Natalie Holland
Natalie Holland | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1962[1] St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | Painting |
Natalie Radina Holland is a Russian-born contemporary artist, formerly based in Norway and now working in England.
Early life and training
Born 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
In 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
Holland 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
- ^ 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, archived from the original on November 5, 2013,
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.