FREDRIK NIELSEN
Sweden​

Trained as a glassblower, Fredrik is approaching his material and the traditions
around it in his very own way. His raw expression influenced by graffiti,
music and pop culture is pushing our perception of glass into new directions
Nielsen considers his technique and choice of material as his artistic
framework. Within this framework he is exploring and searching for new
expressions resulting in glass objects weighty yet spontaneous, his
creations carry marks, almost scars, that are inflicted during their making.
What may appear rough and unfinished remain as part of the final piece.
Of central interest in Fredrik Nielsen’s artistic practice is the body. The bodily
aspects of creating his pieces, the heavy material and hot studio, has turned
his process into a competition between himself and the artworks he creates.
“I want the physical effort to be so big that I am creating a work that is
competing with my own body. Everything that reaches this stadium of
competition becomes important, then I have created a volume that is looking
for the limits of body and mass.”
Fredrik Nielsen (b. 1977) have attended both Orrefors Glass School, Sweden and Pilchuck Glass School, USA as well as the Royal Institute of Art, Sweden.

Recent exhibitions include Corning Museum of Glass, NYC, Vessel Gallery, London,
Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg and Millesqärden, Stockholm. Nielsen is represented inpublic collections worldwide, such as Nationalmuseum, Sweden, Corning Museum of Glass, USA, Ariana Museum, Switzerland, Tore G Wäenstams Stiftelse, Sweden as well as in private collections in Sweden, Finland and USA.

Honored to have this artist at RVNHUS thanks to a collaboration with Galleri Montan.