ムードを選ぶだけで、空間がそれに応えます。光は冷たさや温もりを帯び、空気の流れが変わり、その感情を宿した作品だけが暗闇の中から浮かび上がります。それ以外のすべては、影の中へと退いていくのです。
A Life in Color Born on July 20, 1900, in Gothenburg, Sweden, Ivan Ivarson lived a life that moved between the quiet corners of his home and the bright light of the Mediterranean. His early years were spent studying at Valands Painting School from 1922 to 1925 under Tor Bjurström. During this time, he resided in a family villa in Hagen, Långedrag. The colors he used later would become as much a part of his identity as the places he inha
bited. In 1927 and 1928, travel took him through France and Italy. These trips brought a change to his brushwork, as the light from the Mediterranean began to wash over his canvases. He found inspiration in the paintings of Pierre Bonnard. By 1929, he had moved to Helsingør, working in the studio of Carl Kylberg. His marriage to the artist Märta Taube in 1928 marked a period of deep productivity, with their son Per appearing in many of…