Johan Wahlstrom a Swedis born artist that lived in Spain is
the 5th generation of artist. Most of his work can be seen in
Austria.“I paint to keep myself insane. I paint anxiety to be calm. I paint war to have peace. I paint sadness to be happy. I paint the dark to be in the light. I paint death to be alive. I paint a story so that I don’t have to tell a story. “ His inspiration comes from Jean
Dubuffet, Paul Klee or Jean‐Michel Basquiat. Nothing fancy or literary elaborated, because this artist is from that category of artists that burn emotions while painting, so there is nothing left to be manipulated in words. I found his work over the internet and it really intrigued me because it pushed my feelings to the Balkan Expressionism , somehow.
Johan Wahlstrom, represented by Van Der Plas Gallery (NY) will travel to Linz/Austria to open the exhibition "House Of Lies" together with the Austrian artist Herbert Schager at Galerie Hofkabinet
Opening: Thursday September 4th, 19.00/7.00pm
Exhibition runs until September 26th.
“Johan Wahlstrom is spontaneously, emotionally and a story teller” Dr.phil. Maria‐Ilona Schellenberg Kunstpublizistin & Dozentin, Düsseldorf 2009
Opening: Thursday September 4th, 19.00/7.00pm
Exhibition runs until September 26th.
“Johan Wahlstrom is spontaneously, emotionally and a story teller” Dr.phil. Maria‐Ilona Schellenberg Kunstpublizistin & Dozentin, Düsseldorf 2009
ʺWe are drawn into a reality of
the mind playing with known and unknown images; cultural and
spiritual continuity with
disturbing distortions.ʺ Don Noyes‐More, Editor, Downton La Life
Magazine, Los Angeles, 2009
“In their simplicity they have a
primal feel to them,” “He brings the viewers’ attention
to the environment and how human destruction of Mother Earth at this speed will leave nothing for
future generations,” Sara Abrahim, Art Raw Gallery, New York, 2009
“Wahlstrom invite us to enter
into his world of reflections of life, with a touch od German expressionism, leading to a
contemporary context that leaves a recurring message about modernity and the roles that each and one
of us play within the social aspect of humanity” Will Yaya, Crisolart Gallery,
Barcelona, July 2011
ʺThe work of Johan Wahlstrom
delves deeply into the realm of human emotion and speaks directly and powerfully to our feelings
and emotions. His work that has been displayed throughout the world omes to New York City at a most
auspicious time. During this week of great upheaval, few artists can express the raw emotion of loss,
turmoil and redemption as lyrically as Johan Wahlstrom” StephenAndrus, New York, November 2012
“It’s Boring to Die – Johan Wahlstrom evokes through his paintings, one should appreciate all emotion, because dying is certainly boring. As I walked through the show once again, the work of Johan Wahlstrom’s faces and strategically placed hands became familiar old friends. Some figures were floating, as in Chagall’s work and some, reminded me of Munch’s The Scream. The blues and explosions of red become meshed into a field of emotions that on closer inspection tells a myriad of different stories, like the art goers at the reception. Conversations were revealed and reveled in.” Olga Turchini, New York, September 2013
House Of Lies Part 2 by Johan Wahlstrom
100x100cm
Selected Solo and Duo Exhibitions
Gallery Ronnqvist&Ronnqvist,
Malmo, Sweden, 2014
Gallery Hofkabinett, Linz,
