Henrik Olai Kaarstein
Selected Works
Not yet titled (Cooking Pot)
2021oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
145 × 110 cm (57 ⅛ × 43 ¼ inches)
Not yet titled (Swifter Duster)
2021oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
145 × 104 cm (57 ⅛ × 41 inches)
Not yet titled (Drying Rack)
2021oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
145 × 112 cm (57 ⅛ × 44 ⅛ inches)
Not yet titled (Kettle)
2021oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
155 × 100 cm (61 × 39 ⅜ inches)
Not yet titled (Clothing Hanger)
2020oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
145 × 108 cm (57 ⅛ × 42 ½ inches)
Window at Sunset
2021Vinyl paint, acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, soft pastels, oil pastels, tissue paper, silk, varnish on straw mat
180 × 90 cm (70 ⅞ × 35 ⅜ inches)
Window at Sunrise
2021vinyl paint, acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, soft pastels, oil pastels, tissue paper, silk, varnish on straw mat
180 × 90 cm (70 ⅞ × 35 ⅜ inches)
Not yet titled (Radiator)
2020oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
145 × 116 cm (57 ⅛ × 45 ⅝ inches)
Not yet titled (Paper Towels)
2020oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
145 × 106 cm (57 ⅛ × 41 ¾ inches)
Not yet titled (Stool With Broken Leg)
2020oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
145 × 102 cm (57 ⅛ × 40 ⅛ inches)
Not yet titled (Space Heater)
2020oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
145 × 114 cm (57 ⅛ × 44 ⅞ inches)
Toaster Oven
2020Oil lacquer, oil paint, vinyl paint, acrylic paint, iridescent medium, acrylic glue, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, paper napkin, varnish on cotton canvas
155 × 102 cm (61 × 40 ⅛ inches)
A new Set of Promises
2018lacquer, oil pastels, soft pastels, acrylic paint, acrylic medium, carpet samples, napkins, banner prints, silicone on polyester fabrics
320 × 215 cm (126 × 84 ⅝ inches)
The Customer is Always Shy
2018lacquer, oil pastels, soft pastels, acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, vinyl paint, carpet samples, napkins, banner prints, silicone on polyester fabrics
420 × 320 cm (165 ⅜ × 126 inches)
(…) Everything he Said Again
2018lacquer, oil pastels, soft pastels, acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, vinyl paint, carpet samples, napkins, banner prints, silicone on polyester fabrics
360 × 270 cm (141 ¾ × 106 ¼ inches)
The Hands are Always Correct
2018lacquer, oil pastels, soft pastels, acrylic paint, acrylic medium, vinyl paint, carpet samples, catalogue cut-outs, banner prints on polyester fabrics
370 × 260 cm (145 ⅝ × 102 ⅜ inches)
Alone in the Pool (Left wing)
2018lacquer, oil pastels, soft pastels, acrylic paint, acrylic medium, vinyl paint, carpet samples, catalogue cut-outs, banner prints, silicone on polyester fabrics
340 × 250 cm (133 ⅞ × 98 ⅜ inches)
Together by the Pool
2018lacquer, oil pastels, soft pastels, acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, vinyl paint, carpet samples, napkins, catalogue cut-outs, banner prints, silicone on polyester fabrics
395 × 225 cm (155 ½ × 88 ⅝ inches)
Biography
Gallery Exhibitions
Other Venues
CV
2010
Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main
(Class of Willem de Rooij)
2009 – 2010
Nordland College of Art and Film, Kabelvåg, Norway
2022
‘Necessities’, Etablissement d’en face, Brussels
Breadbox Contemporary, Oslo
2019
‘Mad about it’, Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen
2018
‘Lei Deg’, Christian Torp, Oslo
2017
‘No Need For Good Luck’, Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen
‘New Promises’, c-o-m-p-o-s-i-t-e, Brussels
2016
‘Well Received Lies’, T293, Rome
2015
‘This has nothing to do with this or Same as it never was’, WARM, São Paulo
2014
‘Pride’, Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels
‘Aftershape’, Il Crepaccio, Milan
‘Warm Embraces’, Tidens Krav, Oslo
2013
‘Mothers’, T293, Naples
‘Isn’t’, Welcome Screen, London
‘Charmless’, ReMap 4 (w/ T293), Athens
2012
‘Turning and Returning’, T293, Rome
2021
‘Hopeless Romantics’, Centre for Contemporary Art FUTURA, Prague, Czech Republic
‘All Great and Precious Things’, T293, Rome
2020
‘No Day but Today’, Bjurholmsgatan 3C, Stockholm
2019
‘Group show’, Gether Contemporary, Copenhagen
‘If you don’t like art, goodbye, fuck off, go home…’, Nordic Contemporary Art Collection, Kristianstad, Sweden
‘Sun and Spring in January – Next generation in Norwegian Contemporary Art’, Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo
2018
‘Dreaming’, Pantaleonsmühlengasse, Cologne
‘June show’, Kunsterforbundet, Oslo
2017
Kristiandsand Kunsthal, Kristiandsand, Norway
‘Concrete Island’, Christian Torp Gallery, Oslo
‘Call me’, Carl Kostyal, Stockholm
2016
‘BELOVED IN THE LANDSCAPE’, New Bretagne / Belle Air, Essen, Germany
‘…ma l’amor mio non muore. Opere dalla Collezione Alloggia’, Casa Museo Ivan Bruschi, Arezzo, Italy
‘T293-in-residence’, Via Gabba 1, Milan
2015
‘The World is Made of Stories’, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo
‘Parked Like Serious Oysters’, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main
‘F •R •I •E •N •D •S ✓Friends’, Evelyn Yard, London
‘Karmic Thermal’, Ideal Uh-huh, Berlin
‘Outdoor I’, WARM, São Paulo
‘NN-A NN-A NN-A – New Norwegian Abstraction’, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo
2014
‘THE GO-BETWEEN. A selection of emerging international artists from the Ernesto Esposito Collection, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples
‘De Generation of Painting’, Fondazione 107, Turin
‘Nuit Américaine’, Office Baroque, Brussels
‘Do not disturb’ (At the invitation of Elmgreen & Dragset), Gerhardsen Gerner, Oslo
‘Touched (2)’, Apt. 302, Marseilles
‘Snakes in the Grass’, Clarence Mews at 10 Northington St., London
2013
‘Touched’, Art Metropole, Toronto
‘Mild Mania’, 68m² Art Space, Copenhagen
‘Influence’, Galerie 1m³, Lausanne
‘Wassup Painters’, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles
‘Merry Company’ (w/ Buck Ellison), Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Frankfurt
‘Følsomme Gutter 3’, Bergen Kunsthall
2012
‘Pour_ce_laine’, Leonhardi Kulturprojekte, Frankfurt
‘Busy Sleep’, online art project (www.busysleep.com)
‘Idea is the Object’, D’Amelio Gallery, New York
2011
‘Open Kunsthall’, Oslo Kunsthall, Oslo
‘Hard Glance //Soft Rock’, Kuk & Parfyme zine # 2 Exhibition, Holodeck, Oslo
‘Deep Sea Adventure’, Apartment exhibition, London
‘Projectile Weapons’ (w/ Thomas Grødal), NICC exhibition space, Antwerpen
2010
‘You Like Diamonds, I Prefer Cash’, Nordland College of Art and Film degree show, Galleri Lille Kabelvåg, Kabelvåg
2009
‘Whale Carpatio’, Forgotten Bar Project, Berlin
2008
‘Prøverommet’, Fincken Bar, Bergen
‘Exhibition Without a Name’, Markveien 46, Oslo