'Artist of the month'......December 2021
'Voice' of this month on Lost In Jewellery Magazine is artist
Tore Svensson
Tore Svensson, born in Alfta, Sweden 1948, is working in both jewellery and objects. The black bowls in chased iron are appreciated all over the world. Tore is graduated from Gothenburg, University School of Design and Craft in 1978. He was a lecture there himself from 1989 to 1996 and two years as professor at the Jewellery department. His work has found a place in private collection and museums in several countries. In 1999 he received the Bavarian State Price at the international Handwerk fair in Munich and
2012 the Herbert Hofmann Prize, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich.
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Bowls
"A smith who elects to chase a bowl in iron undertakes heavy, time-consuming work: its metal must be hammered thousands of times. In course of over three decades, I have sought a single simple form: the few bowls I make each year hardly vary in size and form from their predecessors. They derive their appearance from such lengthy work. Fired with linseed oil, their iron is black. A streak of gold on some bowls pierces this darkness. You shall not see them as things for material use, but holders for your thoughts."
Tore Svensson
2012 the Herbert Hofmann Prize, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich.
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Bowls
"A smith who elects to chase a bowl in iron undertakes heavy, time-consuming work: its metal must be hammered thousands of times. In course of over three decades, I have sought a single simple form: the few bowls I make each year hardly vary in size and form from their predecessors. They derive their appearance from such lengthy work. Fired with linseed oil, their iron is black. A streak of gold on some bowls pierces this darkness. You shall not see them as things for material use, but holders for your thoughts."
Tore Svensson
Artist Tore Svensson A“Bowl 239” Iron, gilt 8,5 x 17 cm 2017
"I have been working the past 20 years within the geometric field with my jewellery. The projects I work with often stretches over a long period of time. A new project emerges from an ongoing one. The beginning and the end of a project might be difficult to discern. The series consist of small displacements that change expressions and content. The material I mainly use is steel. It has different properties and qualities, which are suiting perfect to the results I’m looking for. The surface of my work is one of the most important parts of the final result. I try to reach these variations in surfaces by different techniques like etching, hammering and gilding. Recently I have tried to find a way back to my interest of painting and used a lot of colours in my jewellery.
The shapes I’m working with are reduced to the absolutely necessary and are inspired by my surroundings."
Tore Svensson
The shapes I’m working with are reduced to the absolutely necessary and are inspired by my surroundings."
Tore Svensson
“Bowl 232”
Iron, gilt
8,5 x 17 cm
2014
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Tore Svensson
Konstepidemin 6 A
413 14 Gothenburg
Sweden
mobile +46 (0)70 3230173
email: tore.konst@gmail.com
www.toresvensson.com
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1974-78 Gothenburg University, School of Design and Craft
1973-74 Västerbergs Art School, Gävle
Teaching
2006 Gotenburg University, Scool of Design and Craft
2002-2003 Gothenburg University, School of Design and Craft
1989-96 Gothenburg University, School of Design and Craft
Collections
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
National Museum, Stockholm , Sweden
Museé des Art Decoratif de Montreal, Canada
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Helen Williams Drutt Collection, USA
Contemporary Art Society, London, England
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Marzee Collection, Nijmegen, Nederland
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
Folk Crafts Museum, Hanzhou, China
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
Viktoria and Albert museum, London, England
Kolumba Art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany
Rian Design Museum, Falkenberg, Sweden
Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Swiss National Museum Zurich
Heide and Dr. Karl Bollmann Collection, Vienna
Solo exhibitions
