A Visit to the Studio of Norwegian Phenom Bjarne Melgaard
December 8, 2011
Bjarne is a gangsta’ kool kat, he has a rough Norwegian accent too, sounds like Ahhnnohld Schwarzenegger.
There’s Bjarne and his friend Rich Munson with Alissa Bennett (one of the beautiful women of Luxembourg + Dayan Gallery).
This is Sverre Bjertnes, he’s Norwegian, he’s a friend of Bjarne’s, he’s draws beautiful pictures and he’s doing a collaboration show with Bjarne- check him out at White Columns in March of ’12.
This picture isn’t finished, but I like it already.
I really like his studio, it’s grand and grunge and gangsta’ all at once.
This is a collaboration between Bjarne and Sverre.
Collaboration works on paper, really beautiful ones.
It’s love hate here, see where it says “Any social construction is a prison,” funny, man, that’s what I’ve been thinking all week.
Don’t tell me you don’t like it.
It’s signed by both artists, what is it? Oh, I know, it’s a marsupial on crystal meth morphing into a racehorse, of course!! Why didn’t I see it immediately?!
Bjarne as Walter E. Kurtz (Brando) in Apocalypse Now- it’s gripping.
Get it?
Great text.
Wow, look, there’s a portrait of Alissa Bennett herself… comely.
There she is again… shapely.
This is Bjarne’s big painting.
This is what I felt like part of this week as I was blogged by the art mob.
Nice lips on that doggie, it’s a strong image.
There’s more, and it’s consistent.
I like this one, too.
Read the painting: “The price of hating others is loving yourself less.”