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Tore Hogstvedt
Tore Hogstvedt was born on the 13th of October 1963 in the small village of Siljan in Norway. Within a short space of time this talented Norwegian artist has succeeded in capturing the attention of art lovers not only in Norway but also in Europe, Canada and the USA.
Hogstvedt love for painting started at a very young age, but due to a lack of guidance he was unable to develop his artistic abilities. Hogstvedt found the inspiration to rekindle his love for painting after he met the Norwegian wildlife artist Jan P. Bratsberg in 1995.It was him who gave Hogstvedt the motivation and guidance to take his passion for painting seriously.
His development and success emanates not only from his natural-born talent as an artist but also from his fascination for the light and colours in nature. This talented Norwegian artist, whose work has often been compared to the French impressionists Monèt, Sisley and Pisarro, is dedicated to capturing nature as he sees it. With humbleness and honesty Hogstvedt portrays the beauty that he sees manifested in nature. Since 1995, he has taken part in more than 100 exhibitions and more than 20 solo-exhibitions, in Norway, France, Canada and USA. Norwegian art dealers and collectors have recognised him as one of Norways’ most important contemporary artists. Tore Hogstvedt lives in Rælingen, Norway together with his wife and two sons.
" Hogstvedt has taken part in many exhibitions, also together with students of the famous painter Odd Nerdrum. I think he is different compared with the other students. It’s been a pleasure to follow his developments as a talented painter. His demand for a true and unique representation of nature has brought him out doors. Light and atmospheric impressions are the main elements in his paintings".
Jan P. Bratsberg, Norwegian painter, Oslo - 09
“All the sensuous landscapes of Tore Hogstvedt exude a shimmering northern light. In order to capture this light, the artist carefully observes the fields and riverbanks of his native Norwegian countryside. What fascinates him most in the quiet beauty of nature is its ability to change from one moment to the next. Using an Impressionist stroke, he shows a summer breeze passing by, leaving the leaves quivering and the lake no longer calm. Although Hogstvedt emphasizes the coolness of the dark-blue hills and the big patchy sky uncommon in his French predecessors, he is similarly interested in exploring the effect of daylight on different surfaces. While the sky may seem heavy with its grayness, for example, Hogstvedt sees its reflection in the river as a playful puzzle of many smaller lights. To him, nature is not a picturesque background of human activity, but the main object of our inspiration. In dedicating himself to it, Hogstvedt not only describes what it looks like, but lets us know how it feels to be there. By fully capturing the atmosphere of his surroundings, the artist shares with us his intimate experience”.
Sasha Vasilyuk ARTisSpectrum, New York - 06
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