2021 Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
2020 Hannah Gallery by Klimt, Barcelona, Spain
Gallery Anna H, Gothenburg, Sweden
Blå Huset, Gothenburg, Sweden
2019 Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent, Belgium
Båstad konstgalleri, Båstad, Sweden
2018 Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
2015 Gallery Jewelerswerk, Washington, USA
2014 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
Konsthallen Hishult, Hishult, Sweden
2013 Gallery Dam, Seoul, Korea
2012 Nutida Svenskt Silver, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 Gallery Jewelerswerk, Washington, USA
2010 Pont & Plas, Gent, Belgium
Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
Nutida Svenskt Silver, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Bohusgalleriet, Uddevalla, Sweden
Galleri Olsson-Uddenberg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Partille Konstförening, Partille, Sweden
2007 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm. Sweden
2006 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
Galleri Baccchus, Borås, Sweden
Stenasalen, Göteborgs konstmuseum, Sweden
2005 Nääs konsthantverk, Floda, Sweden
2004 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden
2003 Galerie Helene Poree, Paris, France
2003 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
2002 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
Galleri Moroten, Stockholm, Sweden
Konsthantverkshuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
2000 Teatergalleriet, Kalmar, Sweden
1999 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
Nutida Svenskt Silver, Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Helen Drutt, Philadelphia, USA
Galleri Hnoss, Gothenburg, Sweden
Galleri Rista, Umeå, Sweden
1997 Galleri Sintra, Gothenburg, Sweden
Galleri Rista, Umeå, Sweden
1995 Galleri Oijens, Gothenburg, Sweden
1992 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
1990 Galleri Rista, Umeå, Sweden
1988 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden
1987 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
1984 Metallum, Stockholm, Sweden
Group exhibitions ( selections )
2021 KGB, Galerie Noel Goyomerc´h, Montreal, Canada
Låma Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
KGB, Atta Gallery, Bangkok, Tailand
2020 ”Hope” Gallery Reverso, Lisbon, Portugal
”Slöjdvägar” Bodafors, Sweden
”Hus” Galleri Anna H, Gothenburg, Sweden
”Spotlight” Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent, Belgium
2019 ”Moonlike” Gallery SO, London
”21 gram” Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2018 ”ALLES RUND-Punkt Kreis Kugel” Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
„The Alchemical Egg“ HOW art Museum, Shanghai, China
“21 Gram” Hangzhou Arts and Crafts Museum, China
2017 ”Exempla” Munich, Germany
”Forged” Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
KGB, Gallerie Tereza Seabra, Lisbon, Portugal
”The Alchemical Egg” Hannah Gallery by Klimt, Barcelona, Spain
2016 ”Soul of a Bowl” Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
”Not Too Precious” National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Irland
2015 Body Alchemy - the Hangzhou Contemporary International Jewelry and Metal Art Triennial 2015
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, CHINA
”Schmuck 2015” Munich, Germany
”Silence Please” Galerie Noel Goyomerc´h, Montreal, Canada
”Black on Black” Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
”Not Too Precious” Rutin Craft Center, Denbigshire, Wales
KGB, Galerie Pont & Plas, Gent, Belgium
2014 Positionen des Gestaltens, Gallerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
KGB, Gallery Four, Gothenburg, Sweden
KGB, Gallerie Martina Dempf, Berlin, Germany
2013 ”Ferrous” Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco
KGB, Kim Buck Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
”From the Coolest Corner –Nordic Jewellery”
2012 ”Schmuck 2012” Munich, Germany
”Collecting” Estonian Museum of Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia
”Alla” Röhsska Museum Gothenburg, Sweden
”Under that cloud” Klimt02 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2011 ”Under that cloud” Gallery Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA
“Under that cloud” Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
“Swedish Contemporary Craft Art” Korea Foundation Cultural Center Gallery, Seoul, Korea
“International Metal Art” Modern Art center of the China Millennium Monument, Beijing, China
