Maria Friberg

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Maria Friberg (born 16 May 1966) is a Swedish artist [1] known for her works revolving around themes of power, masculinity and man's relationship to nature. Her images depict ambiguous tableaus with isolated figures in provocative situations. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Friberg was born in Malmö, Sweden, to Monika Friberg and Roland Hylen. She has a sister, Lina Friberg. She was raised mainly by her mother, a hairdresser and potter, with help from her grandparents, in the south of Sweden.

Friberg studied art history at Gothenburg University in 1986. She then attended Bild & Form, Lunnevad, Sweden in 1987, Nordic Art School, Kokkola, Finland in 1988, Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm from 1989 to 1995; with a break in 1992 to Icelandic College of Art and Crafts (Icelandic : Myndlista og Handidaskoli) (now part of Iceland University of the Arts) in Reykjavik. [4]

Career

Friberg's earliest work was featured in a group exhibition titled Invasion in Millesgården, Stockholm in 1993[ citation needed ]. For the next several years, Friberg continued to participate in group exhibitions and a few solo exhibitions, mainly in Stockholm. Her first solo exhibition was in 1994, and she received her first public commission in 1996.[ citation needed ]

The art film "Driven" (1998) was co-created by Friberg with Monika Larsen Dennis, and features two bodies in a dance of both attraction and repulsion. [5] [6]

After more than a dozen solo exhibitions in the 2000s, Friberg's work has more recently incorporated painting, photography, [7] and videography. [8] Her work has been sold in many countries and exhibited in the U.K., France, and the U.S. [9] [10] [11] She has participated in hundreds of group exhibitions, and continues to hold solo exhibitions, including six in 2014[ citation needed ]. Friberg has also done three performances, in 1996, 1997, and 2001, and a number of public commissions.[ citation needed ]

Friberg's work has also illustrated books and other publications. [12]

Influences

Friberg names John Erik Franzen and Ann Edholm as her primary influences.[ citation needed ]

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  2. ↑ Scott, Lisa. "Walking in the air: Winter rooftop tours show off Stockholm in all its glory". Metro. 13 December 2012
  3. ↑ Lawrence, Sidney. "CAPITAL ROUNDUP". ArtNet.
  4. ↑ Maria Friberg 2014.
  5. ↑ Madestrand, Bo. "Driven". Stockholm School of Economics (HHS). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. ↑ Inselmann, Andrea (January 28, 2005). "Façade Projection: Maria Friberg". Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  7. ↑ Robinson, Walter. "ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH". ArtNet.
  8. ↑ Contemporary Visual Arts. Contemporary Visual Arts. 2000. p. 50.
  9. ↑ Contemporary. Contemporary Magazine. 2003. p. 31.
  10. ↑ Jenkins, Mark. "‘South African Voices’ perform in harmony at Washington Printmakers". Washington Post. January 10, 2014.
  11. ↑ Paglia, Michael. "A quartet of photo-based solos starts the season at Robischon". Westword, October 31, 2013.
  12. ↑ Daved Barry; Hans Hansen (30 April 2008). The SAGE Handbook of New Approaches in Management and Organization. SAGE Publications. pp. 59–. ISBN   978-1-4462-0407-8.
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