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Dimple Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 13 x W 13 x H 16 cm. Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay. Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes may vary ...

This is a huge aquamarine at 20x33mm in size. It is set in sterling silver. Band is 5.2mm in width. The bezel setting itself ranges from 8.3mm to 11.8mm Ring size is 8.

10x10mm Cushion Cut Faceted Smoky Quartz is set in gold-plated 925 sterling silver. Available in sizes 6, 7, 8 and 9. Please let me know what size you want when you order.

3mm faceted round Blue Topaz is set in gold plated sterling silver. Diameter for earrings are approximately 4mm.

This striking ring features a stunning 12x16mm oval-cut garnet at its center, radiating deep red hues with a captivating brilliance. Surrounding the garnet is a halo of vibrant 3mm h...

This elegant ring features a captivating 8x11mm aquamarine gemstone set in a sleek 14kt yellow gold bezel setting. The soft, pale blue hue of the aquamarine contrasts beautifully wit...

With each stroke of my brush, I infused life into this canvas, capturing the vivacity of the harbor. The play of light on water, the dance of colors, and the serene boats all convers...

This elegant ring features a captivating 7x9mm aquamarine gemstone set in a sleek 14kt yellow gold bezel setting. The soft, pale blue hue of the aquamarine contrasts beautifully with...

Wonderful and decorative ceiling light in opaline glass with chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good vintage co...

Remissus vide-poche by Vilde Hagelund Current Production Dimensions: W 12 x D 12 x H 1.5 cm Materials: Birch wood. Remissus is inspired by the wat...

I worked with a master gold smith in India on this ring. There is a 8x13mm faceted rectanglur aquamarine set in 18kt yellow gold. This is solid gold, not gold plated sterling silver....

This work is dedicated to my favorite girls, my twin sister Vera and our common cat Masya .It's a long story ... In my work, I wanted to convey this atmosphere of love, peace, harmon...

I channeled my love for the ocean's raw beauty and the innocence of youth into this textured acrylic piece. It captures the mesmerizing dance between light and water, framed by the t...

This artwork masterfully captures the tranquil beauty of a blossoming orchard in spring. Dominated by trees adorned with delicate white blossoms, the scene exudes a sense of renewal ...

In the paintings of this series , images of antique figures and statues are used to talk about the eternal in modern language , as well as to present antiquity in a modern way .The w...

✦✦ Faceted 10x13mm London Blue Topaz is set in 14kt solid yellow gold earwires. ✦✦ Length of earrings is 2.5cm.

In this piece, I have poured my fascination with the passage of time into every brushstroke. Using the interplay of acrylics and inks, I melded classical beauty with an ethereal over...

Imbued with vivacity, each stroke in this oil painting captures the essence of life's evanescent beauty. The lush lilac bursts forth, a symphony of colors speaking to the heart's dee...

In this piece, I've woven a tapestry of emotions using acrylics and ink, exploring the complexity of the mind's wanderings during sleepless nights. My brushstrokes swirl in a dance o...

This captivating artwork presents a striking blend of classical form and vibrant color. At its center is a seated figure, delicately positioned with limbs folded, embodying a serene ...

I channeled my love for the serene and the sublime into this oil painting, employing an impressionist style to capture the quiet majesty of a winter's embrace. My brushstrokes danced...

Sculptural wall lamps in brass. Designed by Jonas Hidle and made in Norway by Høvik Lys AS from around 1970 first half. Both lamps are fully working and in good vintage condition. Ea...

This captivating artwork presents a serene and introspective portrayal of a reclining figure, seamlessly integrated into a lush, floral backdrop. The subject, rendered in warm, earth...

Halo Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 19.5 x W 12.5 x H 16 cm. Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay. Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes may var...

8x10mm Oval Faceted Blue Topaz is set in gold-plated 925 sterling silver. Available in sizes 6, 7, 8 and 9. Please let me know what size you want when you order.

This artwork is an exquisite study of the human form, capturing a moment of introspective vulnerability. The subject is portrayed in a kneeling position on a stool, her back facing t...

Closed Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 12.5 x W 13.5 x H 14 cm. Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay. Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes may v...

Sail Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 16 x W 13 x H 15 cm. Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay. Available in two different sizes. Pieces are hand-made, on...

