmarish--scenes that blend a sense of nostalgia and memory with the psychological processes of the mind. His images are unique and absolutely fascinating: one wants to study the collision of time and place in each one to unlock the puzzling narrative on the canvas (at least this one does).

Top to bottom: Oppenheimer's Garden; Mother's Day; Initiation; Eclipse; Director's Cut; the artist at work in his studio.

Elling is represented in the U.S. by Nicholas Robinson Gallery and in Norway by Galleri Brandstrup.

http://www.larselling.no/