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Louise Hävre paints in her studio on northern Öland, the small
THE TWELVE DISCIPLES AND A CONVERSATION IN THE GREAT ROOM, 2021 OIL ON CANVAS studio with the big heart, and draws her inspiration from the
39.3X31.4 IN. | 100X80 CM.
ART AND ARTISTS beautiful nature and all the churches on the island. What
characterizes a Louise Hävre painting is the magical feeling
with stairs, arches and mirrors that make us travel between the
small world of quantum physics and the large universe.

LOUISE HÄVRE
Lives and works in Öland, Sweden
https://www.louisehavre.se

"Be light," that's how everything started according to the Bible. inner light. And this is what Louise Hävre is fascinated by. It is a
And without darkness there is no light. “From the darkness we rise very white, intense light. Almost dazzling - like a revelation. As
to the light. ” Light is a prerequisite for life. And of course, light is when the three wise men saw the great star over Bethlehem.
also a prerequisite for art. They talk about the light on Skagen, for And so you read in her resume that she paints in oil, acrylic and
PS Kröyer and his contemporaries as Oscar Björk, the Swede. You encaustic. Encaustic is the ancient Egyptian way of painting
talk about the light on Österlen and on Öland. Constantly this light. with the help of wax. Above all, this painting method is found
Louise Hävre, born in Östergötland, but as a painter in her studio in in early portraits. And since it is about Egypt, one immediately
northern Öland, knows well the importance of light and expresses associates with Echnaton, the one who worshiped the sun...
it this way: "A large part of the inspiration comes from the changes And in connection with wax, who does not remember lkarus
in light of form and color, contrast and the effect of color". whose waxed wings were melted by the sun. (Excerpt)
But there is not just an external, tangible light men also an Hans Janstad, Art ceitic Member of AICA

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