ART BY RAGNAR SIMONSSON

PROJECT ABSTRACTS 2011

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My abstract photo project 2011 includes 79 mixed media paintings (acrylics
on paper combined with photo manipulation). 50 x50 cm

SUCESSFUL ART CIRCUIT

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The combination of my acrylic paintings and marble scultures and Christian von Sydows sculptures in glass and terre cuite worked very well. The high number of visitors indicates that the Circuit des ARTistes Nordiques en Provence Verte is, after five years, very well established.

FIFTH CIRCUIT DES ARTISTES NORDIQUES EN PROVENCE VERTE

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This year I have invited the swedish glass sculptor and designer Christian von Sydow to exhibit at La Bastide des Grangues in St Antonin du Var .
The exhibition will be open on October 8 and 9, 2011, both days between 10 a.m to 6 p.m.
The vernissage will be on October 8 from 5 p.m.

I will exhibit my acrylic paintings and marble sculptures.
Christian will exhibit his sculptures in glass and terre cuite.

Here are som samples of Christian von Sydows works:

Further information can be found on his website : http://www.studiovonsydow.se/

Samples of my works can be seen on earlier posts on this blog.

SPRING SCULPTURES

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CHEVAL

BIOMORPHE II

LA PORTE JAUNE

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"La porte jaune" March 2011 Mixed media on canvas 100 x 100 cm

ARTE SCURILLA WINTER 2011

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"Faut-il condamner tous les plagiaires?"
60x80 cm, Acrylics on board

Falling into pieces" 80x100 cm Acrylics on canvas

"Spinning" 50x70 cm Acrylics on canvas

RECENT MISFITS

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Some misfits you wouldn't like to meet

"WANTED" Acrylics on canvas 60 x 80 cm

"THE MELONSELLER" Acrylics on canvas 50 x40 cm

"MARLENE D. WITH BOYFRIEND" Acrylics on canvas 90 x 120 cm

BIOMORPHE

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Recent sculpture made from french marble (Turquin de Caunes)

FALL PAINTINGS 2010

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"Looking for a friend" Acrylics on canvas 38 x46 cm

" Azzar 12" Acrylics on canvas 38x46 cm

" Bright idea" Acrylics on canvas 60x80 cm

VIRTUAL VISIT TO MY EXHIBITION

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" Summer dance" 140 x 86 cm

My vernissage at Domaine de l'Amaurigue in Le Luc en Provence was a big success.
The venue was perfect for my big paintings.
If you could not come to the vernissage, you still have the possibility so see my exhibition until 28th of July.
For a 'virtual visit of part of the exhibition go to http://www.amaurigue.com/expo

EXHIBITION AT DOMAINE DE L'AMAURIGUE

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The Federation of Independent Wine Estates in The Var, France are organizing art exhibitions at 33 Wine Estates from June to September 2010.

INVITATION

You are invited to visit DOMAINE DE L'AMAURIGUE
Route de Cabasse
F-83340 LE LUC EN PROVENCE
Opening hours 9-12 and 14-18

My exhibition will take place from June 26th to July 31st
VERNISSAGE
June 26th from 17 hours

JANUARY PAINTINGS

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Green moon, 60x80 cm. Acrylics on canvas

Food line, 30x120 cm . Acrylics on canvas.

Birdwatchers, 90x120 cm. Acrylics on canvas.

EVOLUTION

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"Unsuccessful evolution" 180 x 90 cm .

Acrylics on canvas. December 2009

RECENT NEW SCULPTURES

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COCK FIGHT Marbre Griotte de Caunes Height 35 cm

Les Lèvres de BB Marbre rouge de Vitrolles Height 35 cm

NOVEMBER ART

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BLUE MOON Acrylics on canvas 116 x 86 cm

THE THIRD CIRCUIT DES ARTISTES NORDIQUES

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Var Matin wrote several articles on the third CIRCUIT DES ARTISTES NORDIQUES IN PROVENCE VERTE

New works for the sculpture garden

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Fractal (Concrete and glas mirrors)

Le Penseur des Grangues (Concrete)

NEW AZZAR PAINTINGS

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SPIRALS

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This painting is based on four different mathematical functions of spirals.
Quadrotyk on canvas. 80 x 80 cm.

SPRING SCULPTURES

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Wings

No title

These sculptures have been cut out of red marble

from Vitrolles and rose marble from Brignoles.

NEW MARBLE SCULPTURE

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"Les défences"
Height 50 cm, white marble from Carrara

LA SOMMELIERE

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One of my latest paintings, "La sommelière corpulente de Lou Cigaloun" 60x80 cm, Acrylics on canvas has found a new home and I wish her good luck

"AZZAR" PAINTINGS

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"AZZAR 1" 45 x 90 cm. Acrylics on wood.

"AZZAR 2" 60 x 90 cm. Acrylics on wood.

CIRCUIT D'ARTISTES NORDIQUES EN PROVENCE VERTE 2008

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"Phénix" 80 x 100 cm. Acrylic on canvas

The second Circuit was also a success in spite of the slightly lower number of visitors due to the horrible weather. Some access roads were flushed away!

SECOND CIRCUIT D'ARTISTES NORDIQUES

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Collage of paintings from my ARTE SCURILLA SERIES

For the second time I will participate in the "Circuit d'Artistes Nordiques en Provence Verte". The event will take place on Saturday November 1st and Sunday November 2nd, 2008 from 10 -18 hrs each day. The artists' studios are located in Provence, France from Rians in the west to St Antonin du Var in the east. Oil paintings, aquarelles, textile art, decoration art, sculptures, ceramics, glass works and mixed media works will be exhibited.
More information and directions to the artists' studios can be found on http://www.artnordique.eu/

MY EXHIBITION IN SAINT MAXIMIN LA SAINTE BAUME

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The exhibition was very sucessful with many visitors.

SPRING PAINTINGS

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"Le genie d'eau" Acrylics on canvas. 50 x 60 cm

"Le figure de proue" Acrylics on canvas. 65 x50 cm

"Eruption" Acrylics on canvas. 110 x 60cm

Sculptures- January 2008

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"CURVED" Red marble from Vitrolles (Marseille), France. Height 30 cm.

"RAPACE" For this sculpture I used green/black marble " marbre de Morin des Alpes" from Barcelonette.

"PROFILE" Red marble from Vitrolles (Marseille), France. Height 35 cm.

HUMAN COMMUNICATION

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This is the latest (#24) of my paintings in the "Human communication"-series. It is painted on untreated canvas with a mixture of gouache and acrylic. Dimensions 50x60 cm.

THE LAST AUTUMN SCULPTURE

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This sculpture is made of marble from Carrara. The grey parts have a much higher hardness than the white parts. Instead of polish it I have treated it with acid to give it a rough surface. It is approximately 50 cm long. Thank you, Eva, for giving this sculpture its appropriate name "ORCA".

GAIA FOUND A NEW HOME

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Among the marble sculptures that found a new home on the COTE d'AZUR was this sculpture in Red Marble from Vitrolles. The new owner gave it the name "GAIA" (The Earth Mother). I find ist a very fitting name.

NORDIC ART CIRCUIT A BIG SUCCESS

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The following photos of my art were taken by Gösta Montelius at my home in La Bastide des Grangues in Saint Antonin du Var during the first nordic art circuit November 3-4 , 2007. Thank you Gösta for the excellent coverage of this event.

Autumn colours

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The inspiration for the colours of this new painting came from the unusually vivid vineleaves this automn. I call the painting "autumn colours". It is 90 by 180 cm.

CIRCUIT D'ART EN PROVENCE VERTE

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I am participating in the first CIRCUIT D'ARTISTES NORDIQUES EN PROVENCE VERTE for which fourteen nordic artists will open their studios to the public on November 3 and 4, 2007 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
each day. Detailed information can be found on www.artnordique.blogspot.com

Red September paintings

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Both these paintings are acrylics on canvas.

The first "Extase" is 60 x 80 cm.

The second "Red bull" is 81 x 116 cm.

Marble from Vitrolles and Languedoc

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Two new sculptures made of red marble from Vitrolles, near Marseille, and Caunes in Languedoc,France.

"Rondellhund"(Roundaboutdog) and "Les Dioscures"

PIERRE DE TUF

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These two sculptures, the boxer and the warrior, are made of Pierre de Tuf found on my property.

They are both approx. 50 cm high.

Sculpture garden

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My sculpture garden was inaugurated on June 23,2007 at La Bastide des Grangues, St Antonin du Var, France.
Some of the exhibited works can be seen below:

"Iguanadon" Painted scrap iron from agricultural tools.

"Createur" Wood from olive tree and granite from Sweden.

"Archange" Steel and concrete. Height 2,5 m.

June paintings

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"Kiss"Acrylics on canvas .92x73 cm

"Homme en boite" Acrylics on canvas.116x81 cm

3.Beings, human? 70x50 cm

Two recent sculptures

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For the first sculpture I used black/green marble with white veines from Barcelonette in
the french alpes. The work does not have a title and is approximately 40 cm high.

The second sculpture was carved from white marble from Carrara and from the same place where Michelangelo took his marble for his "David". It is is white, very homogenous, marble (statuario) . I call this sculpture "les oiseaux" and the height is 45 cm.

La vie commence

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Four paintings in the series "La vie commence" (Life begins).

1.Eruption ; 96x120 cm ; Acrylics on canvas.

2.Fécondation; 93x93 cm; Mixed media on canvas.

3.Gastrulation;81x116 cm;Acrylics on canvas.

4.Naissance/Birth;81x116 cm;Acrylics on canvas.

Marble sculpture

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RONDEUR

Marble from Vitrolles in southern France. Height 50 cm.

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PINDOLLS

Acrylic painting 50 x 60 cm based on a computer transformation from a man to a woman in three steps.

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Porgy is contemplating what to eat, mouse or dry food. Painting finished on March 2nd, 2007.
Dimension 70 x 100 cm. Acrylics on board.

Fibunacci

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The name of this painting which I finished today refers to Leonardo de Pisa or "Fibunacci" who first came up with the numberseries 1,1,2,3,5,8 (next number is always the sum of the two preceding numbers). In my painting the size of the faces have these increasing square sides.

I used acrylics on canvas and the size is 50 x 60 cm.

New painting in the ARTE SCURILLA series

2007-01-26T00:49:00.000-08:00

This painting is based on a collage of images of faces combined with my own sketches. They have then been enhanced with acrylic paint. The name of the painting is "Plagiat?" It was finished on Jan 23, 2007.

First painting of 2007

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This painting was done with acrylic paint mixed with some linseed oil to create special effects.It was covered with a layer of acrylic resin for protection. I finished it on Jan 15 , 2007. The name is "Rainbow".

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New information with pictures on Ragnar Simonsson's paintings and sculptures will appear on this blog from january 15, 2007.