Stian Heimlund Skjæveland
{{Short description|Representational painter}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1973|11|19}}
| birth_place = Norway
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| nationality = Norwegian
| known_for = Painting, drawing and sculpture
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| movement = Figurative art
| notable_works = "Reflections of Ryfylke", Mayor`s office and "Roots of Ryfylke", Council chambers, municipality of Strand, Norway
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Stian Heimlund Skjæveland (born November 19, 1973, in Stavanger) is a Norwegian representational painter and sculptor in the figurative tradition who also draws in black and white. He is inspired by the horizon, geometry and the tension between light and darkness (chiaroscuro).
Life and work
He has formal background from Kunstskolen i Bergen (The Art School in Bergen),[http://www.kunstskolenibergen.no/1994_95.html Kunstskolen i Bergen] Merkantilt Institutt (MI) i Bergen, and Tegne-og maleskolen i Bergen (Bergen Drawing and Painting School), Norway. After finishing formal education he independently studied the old masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer, Diego Velázquez, Goya and J. M. W. Turner.[http://aftenbladet.no/fritid/bolig/article673301.ece Stavanger Aftenblad: Lys og mørke i Strand-kanten] Within a Norwegian context the mystical landscape visions created by Lars Hertervig has been closely examined.[http://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/utstilling/--Inspirerende-omgivelser-2895432.html Stavanger Aftenblad: Inspirerende omgivelser][http://www.kulturnett.no/kunstner_og_artister/kunstner_og_artister.jsp?id=T88653&pageid=5 Kulturnett]
As a creator of pictorials Stian has performed for the last 20 years, and has been purchased by Mayor`s office and Council chambers municipality of Strand, Norway.Strandbuen 5. august 2009: «Lokal kunst på ordførarkontoret» The artist has in recent years simplified his paintings to achieve a more monumental expression.[http://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/utstilling/--Inspirerende-omgivelser-2895432.html Stavanger Aftenblad: Inspirerende omgivelser] Stian Heimlund Skjæveland has his own gallery in a small former shipyard[http://aftenbladet.no/lokalt/article534315.ece Stavanger Aftenblad: Galleriet ved brygga] in Jørpeland Norway.[http://www.galleriskjæveland.no/ Galleri Skjæveland]
= Exhibitions in Norway (selected),<ref>[http://www.listen.no/kunstner.php?name=Stian+Heimlund+Skj%E6veland Listen]</ref><ref>[http://www.kulturnett.no/kunstner_og_artister/kunstner_og_artister.jsp?id=T88653&pageid=5 Kulturnett]</ref><ref>[http://vimeo.com/26606447 Sommerutstillinga 2011, Spinneriet]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061118132833/http://www.galleriloyd.com/utstillinger.htm Galleri Loyd f.o.m 01.11 - t.o.m. 03.12] «Separatutstillinger: […] Heimlund Skjæveland «Dreams» […]»</ref><ref>[http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/?service=redirect&sourceid=1519380 Oslopuls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813081440/http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/?service=redirect&sourceid=1519380 |date=2011-08-13 }}''I Balders gate 11 på Frogner har nok et galleri åpnet. Galleri Lloyd ligger i et eget hus på 200 kvm, og skal ifølge gallerist Roger Loyd «vise mest mulig av kvaliteten som vi finner i mangfoldet innen norsk og internasjonal samtidskunst». Blant de første separatutstillerne er Kari Middelthon, Hannu Konttinen, Heimlund Skjæveland og Rita Lie''</ref> =
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- R-Open, Rogaland
- Lysefjord-Helleren, Lysefjorden
- Galleri Sagholmen, Jørpeland
- Ryfylke kulturfestival, Jørpeland
- Galleri Motvekt, Stavanger
- Dale's Galleri, Karmøy
- Galleri F12, Stavanger
- Galleri 1897, Kristiansand
- Ryfylkeutstillingen, Strand, Hjelmeland, Forsand, Suldal, Finnøy
- Spinneriet, Hjelmeland
- Focus, Stavanger
- Galleri OS, Sandnes
- Galleri Loyd, Oslo
- Galleri Skjæveland, Jørpeland
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= Work of embellishment =
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- The Museum of Archaeology, Stavanger, NorwayThe sculpture, "Mutant" was in the museum for 5 years.
- Mayor's office, municipality of Strand, NorwayStrandbuen 5. august 2009: «Lokal kunst på ordførarkontoret»
- Council chambers, municipality of Strand, Norway
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= Books =
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- The art book "Når Dagen Gryr", 1999 {{ISBN|82-7096-320-8}} (Only in Norwegian)Stavanger Aftenblad, 7. oktober 1999, Strandbuen, 8. oktober 1999
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Stian Heimlund Skjæveland}}
- [http://www.sheim.com Artist's webpage]
- [http://www.galleriskjæveland.no Gallery Skjæveland]
- [http://www.snl.no/Stian_Heimlund_Skj%C3%A6veland Store Norske Leksikon] (only in Norwegian)
- [http://www.listen.no/kunstner.php?name=Stian+Heimlund+Skj%E6veland Listen.no]
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Category:20th-century Norwegian painters
Category:Norwegian male painters
Category:21st-century Norwegian painters
Category:People from Stavanger