| Artist Info |
| Name:
Bjorn
Rundquist |
| Town
of residence: Clarke
Island, Maine |
Brief
Bio:
Björn Runquist was born in Stockholm, Sweden, immigrated
to the U.S. when he was five and grew up outside of
New York City. He spent his high school years in France
before returning to the U.S. to attend Colgate University.
Upon completion of college he moved to London, England
where he received a Master's degree from Kings College,
U. of London. He returned to the U.S. four years later
and has made his home in Connecticut and, for the last
25 years, in Clark Island, ME. He is a self-taught painter
who has exhibited widely in galleries on the East Coast,
including the Caldbeck in Rockland, Maine, Bachelier-Cardonsky
in Kent, CT., the Connecticut Biennial at the Bruce
Museum in Greenwich, the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland
and the Allan Stone Gallery in New York City.
Runquist has shown widely on the East coast. His work
can be seen at the Masters Gallery in Camden, ME. Runquist’s
paintings are in numerous private and corporate collections,
including the Farnsworth Museum.
For more information, call 207-596-7423.
|
Website:
Samples
of his work can be seen on his website:
www.bjornrunquist.com
|
| Represented
by: Horton
Hayes Gallery in Charleston S.C.. and the Bachelier-Cardonsky
Gallery in Kent, CT. |
Artist's
Statement:
"This is a wimsical response
to the very first impression the rudder made on me. I liked
its obvious shore bird shape and didn't want to mess with
it too much. I also loved the existing textures of old paint
and old wood so I tried to keep it simple and while transforming
the rudder to something else retain the object's tie to
the ocean."
| Description of Art Work |
| Dimensions:
52"
x 51" |
| Medium
Used: Mixed
Media |
| Title:
"Shore
Bird" |
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