“Hnoss intended” Kulturhuset Borgen, Gislaved, Sweden
“The Ring” Hnoss Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
“The Ring” Estonian Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
2010 ”Hjältar” Mobila konsthallen, Stockholm ”Mycket snack och mycket verkstad” Krapperup Konsthall ”Ring” Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland
2009 Tingens talan i teoriernas tid” Form Design Center, Malmö
“Herinnerring” National Gallery, Kilkenny, Irland
Think Tanktakes on “Skill” Contemporary Applied Arts, London, England
“Challenging the Chatelaine” Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, USA
“Raising the Bar: Influential Voices in Metal”Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesbrough, England
“Crossing the Border” Fine Art Gallery Art Link, Seoul, Sydkorea
“Crossing the Border” Gallery Baum, Paju-s, Sydkorea
“Still Life” Galerie Handwerk, München, Tyskland
2008 "Herinnerringen" Galerie Beeld & Aambeld, Enschede, Nederland
"Raising The Bar: Influential Voices In Metal" Rutin Craft Centre, Derbighshire, Wales
"Just Must" Great Guildhouse, Tallinn, Estonia
"Swedish Show", Flow Gallery, London
"Raising The Bar: Influential Voices In Metal”, Edinburgh
“Hnoss intended” Nääs konsthantverk, Floda Sweden
"Schmuck`2008" Munich, Germany
"Galerie Handwerk Celebrates its 40 th Birthday" Galerie Handwerk Munich, Germany
Collect V&A museum, London (Konsthantverkarna Stockholm)
“Challenging the Chatelaine” Design museum, Gent, Belgien
“Ornament as Art” Smithsonian American Art museum, Washington DC, USA
2007 “Works” Nordiskt Konsthantverk, Hamar, Norway
“Hnoss depended” Röhsska Museeum, Gothenburg, Sweden
2006 “Tendenser” Moss, Norway
“Challenging The Chatelaine”, Designmuseo, Helsinki, Finland
“Large Vessels” Galeri Handwerk, Munich, Germany
“Minimal Art” Studio GR.20, Padova, Italy
“Works, Nordiskt konsthantverk” Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland
2005 “Schmuck 05” Munich, Germany
“Exempla 05” Munich, Germany
2003 ”Schmuck 03”, Munich, Germany
2001 "Mikromegas", Munich, Germany
2000 ”Schmuck 00”, Munich, Germany
1999 ”Schmuck 99”, Munich, Germany
”Meister der Moderne” Munich, Germany
Addenda 2, Hamar, Norway
1998 Swedish American museum Center, Chicago,USA
”Babettes Fest” Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
1998-99 Brooching Diplomatically - a tribute to Madeleine Albright
1997 Galerie Treykorn, Berlin, Germany
Swedish Contemporary Craft Art, Japan
1996-97 The Nordic Jewellery Triennal
1996 Galerie Electrum , London,England
Design Yard, Dublin, Irland
1995 Galerie Oijens, Gothenburg, Sweden
1994 Vestlandske Kunstindustrimuseet, Bergen, Norway
1994-95 Nordic Images
1993 Galerie Arka, Vilnius
1992 Kunstler Centrum, Lubeck, Germany
Galerie Loom, Tallin, Estonia
Prizes
2012 Herbert Hofmann Prize, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich
1999 Bayerischer Staatsprize, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich
Konstepidemin 6 A
413 14 Gothenburg
Sweden
mobile +46 (0)70 3230173
email: tore.konst@gmail.com
www.toresvensson.com
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1974-78 Gothenburg University, School of Design and Craft
1973-74 Västerbergs Art School, Gävle
Teaching
2006 Gotenburg University, Scool of Design and Craft
2002-2003 Gothenburg University, School of Design and Craft
1989-96 Gothenburg University, School of Design and Craft
Collections
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
National Museum, Stockholm , Sweden
Museé des Art Decoratif de Montreal, Canada
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Helen Williams Drutt Collection, USA
Contemporary Art Society, London, England
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Marzee Collection, Nijmegen, Nederland
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
Folk Crafts Museum, Hanzhou, China
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
Viktoria and Albert museum, London, England
Kolumba Art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany
Rian Design Museum, Falkenberg, Sweden
Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Swiss National Museum Zurich
Heide and Dr. Karl Bollmann Collection, Vienna
Solo exhibitions
2021 Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
2020 Hannah Gallery by Klimt, Barcelona, Spain
Gallery Anna H, Gothenburg, Sweden
Blå Huset, Gothenburg, Sweden
2019 Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent, Belgium
