Fredrik Wicklund Creates Monumental Pieces Reflecting Time, Experience and Feeling at Agora Gallery NYC. The monumental, multimedia pieces of Swedish artist Fredrik Wicklund have the imperturbable aspect of stone while maintaining a sense of modernity, reflecting our contemporary lives. This is what Wicklund is looking to achieve in his work: a sense of presence, time, and continuity with the past, along with an appreciation for visual harmony. Working with acrylics, gouache, ink and pastels, combined with sand and lacquer, Wicklund applies his mediums with a brush, spatula, knife or with his fingers. With these materials he creates layers on the canvas, reflecting the subconscious and invisible forces that move through our lives and shape our understanding of who we are. Balance is also of primary concern to Wicklund — not necessarily balance through geometric symmetry, but a balance of color and fading.
As a well-traveled artist, Wicklund incorporates various art and design elements from the Maldives, Nigeria, Kuwait, Finland, Malta and Romania into his pieces. Above all, he wants his work to reflect his own outlook on living in the flow and to alchemically capture the enigmatic processes that permeate through the universal human experience.
Featured artists:
Elemental Realms
Mando | Laura Carina Azcue | Marianne Quénéhervé | Irina Kassabova | Sandi Pillsbury | Galý | Lawrence D. Johnson | Alejandra Gutierrez | Alexine O'Fiel Stevens | Luis Guerrero | Elke Wree | Stefania Nesi | James LaVigne | Chantal Le Brun | Véronique Coen | Fredrik Wicklund |
About the Exhibition
An Exhibition to Rewrite Reality: Element Realms
Charcoal, papier-mâché, photography, oil, acrylics, and mixed media come together in the deconstructive abstractions of the collective artists featured in Elemental Realms. Humanesque forms are suggested in a range of definitions, from the realistically surreal to the ambiguously ethereal. The artists each push the envelope when it comes to texture and technique, using their aesthetic achievements to entice viewers into their unattainable realities. Masters at their crafts, these artists are able to redefine reality on their own terms.
About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.
