Trygve Lie Gallery and Global Art Associates are proud
to present the exhibition "Landscapes of the Light" -
Watercolors, Oil Paintings and Silkscreens
by Petar Tale & Kåre Tveter
Petar Tale
By the time Tale settled in Norway in the late 1970s he had
already gained a cosmopolitan understanding of the global art
scene, which has reinforced all his subsequent creative endeavours.
Before he arrived he had laid the foundations of a promising
artistic career for himself, both in Europe and in New York and
established invaluable international networks.
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"Winter Rain"
Tale was born in Montenegro on August 15, 1947. As a very young
child he showed an exceptional aptitude for drawing and painting.
In his later teens and as a young man he studied art and travelled
widely in Europe - familiarizing himself with contemporary art
trends. In the time honoured tradition of artist collectors, it was
at this time he began his life-long passion for collecting
art-works, usually drawings and hand-made prints - his fervent
interest in drawing has only increased over time. Naturally Tale
was interested in the global centre of contemporary art of the
time, New York - so he duly crossed the Atlantic to investigate for
himself.
In 1976 Tale moved to Norway where he soon established an
optimistic critical and financial response with his painting,
culminating in a highly successful one-man show at Blomquist, one
of the premier art-auction houses in Scandinavia. At this stage in
his career Tale took stock and carefully considered his next steps.
He decided that, above all, he wished to take control of his own
future and have complete artistic independence. With this aim in
mind he decided to take on the beautiful, yet practical house at
Brogate 2 in Lillestrøm.
When the opportunity arose he asked Kåre Tveter, the Norwegian
painter, to join him. They worked side be side - Tale on the ground
floor, Tveter on the first, for many years - a generation apart,
their inspiring professional relationship was based on mutual
artistic respect and trust.
Throughout the '80s and '90s Tale chose to focus almost exclusively
on the production of a body of work, which, including drawings, now
numbers over 15,000 pieces. His oeuvre also contains, for example
vast and distinguished canvases of over 5 metres long. Attracting
renowned and well-respected collectors on both sides of the
Atlantic, Tale's artistic reputation is assuredly advancing. A
beautifully produced and lavishly illustrated book, The Art of
Petar Tale was published in the spring of 2006.
Kåre Tveter
Kåre Tveter was born on 25 January, 1922, in Sør-Odal. He was
educated at the Academy of Art (Kunstakademiet), and tutored by the
professors Per Krogh and Alexander Schultz.
Kåre Tveter held his first exhibition as an individual in 1959 at
the Young Artists' Society (Unge Kunstneres Samfunn) in Oslo.
Subsequently, he has held exhibitions both in Norway and abroad.
Among these have been:
1965: The American Scandinavian Society of New York,
USA
1989: Grenen Museum, Denmark
1992: Hafnaborg, Iceland
1993: Nordens Hus, the Faroe Islands-
"August"
In 1995 Kåre Tveter donated 40 original works, which form the basis
for the
establishment of the Stiftelsen Kåre Tveter Samlingenfoundation in
Longyearbyen, Svalbard. These pictures are now permanently
exhibited in Gallery Svalbard. Due to illness, Kåre Tveter has
sadly not been able to exercise his painting any longer.
Opening Reception Thursday September 9th, 2010, 6-8 pm
The exhibition is on view September 9th - October 31th,
2010
Trygve Lie Gallery
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