Båstad konstgalleri, Båstad, Sweden
2018 Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
2015 Gallery Jewelerswerk, Washington, USA
2014 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
Konsthallen Hishult, Hishult, Sweden
2013 Gallery Dam, Seoul, Korea
2012 Nutida Svenskt Silver, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 Gallery Jewelerswerk, Washington, USA
2010 Pont & Plas, Gent, Belgium
Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
Nutida Svenskt Silver, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Bohusgalleriet, Uddevalla, Sweden
Galleri Olsson-Uddenberg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Partille Konstförening, Partille, Sweden
2007 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm. Sweden
2006 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
Galleri Baccchus, Borås, Sweden
Stenasalen, Göteborgs konstmuseum, Sweden
2005 Nääs konsthantverk, Floda, Sweden
2004 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden
2003 Galerie Helene Poree, Paris, France
2003 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
2002 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland
Galleri Moroten, Stockholm, Sweden
Konsthantverkshuset, Gothenburg, Sweden
2000 Teatergalleriet, Kalmar, Sweden
1999 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
Nutida Svenskt Silver, Stockholm, Sweden
Gallery Helen Drutt, Philadelphia, USA
Galleri Hnoss, Gothenburg, Sweden
Galleri Rista, Umeå, Sweden
1997 Galleri Sintra, Gothenburg, Sweden
Galleri Rista, Umeå, Sweden
1995 Galleri Oijens, Gothenburg, Sweden
1992 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
1990 Galleri Rista, Umeå, Sweden
1988 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden
1987 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
1984 Metallum, Stockholm, Sweden
Group exhibitions ( selections )
2021 KGB, Galerie Noel Goyomerc´h, Montreal, Canada
Låma Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
KGB, Atta Gallery, Bangkok, Tailand
2020 ”Hope” Gallery Reverso, Lisbon, Portugal
”Slöjdvägar” Bodafors, Sweden
”Hus” Galleri Anna H, Gothenburg, Sweden
”Spotlight” Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent, Belgium
2019 ”Moonlike” Gallery SO, London
”21 gram” Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2018 ”ALLES RUND-Punkt Kreis Kugel” Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
„The Alchemical Egg“ HOW art Museum, Shanghai, China
“21 Gram” Hangzhou Arts and Crafts Museum, China
2017 ”Exempla” Munich, Germany
”Forged” Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
KGB, Gallerie Tereza Seabra, Lisbon, Portugal
”The Alchemical Egg” Hannah Gallery by Klimt, Barcelona, Spain
2016 ”Soul of a Bowl” Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden
”Not Too Precious” National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Irland
2015 Body Alchemy - the Hangzhou Contemporary International Jewelry and Metal Art Triennial 2015
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, CHINA
”Schmuck 2015” Munich, Germany
”Silence Please” Galerie Noel Goyomerc´h, Montreal, Canada
”Black on Black” Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
”Not Too Precious” Rutin Craft Center, Denbigshire, Wales
KGB, Galerie Pont & Plas, Gent, Belgium
2014 Positionen des Gestaltens, Gallerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
KGB, Gallery Four, Gothenburg, Sweden
KGB, Gallerie Martina Dempf, Berlin, Germany
2013 ”Ferrous” Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco
KGB, Kim Buck Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
”From the Coolest Corner –Nordic Jewellery”
2012 ”Schmuck 2012” Munich, Germany
”Collecting” Estonian Museum of Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia
”Alla” Röhsska Museum Gothenburg, Sweden
”Under that cloud” Klimt02 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2011 ”Under that cloud” Gallery Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA
“Under that cloud” Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
“Swedish Contemporary Craft Art” Korea Foundation Cultural Center Gallery, Seoul, Korea
“International Metal Art” Modern Art center of the China Millennium Monument, Beijing, China
“Hnoss intended” Kulturhuset Borgen, Gislaved, Sweden
“The Ring” Hnoss Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
“The Ring” Estonian Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
