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Natalie Radina Holland is a Russian-born contemporary artist, formerly based in Norway and now working in England.
Natalie Holland | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1962[1] St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | Painting |
Early life and training
editBorn in St. Petersburg to Russian parents, Holland grew up near the Black Sea before commencing music studies at the age of 12.[2] She studied both art and music at the School of Fine Arts in Novorossijsk, Russia,[citation needed] and eventually graduated from the Russian Academy of Arts with a degree in art.[citation needed]
In 1981 Holland moved to Norway with her mother, who had married a Norwegian.[citation needed] She studied at the Norwegian College of Marketing and worked for an advertising agency.[1] Holland met Norwegian art’s enfant terrible Odd Nerdrum, who viewed some of her figurative works and asked her to come to his studio. Her visit resulted in a two-year apprenticeship from 1990 to 1992.[3][4] She had her first solo show in 1994 in Oslo and has since exhibited in several countries.[1]
Recent work
editIn 2009 her portrait Agnes was selected for exhibition at the BP Portrait Award at The National Portrait Gallery in London.[3]
in 2012, Holland painted several portraits of South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius prior to the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] One of the paintings from this set was later exhibited in the annual exhibit of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.[6][7]
Style and subjects
editHolland paints in a classic figurative style, her subjects including still lifes as well as portraits, but touches in her work on modern themes such as "plastic surgery, Moslem oppression of women, [and] terrorism".[1][8] Some of her work is reminiscent of Nerdrum's.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Natalie Holland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 2007.
- ^ Watch out Rembrandt! Here's a new master, Norwegian Embassy., 10 July 2020
- ^ a b "Exhibitor: Agnes by Natalie Holland". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Sozanski, Edward J. (October 29, 1999), "A Touch of Mysticism Out of the North", Philadelphia Inquirer,
The most prominent Norwegian artist today is probably Odd Nerdrum, a figurative painter known for his quasi-mystical themes. "The Norwegian Figurative School," an exhibition at Claire Oliver Fine Art, presents three other Norwegians who paint in a similar style. One of them, Natalie Holland, studied with Nerdrum.
- ^ "'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius' Portrait, By Natalie Holland", Huffington Post, 3 September 2012.
- ^ Wyatt, Daisy (6 May 2013), "Portrait of 'relaxed' Oscar Pistorius without running blades goes on show in new exhibition", The Independent, archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
- ^ Malnick, Edward (4 May 2013), "Duke of Edinburgh and Oscar Pistorius portraits in new exhibition", The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Med islam som nabo". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 15 October 2005. Alt URL
- ^ Wold, Anders (18 December 2003). "Sommerfriske farger i vintermørket". Halden Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2003.