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A short introduction to the works and personality of the Swedish artist
“BOLINA" - i.e. Ulla-Britt Bolin of the southemmost County of Scania. "Bolina" comments, “I was already encouraged at school to engage in art-classes as I always was dealing with figures and forms, images and metaphors. My personal teachers of art, Ortenholm and Sekunde, ‘pushed’ my phantasy moving my ego thru the Liberal arts. Destiny though led me into a career within Law enforcement, ending up as a chief within the ranks. I was though
‘converted’ and found my way back to my call in life, artistry, expressing anew views and convictions in life.”
Bolina's works usually use a manifold selection of algebraic topological forms within which one can see and/or experience her objects - be they persons, buildings, animals, flowers, fishes, wine-glasses or the never-ceasing Jacob's ladder, her most personal logogriph.
Her women in particular are ‘female’ in their colorful blouses and never-ending attributes. A woman may be seen with her own colorific image in her mirror - as in “mirrorreflection”, or be in a female community as in her ''Pick - nick in the park" or "Brass - brides". In "Tiger - rag" or "Cabaret - wid' a little bid' o' luck" the women are hilarious! Her recent series of ten biblical female personalities show the breadth of her artistic capacity . Reflect on "Miriam – tambou-rine-playing big sister to Moses", "Ruth - the ideal daughter-in-Iaw", 'Delilahbeautiful seducing terrorist", "Mary, guaranteed virgin as well as mother of eight, wife of a carpenter", "Mary Magdalene - sinful repentant woman of doubtful character. Beloved theme of all priests, preachers and evangelists".
The two pieces of art most commented on are undoubtful "9.11" and "Best view of the world", both with in-depth symbolism into which you have to dive deep into an analysis of what's going on on this planet.
Bolina states, "I do not depict things in my surrounding, I paint out of the depth of my soul and heart". She works by deforming objects and odds and ends in the environment, whereby she uses various possibilities of expression, creating a decorative impression in describing her reality. She makes her contemplators consider the conditions of creativity, cosmos as well as chaos.
Bolina is represented eg. at "Swedish Artists", "The Saatchi Gallery", "Art of Sweden", "Lexikonett", "BUS", "State Gallery of Damaskus", churches and institutions. Led Art Workshop in Damaskus, Syria, invited by the Government 2008. Exhibition Dresden/Hoyerswerda, Germany, 2008. Separate exhibitions Stockholm, Malmo, Island of Hven, etc., etc.
Dr.George Perry, Jr.
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