Erik Sigerud and Swedish visual arts

Erik Sigerud is a prominent Swedish postmodern artist.

His current social standing is based on a combination of willpower, skills, a high-level training by glorified art masters, a little bit of luck and a wide scope of communication techiques.

A proud son of Sweden, he follows an intense daily routine - working with the temporhythm of paintings, blending artistic manners, using his vast knowledge of literature, cinema, theatre and digital design skills.

Erik Sigerud follows several traditions: postmodernism, surrealism, non-figurative art, accompanied by occasional pointilism techniques.

His world combines ethnic symbols (e.g. 'What is hidden in snow', 2019) with cosmogonic/exopolitical imagery (e.g. 'Gragon teeth Bougainvillea', 2017).

The artist also applies constant efforts to be aware of all changes in the world, so he is a passionate reader of books and articles covering a wide range of topics.

Sigerud doesn't cater for his audience - it is his talent appreciators who run after him. With a well-established publicity, this multigifted artist dwells on the current EU migation, architecture, ideological policies and voices opinions that are shared by his numerous compatriots and overseas colleagues.


Swedish art/museology trivia


In Sweden, apart from northern lights and rare species of plants and animals, travellers may come across a pleiad of successful and hard-working artists who impose their vision of beauty and human mind on critics, the media and general audience.

Galleries in Sweden are private-owned and state-owned.
Both types focus on providing their guests with a full range of activities, including 'free mic' and 'workshop' traditions which indeed unite people and help them transcend their typical self-image and regain freedom of speech.

In 2021, upon global pandemic recovery programmes in the field of culture and arts, foreign audience is gladly accepted as virtual visitors of Swedish galleries, so your personal opinion in this field will possibly have a long-lasting impact.

*This original essay is based on data from the artist's official page - www.eriksigerud.com.

 © Maryna Tchianova, Ukraine

On the occasion of international museology/library joint programme reinstatement in Ukraine and the EU