Diptychs & Triptychs

A small show of lithographs and paintings by Swedish artist Sven Lingardsz opened at a nearby gallery today.

The image above is one of the most striking on display. It is the central panel of a triptych of lithographs entitled Ouverture till metafysisk uppståndelse.

The three prints are collectively priced at a not-unreasonable 7,500 SEK. If we'd had a good spot to hang it, I would have been seriously tempted. Besides the lithographs, there was a handful of oil paintings. Of the two that caught my eye, one was Not For Sale, the other Beyond My Means at a steep 45,000 SEK.

A number of the prints were presented as carefully-composed diptychs or triptychs, to satisfyingly symmetrical effect. The prevailing style was lightly surreal, with several pieces centred on images of fruit: pears, for example, or cherries, and others having childrens' toys as their subject, or boats, or wooden houses.

The show as a whole was good, if not spectacular, but it was a delight to see any kind of eye-pleasing art in this town...