Kjell Engman
Kjell Engman (born June 3, 1946 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish artist , glass designer and musician . He has been designing utility and art glass objects for the Swedish glass manufacturer Kosta Boda since 1978 .
Life, education and work
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On June 3, 1946, Kjell Engman was born as the first son of the hairdresser Lennart Engman and his wife Märta. Education was difficult for him due to dyslexia and he concentrated on drawing, music and math.
After working for a time as a seller, Kjell Engman completed his training in 1973 at the Art Academy in Gothenburg and in the art school in Stockholm . During his studies he did a one-year internship at Kosta Boda and got to know Bertil Vallien during the semester on leave in Åfors . The managing director of Åfors Erik Rosén commissioned Engman with the design of a typical Swedish glass bowl. Engmans first object Rapsodi was a thick glass dish containing a Mitsommerstange shows and a dancing couple, working for more than 24 million Swedish kronor sold (equivalent to about 2.7 million euros).
Immediately after completing his studies, in 1978 he went to the glass manufacturer Kosta Boda as a glass designer. In 1981 he attended a class at the Pilchuck Art Center in Washington State . Kjell Engman designed utility glass and art glass objects for Kosta Boda in the Boda Glasbruk . His glass objects are characterized by strong colors and playful shapes. He often deals with the subject of water or chooses motifs from the animal and plant world. But brightly colored glass objects, masks and everyday objects such as musical instruments, shoes, clothes or bottles are also among his popular designs. In 2009 he set up his artistic studio in the Kosta Glasbruk .
In the last few decades he has staged extensive glass installations in unusual places, such as in power station caverns, in the old tobacco factory in Malmö or in a former shoe factory in Örebro . He designed windows and decorative objects made of colored glass for churches and public buildings.
Engman designed the glass cups for numerous competitions, such as for the Swedish edition of the dance show Let's dance or Stars on Ice . Engman has been designing the winners' trophy for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2008 , which is changed a little every year and provided with the lettering of the respective venue.
In addition to designing glass objects, Engman is also involved in sound installations. His father aroused his interest in music in his early years. He played in various rock bands and turned to jazz as a guest musician in the Wisperings Big Band in the late 1960s. He later composed electronic music with sophisticated sound and noise effects in his recording studio on Öland .
Today, Kjell Engman's glass objects can be found in numerous Swedish and international glass and art museums, including the Swedish Glass Museum in Växjö , the Swedish National Museum Stockholm , the Glass Museum in Ebeltoft , the Corning Museum of Glass and the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas .
Awards
- 1982: Swedish National Prize
- 1988: Emmaboda Culture Award
- 1992: Design Plus Award , Frankfurt fair Ambiente
Installations (selection)
- Oases in Örebro University, 2004
- Drommarnas Brun , Shanghai 2007
- Hässleholms Galleria , 2010
- Vakande Öga , Malmö 2010
- Nya Wermlands Tidning , Karlstad
- Andarnas Skepp , Vanersborg
Public contracts (selection)
- Kristvalla Church
- Ryhovssjukhus Jönköping , 1995
- Decoration of the Hotel Royal, Malmo
- Decoration of the Kosta Art Hotel, 2009
- Celebration of life , Konzerthaus Vara, 2011
- Glasbar, Helsingfors, Finland
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- KADEWE , 1996, 2005
- Water of Myth, Lund, 1997
- A Magic Dream , Örebro, 2001
- Frankfurt Fair , Frankfurt / M., 1994, 2002
- Sofa Art Fair, Chicago, USA, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003
- Stockholm Art Fair, 1989–1995, 1997, 2002, 2004,
- Spirit of Africa
- Motion
- Varbergs Fästning
- Chakra
- Catwalk in the tobacco factory, Malmö 2004
- Athens Cultural Center, 2007
- Corning Museum of Glass, 2007
- Helsinki Art Fair , Helsinki, 2008
- Arténim Art Fair , Nice, 2008
- Ekerums Konsthall, 2001-2013
- Angles City
- Vattenfalls bergrum , Stenungsund, 2013
Paintings (selection)
- On Wings of Music
- Raven feathers
- Passions
- Twins
- transformation
- Curious
- Angels and Demons
- From shadow to death
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kosta Boda Art Gallery. Retrieved January 3, 2018 .
- ^ Lorenzo Vigier: Fire & Sea: Scandinavian Glass, 1930-2000 . In: A Schiffer book for collectors . Schiffer, 2006, ISBN 978-0-7643-2449-9 , pp. 223 .
- ↑ kjellengman.com: Angels City, 2013, Stenungsund , accessed January 4, 2016
- ^ Kosta Boda Art Gallery. Accessed December 30, 2017 (English).
- ↑ FOCUS Online: Beyond the Oscars: What so everything is awarded . In: FOCUS Online . ( focus.de [accessed on January 5, 2018]).
literature
- Charlotte Sahl-Madsen, Sandra Blach: Myternas Vatten - Water of Myth: An installation of shape, sound and light by Kjell Engman , The Glasmuseum Ebeltoft (Ed.), Ebeltoft 1998, ISBN 87-89975-32-4 , 57 pp.
- Kjell Engman, Jonas Lindström, Erik Karlsson: Anteckningsbok "Collage" Kjell Engman , Kosta 2010, ISBN 9780086100580
Web links
- kjellengman.com: Homepage
- Smålands museum: Fenix wine glass , 1996
- Smålands museum: Bottle of Rio , 1996
- Museum Verket: permanent exhibition Kjell Engman
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engman, Kjell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish glass designer and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |