Karin Westlund

An ever changing line of work

It is a privilege to have the time to stop, only to watch the beauty in small details, this possibility creates my approach to the environment that surrounds me. My source of inspiration is, and always has been nature.

As an artist I need to be responsive to my source of inspiration, always trying to make order out of chaos in order to achieve some sort of structure. It is an exciting line of work.

By catching and trying to image moments in time, shapes and structures I gain knowledge. Knowledge that makes up the foundation of my work and develops my artistry. Nature is an inexhaustible source of shapes and colors, so the future is bright.

Being my own, I must also be my own motivator, and a day on the job can be a glance at a shadow, a date with a bumblebee at work or the study of a fallen fruit. Through experiments, hard work and fantasy the world around me is transformed into art.

My language is the language of nature. I interpret nature and follow its ever changing states, from this I try to convey an experience that offers joy and meaning.

Karin Westlund

Education in selection

Gothenburg Art School, printmaking

Compulsory School teacher

Exhibitions in selection

2009 Casa de Espana Tetouan Marocco

2010 Gallery Ängeln, Stockholm Sweden

2009 Casa de Espana Tetouan Marocco

2009 Gallery Riddaren, Stockholm Sweden

2009 Gallery Ängel, Stockholm Sweden

2007 Swedish Embassy, Tokyo Japan

2007 Scandinavian Fair, Tokyo Japan

2006 The City Museum, Gothenburg Sweden

2005 Museum of Glass, Surte Sweden