2010 ”Hjältar” Mobila konsthallen, Stockholm ”Mycket snack och mycket verkstad” Krapperup Konsthall ”Ring” Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland
2009 Tingens talan i teoriernas tid” Form Design Center, Malmö
“Herinnerring” National Gallery, Kilkenny, Irland
Think Tanktakes on “Skill” Contemporary Applied Arts, London, England
“Challenging the Chatelaine” Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, USA
“Raising the Bar: Influential Voices in Metal”Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesbrough, England
“Crossing the Border” Fine Art Gallery Art Link, Seoul, Sydkorea
“Crossing the Border” Gallery Baum, Paju-s, Sydkorea
“Still Life” Galerie Handwerk, München, Tyskland
2008 "Herinnerringen" Galerie Beeld & Aambeld, Enschede, Nederland
"Raising The Bar: Influential Voices In Metal" Rutin Craft Centre, Derbighshire, Wales
"Just Must" Great Guildhouse, Tallinn, Estonia
"Swedish Show", Flow Gallery, London
"Raising The Bar: Influential Voices In Metal”, Edinburgh
“Hnoss intended” Nääs konsthantverk, Floda Sweden
"Schmuck`2008" Munich, Germany
"Galerie Handwerk Celebrates its 40 th Birthday" Galerie Handwerk Munich, Germany
Collect V&A museum, London (Konsthantverkarna Stockholm)
“Challenging the Chatelaine” Design museum, Gent, Belgien
“Ornament as Art” Smithsonian American Art museum, Washington DC, USA
2007 “Works” Nordiskt Konsthantverk, Hamar, Norway
“Hnoss depended” Röhsska Museeum, Gothenburg, Sweden
2006 “Tendenser” Moss, Norway
“Challenging The Chatelaine”, Designmuseo, Helsinki, Finland
“Large Vessels” Galeri Handwerk, Munich, Germany
“Minimal Art” Studio GR.20, Padova, Italy
“Works, Nordiskt konsthantverk” Design Forum, Helsinki, Finland
2005 “Schmuck 05” Munich, Germany
“Exempla 05” Munich, Germany
2003 ”Schmuck 03”, Munich, Germany
2001 "Mikromegas", Munich, Germany
2000 ”Schmuck 00”, Munich, Germany
1999 ”Schmuck 99”, Munich, Germany
”Meister der Moderne” Munich, Germany
Addenda 2, Hamar, Norway
1998 Swedish American museum Center, Chicago,USA
”Babettes Fest” Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
1998-99 Brooching Diplomatically - a tribute to Madeleine Albright
1997 Galerie Treykorn, Berlin, Germany
Swedish Contemporary Craft Art, Japan
1996-97 The Nordic Jewellery Triennal
1996 Galerie Electrum , London,England
Design Yard, Dublin, Irland
1995 Galerie Oijens, Gothenburg, Sweden
1994 Vestlandske Kunstindustrimuseet, Bergen, Norway
1994-95 Nordic Images
1993 Galerie Arka, Vilnius
1992 Kunstler Centrum, Lubeck, Germany
Galerie Loom, Tallin, Estonia
Prizes
2012 Herbert Hofmann Prize, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich
1999 Bayerischer Staatsprize, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich
Interview to the artist
1. Where is your inspiration coming from?
My surroundings, mathematics, geometry, geography, art, daily life…..
2. What are you trying to communicate with your Artwork?
Harmony and sensitivity.
3. Which material do you prefer to use and why?
Steel (Iron) I have come to the conclusion that it is the material that suits me best, to get the expression that I strive for. In the finished jewelry, the material has a minor importance. In my bowls, the material plays a completely different role.
In recent years I have worked a lot with wood in combination with paint.
4. How much value do you give to researching material for your creations?
Sometimes it can be interesting to try different material, when given the opportunity, for example at a workshop. However, it is not something I prioritize in my creation. At the beginning of my career, it was all more important to try different materials.
5. Is it more important for you the process, or the final Artwork itself?
Both are equally important. It is during the process that I seek out and make different decisions to achieve the result that I strive for. During the process, unexpected things can happen that sometimes add something interesting to the final result. In the end, the result is the most important.
6. Is there an Artist you prefer & admire and why ?
The list of artists I like can be made long. Richard Serra is one of them. The material, the weight and the balance create a mixture of horror, beauty and mystery.
7. Have you ever thought to collaborate with other Artists , or do you like to work on your own?
Not in the actual making of the jewelry but in other ways. KGB is an exhibition project I participate in together with Karin Seufert and Kim Buck.
