Swedish
Ceramic sculptures
Educated in ceramic art and sculpture at the famous art school, Capellagården, located on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea, Ms. Österlind had her big break-through about eight years ago at her very first exhibit in 2001 when she gained instant recognition for her sculptured women and ravens. Her sculptured women are luxuriant and radiate warmth and confidence. The forms are simple and elegant and serenade the joy of life; a woman lifting a small child up in the air, a woman reading a book, a woman sitting on the window sill kicking her legs or a woman just throwing her arms up in the air to express her happiness. The ravens express the typical curiosity of the species and they are executed in the same fashion as the women, round in form, expressing tremendous humor and yet so well thought through in the design process; each sculpture has its own personality.
Visit the Artist’s website at www.ateljeannika.se. Read about the other artists involved in this summer’s show, Absolut Art, at the Gallery by the River.