Chanel Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 14 x W 13 x H 15.5 cm. Materials: Ceramic / Grey stoneware clay. Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes ...

In this oil painting, I poured my love for the vibrant transformation of nature, capturing the essence of autumn's palette. The textured strokes mirror the layered emotions evoked by...

Divided Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 14 x W 12.5 x H 14 cm. Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay. Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes may va...

Saturn Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 17 x W 17 x H 14 cm. Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay. Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes may vary ...

In creating this piece, I've captured the poignant interplay of shadow and light, with oil paint bringing every emotion to the surface. This artwork blends fine art with expressive s...

This captivating artwork depicts a serene figure reclined on a lavishly patterned couch, exuding tranquility. The subject, a woman, is draped in diaphanous white fabric that artfully...

4x6mm emerald is prong set in 14kt yellow gold. Band is 1.1mm. Gold weight is 1.65 grams. Available in sizes: 6 and 7 Please let me know what size you want when you order.

In this piece, I've channeled the vibrant energy of renewal, capturing the essence of spring as it breathes life into an urban canvas. My brushwork, a symphony of acrylic and oil, da...

In this oil painting, I've embraced the raw beauty of the seascape with impressionistic fervor, capturing the dance between light and water with vivacious brushstrokes. The juxtaposi...

In this impressionistic oil painting, I've captured raw humanity and vulnerability. My strokes tell a story of resilience amidst chaos, using a harmonious blend of cool and warm tone...

This striking artwork presents a mesmerizing confluence of human form and nature, featuring a nude figure set against a vibrant explosion of flowers. The subject, with flowing dark h...

I've imbued this canvas with the vibrant, yet tranquil energy of a serene evening. My brushstrokes capture the last whisper of daylight caressing charming homes, invoking a sense of ...

In this oil painting, I endeavored to capture a poignant moment, the gaze that conveys the silent strength within. I used an impressionist touch to evoke emotions and depth, harmoniz...

11x15mm faceted free form cut green onyx is set in gold plated sterling silver and placed in gold plated sterling silver earwires. ✦Gemstone: green onyx ✦Stone Cut: faceted free f...

Freeform aquamarine is set in gold-plated sterling silver. A 12mm freshwater pearl is wrapped underneath the stud / post earrings. The length of the earrings is 3.4cm

In this acrylic creation, I've explored the delicate interplay of human grace with nature's ethereal beauty. It's a tribute to quiet resilience and transformation, much like the gent...

In this intimate acrylic embodiment, I capture a solitary figure amid a blossoming embrace. The poised stillness of the subject contrasts with the whimsical dance of flora, evoking a...

In this oil painting, I've captured a tranquil moment on a sunlit balcony. The figure, immersed in thought by a spread of fresh blossoms and fruit, epitomizes serenity. My brushwork ...

This necklace is 17 inches long with an additional 2.7 inch of extension chain and it has a hook clasp. The central drop measures 6.7 cm in depth. The gemstones are all faceted and v...

In this oil painting, I explore the interplay of light and reflection, capturing the serene ambiance of a marina bathed in the warm glow of sunset. The textured strokes convey a sens...

