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Biography
Swedish artist born 1964. Creativity, inspiration and fantasy has always come easy for me. An invaluable gift that has defined my career, both as Art Director and artist. I decided at an early age that I wanted to become a commercial artist, and preferably working with advertising. So I applied to Otis Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles and was admitted to the Illustration Department. Unfortunately I was unable to pursue this education and went back home to Sweden. Immediately I wound up working for a newspaper in the advertising department. From then on it has been advertising. 2016 marks my 31st year in the advertising business.
I’ve been painting all my life. I just haven’t found time to show people what I’m up to. Not until 6 years ago. It started with a few small private exhibitions. I never really allowed myself to develop this side, the true me - not until recently when I was portrayed in an art magazine with an extensive article covering 18 pages. Then it all happened very quickly. Exhibitions in Sweden, London and representation with Art Fusion Gallery here in Miami. So exciting!
Quoted from a current article in PeripheralARTeries (web based art magazine) ”Tony Nilsson’s works reject the tradition of mere decor and establish a permanent interplay between abstract beauty and reinterpretation of reality: his careful approach conveys memories and perception of the ephemeral feature of the emotions he captures in a multi layered combination that invites the viewers to a lively experience. While dispensing with the theoretical precepts of minimalism, his works keep independence from the context they explore, so the stimulating paintings can be viewed as an aesthetic testing ground for the autonomy of painting and its historicity.”
Artist Statement
As Art Director the creative ability is constantly and daily put to the test. Compare this to the reality of the artist. It’s completely different. The Art Director’s work is creative but he works within certain given parameters. The artist can ignore these parameters. He works without a safety net. He claims ”creative freedom” and he does just as he pleases. As an artist, I support Paul Klee in his statement, ”the task of an artist is to visualize what would without him be kept in the unknown”. So to sum it all up - those who appreciate and hope to find landscapes, still-lifes of fruit bowls or flowers among my work, no offense - look elsewhere!"
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