Austria, 2014 (with Herbert Schager)
Van Der Plas Gallery, (New York,
NY) 2013
SO Stockholm Gallery, (Stockholm,
Sweden) 2013
Espacio Tres Gallery, Malaga,
Spain) 2013
Gallery New World Stages (New
York, NY) 2013
Liebe Glaube Hoffnung (Bonn,
Germany) 2013
Gallery Colorida (Lisbon, Portugal)
2012
Gallery Miva, (Malmoe, Sweden)
2012
Temporary Gallery (Berlin,
Germany) 2012
Alamos 38 (Malaga, Spain), 2012
Crisolart Gallery (New York, NY), 2012
Galerie Quint‐Essences
(Neuchatel, Switzerland), 2011
Crisolart Gallery (Barcelona,
Spain) 2011
Galeria Henarte (Malaga, Spain)
2011
Gallery Kocks (Stockholm, Sweden)
2011
Henarte Gallery (Malaga, Spain)
2010
Gallery 21 (Stockholm, Sweden)
2010
Le Petit Atelier (LLeida, Spain)
2010
Strandgalleriet (Stockholm,
Sweden) 2009
Gallery Espacio Tres, (Malaga,
Spain), 2009
Infusion Gallery (Los Angeles,
CA) 2008
Gallery Raco 98 (Majorca, Spain)
2008
Gallery Espacio Tres (Malaga,
Spain) 2008
Gallery Studio 14 (Stockholm,
Sweden) 2007
Crisolart Gallery (Barcelona,
Spain) 2007 (with Niels Jensen)
Gallery Raco 98, (Soller/Majorca,
Spain) 2007 (with Niels Jensen)
Gallery Espacio Tres (Malaga,
Spain) 2007 (with Niels Jensen)
Gallery Club Del Mar (Puerto
Banus, Spain) 2007 (with Natalia Koreshkova‐Pietch)
Alternative Art Space (Boston,
MA) 2009, (with Fernando De Oliviera)
Gallery Patrice Vuillard (Berlin,
Germany) 2009 ( with Ghass Rouzkhos)
Gallery Studio 14 (Stockholm,
Sweden) 2006
Upcoming Solo exhibitions
2014‐2015
Cape Town/South Africa, Moscow/Russia,
New York/USA, Venice/Italy, Rome/Italy,
Stockholm/Sweden, Kotor/Montegro
Selected Group Exhibitions
West Bank Gallery Nottinghill,
(London, UK), 2014
Van Der Plas Gallery, (New York,
USA), 2014
Fridge Art Fair (New York, USA)
2014
EX, Musem Exhibition,
Malaga/Spain 2014
Human Rights, Museum exhibition,
(Rovereto/Italy) 2014
Art Of Angel, Candid Arts Trust
Gallery, (London, UK) 2013
Gallery Different “Faces”,
(London, UK) 2013
Immigrants/Human Rights, Museum
exhibition, (Rovereto/Italy) 2013
Fridge Art Fair (New York &
Miami, USA) 2013
Seven Deadly Sins “Lust”,
Monastery Francescani Museum (Lecce/Italy) 2013 Garage Milano (Milan,
Italy) 2013
Candid Arts Trust Gallery, (London, UK) 2013
Museu D`Historia (Girona, Spain)
2013
Multiverso (Fiorentina, Italy)
2013
Gallery EAGL (Berlin, Germany)
2013
Conde Rodrigo (Ciudad Rodrigo,
Spain) 2013
Gallery New World Stages (New
York, NY) 2013
Gallery Different, (London,UK)
2012
Chianciano Art Museum
(Chianciano, Italy) 2010
“ The Peace Project” (Touring exhibition,
2010
Gallery 9 (Culver City, CA), 2010
Meridian Gallery (San Francisco,
CA) 2010
Gallery Max Lang (New York, NY)
2010
Arte Marbella festival (Marbella, Spain) 2009
Opera Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)
2009
Art Raw Gallery (New York, NY)
2009
Gallery 212 (Costa Mesa, CA, USA)
2009
Pillars of Art (Berlin,Germany)
2009
Liberal Democrats Party Congress
Hall, “ 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Peace, Love,
Liberte” (Berlin, Germany) 2009
Gallery Henarte, “Death Penalty
Installation” (Malaga, Spain) 2009
DeArte Art Fair (Madrid, Spain)
2008
Opera Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)
2008
Puro International Art Fair
(Vigo, Spain) 2007
Sweden in Spain at Torremolinos
Convention Center, Spain, 2006
Galleri Gummeson (Stockholm,
Sweden) 2006
Caledan Gallery (Boston,MA) 2006
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