From 2007 - 2011 I ran a gallery together with some colleagues in Gothenburg. Gallery hnoss. When the gallery was closed down, we continued as a group to curate exhibitions and to arrange seminars.
www.hnossinitiativ.se
instagram: hnoss.initiative
8. Where do you feel you are at with your last Art collection?
One small step back and one small step forward.
9. What have you discovered about yourself as an Artist along the year?
The last fifty years art have been the most important part of my life.
10. Two words to describe your last Artwork collection.
Shape, colour
My surroundings, mathematics, geometry, geography, art, daily life…..
2. What are you trying to communicate with your Artwork?
Harmony and sensitivity.
3. Which material do you prefer to use and why?
Steel (Iron) I have come to the conclusion that it is the material that suits me best, to get the expression that I strive for. In the finished jewelry, the material has a minor importance. In my bowls, the material plays a completely different role.
In recent years I have worked a lot with wood in combination with paint.
4. How much value do you give to researching material for your creations?
Sometimes it can be interesting to try different material, when given the opportunity, for example at a workshop. However, it is not something I prioritize in my creation. At the beginning of my career, it was all more important to try different materials.
5. Is it more important for you the process, or the final Artwork itself?
Both are equally important. It is during the process that I seek out and make different decisions to achieve the result that I strive for. During the process, unexpected things can happen that sometimes add something interesting to the final result. In the end, the result is the most important.
6. Is there an Artist you prefer & admire and why ?
The list of artists I like can be made long. Richard Serra is one of them. The material, the weight and the balance create a mixture of horror, beauty and mystery.
7. Have you ever thought to collaborate with other Artists , or do you like to work on your own?
Not in the actual making of the jewelry but in other ways. KGB is an exhibition project I participate in together with Karin Seufert and Kim Buck.
From 2007 - 2011 I ran a gallery together with some colleagues in Gothenburg. Gallery hnoss. When the gallery was closed down, we continued as a group to curate exhibitions and to arrange seminars.
www.hnossinitiativ.se
instagram: hnoss.initiative
8. Where do you feel you are at with your last Art collection?
One small step back and one small step forward.
9. What have you discovered about yourself as an Artist along the year?
The last fifty years art have been the most important part of my life.
10. Two words to describe your last Artwork collection.
Shape, colour
Artist Tore Svensson
Brooch: Vallasen, Alfta
Steel, paint
8,5 x 3,5
2015
Artist Tore Svensson
Necklace: “Shapes 7”
Material: Steel
Size: Ø 31 cm
Year: 2020
Artist Tore Svensson
Brooch: From the series 7 x 7 cm
Steel, silver plated
7 x 7 cm
1999 - 2000
Artist Tore Svensson
Brooch, “The Golden Section”
Steel, gilt
5 x 8 cm
2014
Artist Tore Svensson
Neckpiece
Steel, gilt, silver plated
Ø 30 cm
1999
Artist Tore Svensson
Brooch: Teufelssee, Berlin
Steel
4 x 9,5 cm
2016
Necklace: 13
Steel
Ø 23 cm
Year: 2011
Artist Tore Svensson
Artist Tore Svensson is selling on Lost in Jewellery Magazine this month,
this beautiful jewellery pendant to the readers of the magazine.
this beautiful jewellery pendant to the readers of the magazine.
Pendant: “Shape Blue”
Steel, paint, textile thread
5 x 15 cm
2020
“Shape Blue” Pendant 2020
Material: Steel, paint, textile thread Size: 5 x 15 cm
Price: € 565
Photo: Franz Karl
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"The shape for this pendant I found in a painting from Jean Arp, it belongs to a series I call “Covers”, where I have interpreted the works of other artists and translated them into jewelry."
Tore Svensson
Material: Steel, paint, textile thread Size: 5 x 15 cm
Price: € 565
Photo: Franz Karl
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"The shape for this pendant I found in a painting from Jean Arp, it belongs to a series I call “Covers”, where I have interpreted the works of other artists and translated them into jewelry."
Tore Svensson