Okurimono Pigment Print About the work : Shibari I is a work by contemporary photographer Christian Houge, from the Okurimono series. In this series, Houge has, through five trips to Japan (Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto), explored Japans otherworldly subculture and its ritualistic perfection. In this personal art documentary he has ventured into delicate themes such as personal identity, sexuality, longing and gender dysphoria. In this particular series, he uses staging as a method to create a story within a story. The viewers associations are important in meeting this work and ambiguity plays an important role. The images from the Okurimono- series is available in 3 different formats : Images from the Okurimono series is available in 3 different formats : * 50 x 75 cm : edition of 10 + (+2ap) * 80 x 120 cm : edition of 7 + (+2ap) * 113 x 170 cm : edition of 7 + (+2ap) Each print is numbered and signed More work will be sent from the artistry request. christian at soulfood no In this series, Houge has, through five trips to Japan (Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto), explored Japans otherworldly subculture and its ritualistic perfection. In this personal art documentary he has ventured into delicate themes such as personal identity, sexuality, longing and gender dysphoria. In this particular series, he uses staging as a method to create a story within a story. The viewers associations are important in meeting this work and ambiguity plays a Okurimono (meaning both “gift” and “that which is in-between” in Japanese) - is a word that binds together this comprehensive project developed over five trips to Japan between 2007 and 2018. The series explores the personal pursuit of identity, at times with an underlying darkness as Houge had the chance to be introduced to Tokyo’s subculture. In exploring this theme, Houge has ventured into delicate matters such as sexuality, longing and gender dysphoria. In this particular series, he uses staging as a method to create a story within a story. The artist wishes to question the viewer and provoke a reflection on topics that are often seen as taboos in our contemporary societies. The viewer’s own associations are important in appreciating this work where ambiguity plays an important role. The project started in the Harajuku district of Tokyo which is known as a center of Japanese youth culture and where Houge found some of his first motifs: teenage girls dressing up in post-Victorian dresses or ‘cosplay’ costumes to identify with a character of their favorite comics. Here, the desire to express one’s uniqueness is central and the photographer explores the tension between personal identity and aesthetics shared by all (or at least by the same youth group). In many of his carefully staged photographs, Houge’s models are masked, so as to echo the many social masks we wear in our day-to-day lives. In our post-modern information society, drained of wonder, these enigmatic masked characters also evoke the world of shamans and pagan rituals, therefore injecting a sense of mystery and spirituality that many people are longing for. Symbolism and the many references to ritual and identity in an otherwise suppressed society, may at times create a sense of unease among viewers. The Okurimono project also explores the topic of identity and sexuality in gender dysphoria with Japan’s nyūhāfu (the transsexual ‘new halfs’). Here, the quest for identity coincides with a search of femininity and body image which results in complex physical transformations. Viewers may look at these portraits not having any clue that models are nyūhāfu. Yet, the photographs are staged so that viewers are placed in a disconcerting voyeuristic role while looking at otherwise closed world. Shibari (the art of tying), which originates from the Edo period (1600s), is another territory explored by Houge in his Okurimono series. His striking photographs of female models tied with red rope on a white background take us into this powerful journey into vulnerability and surrender, power and freedom. Through tradition, symbolism and technology, Okurimono also explores the hugely potent symbols that help define parts of Japanese culture and national identity, between old and new. As Art historian Erling Bugge put it: “Christian Houge guides us into a mystery. It resides between the ritualized shapes of the traditional and withdrawn Zen garden in Kyoto and the equally ritualized spaces of futuristic, urban Tokyo. For a westerner, Japan might look familiar, since what is held up for us looks like a futuristic spectacle somehow grounded in a western imagination. This judgment, however, is too easy. In Houge’s photographs, the sense of sameness withdraws and a very different feeling of strangeness creeps up on us. In fact, what this series registers is a remarkable place of alterity in today’s global order, a radical difference bang in the middle of the familiar.” The images of the Okurimono series share a ghostly, otherworldly quality. In reality and dream, ritual and play merge while the boundaries between the known and the unknown dissolve. Christian Houge – Now – Okurimono Christian Houge guides us into a mystery. It resides between the ritualized shapes of the traditional and withdrawn Zen garden in Kyoto and the equally ritualized spaces of futuristic, urban Tokyo. For a westerner, Japan might look familiar, since what is held up for us looks like a futuristic spectacle somehow grounded in a western imagination. This judgment, however, is too easy. In Houge’s photographs, the sense of sameness withdraws and a very different feeling of strangeness creeps up on us. In fact, what this series registers is a remarkable place of alterity in today’s global order, a radical difference bang in the middle of the familiar. This is pushed to the limit in the technological and virtual wonderland of Akihabara in Tokyo, where shop after shop trade in electronic products and computer games, while a weird costume play...

All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 90 cm. x 120 cm. Edition AP 1 `Residence of Impermanence` 2017-2019 My performance series, `Residence of Impermanence`, explores our relationship to animals, fire and nature. Through the element of fire, I have found a way to express myself in totemic ritualistic performance by burning decaying trophy animals. The element of fire is very symbolic. It represents both destruction and creation. Animals and fire have, in many ways, formed our culture since the dawn of Mankind. They have also served as essential symbols in myth, spirituality, art and religion. Fire has protected us and given us hope. Given us a means to evolve in all culture. In Greek mythology, remember Prometheus. In the hand of Man, fire can be anything. It is our ethics that define it. We have always mirrored ourselves in Nature. What we see staring back at us may not be the image we were hoping for. This series is a reminder to where we have come regarding our relation to Nature and the huge effects of climatechange in the Anthropocene. My work often juxtaposes the visually aesthetic and uneasiness. An underlying feeling of that which is lost often plays an important role. I like to explore work themes that emanate a cognitive dissonance in the viewer to reveal more profound truths. I regard trophy animals as symbols of Man´s vanity and presumed victory over Nature. To me, they also serve as symbols of our general attitude towards Nature. The flames gives each animal a last breath of life as it creates a new portrait. The animal is set free again, ending a symbolic circle of life. A closure if you will, both physically and existentially. The English-inspired wallpapers represent imperialism and a colonial idea from a time when we were obsessed by conquering Nature and other lands. These too are burned with the animals symbolizing a protest toward our autocracy towards Nature itself. The repetitive performance of burning each animal serves as both an offering and a liberation. This is a violent act, but also a meaningful and beautiful act to me. The animals` personality changes dramatically throughout the burning process. This cannot be planned and therefore the animals give off a sense of further individuality. In the process of burning animals, I am also taking an object of desire off the market for further sales. An act that hopefully will spark dialog our use of Nature, as well as where we want to be heading in the near future. Dialog foments change and action. I spent seven years collecting old trophy animals and taxidermy of different sorts. Many were bought through auctions, while others were given to me by hunters` or the widows of hunters for this specific project. During the following three years, I went through a somewhat cathartic process of burning and obsessively exploring the symbolism of fire and our relation to animals with my performance. The intention with my series is to connect the public to the crucial matters at hand through something tangible, personal, and symbolic. These three years of working with this series has made me so much more conscious of how delicate nature is and how we have taken it for granted for too long. A reminder of how crucial both animals, fire and nature, for our so-called progress in survival and progress. Through this process, exploring new questions and inviting a larger audience to ask their own crucial questions in the massive global changes we all are witnessing, is what I strive for. Loss of animal diversity, poaching and massive forest fires are increasing so rapidly that Nature itself is at a major turning point. A call for action is needed. Working so close to the animals in my project has been as uplifting as it has been obsessive and heartbreaking, as the animal's eye connects with you on a personal level as a human does in non-verbal communication. In 2016, the government in Kenya burned poached ivory worth an estimated 130 million dollars, making a clear statement that these tusks should only belong to a living animal. This dramatic action created meaningful dialog around the world beyond news and statistics. Fires are destroying critical areas of much-needed land vegetation, thus creating considerable effects on climate change. The meeting between Nature`s fragility and Mans` ego has shown that forests disappear, glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising and species become extinct. Humans have too easily exploited all parts of nature with our own culture and growth. In this short process, we have lost the very essence of what we are a part, and thus forget the very nature in ourselves. What can photography do to create questions regarding climate change, and help us move towards a sustainable future? In photography, we can ask important questions about changes in our surroundings and who we are—Man’s condition. Background: `Residence of Impermanence` has been exhibited at five museums and several galleries already (including a big solo show at Fotografiska, Stockholm (2019), and Arles Fotofestival (2019). Work from `Residence of Impermanence' is currently exhibited at the UCR: California Museum of Photography in Los Angeles with the exhibition `Facing Fire,` Art, Wildfire and The End of Nature in the New West.` This exhibition explores the ever-worsening Californian forest fires due to climate change. My previous environmental work has been nominated for the Prix Pictet Award twice before with my previous series for both Earth and Power themes. In 2005, my series `Arctic Technology` was shortlisted for the BMW Prize at Paris photo (through Scout Gallery, London). My other series has been shown in museums, including a symposium at Johnson Museum, N.Y. and been part of travelling exhibitions with WHATCOM (Museum of Washington) with the exhibition `Vanishing Ice` and a China tour on environmental issues with Three Shadows Photography...

This vibrant artwork portrays a tranquil marina scene, dominated by a collection of moored boats gently reflecting upon the water's surface. The artist masterfully employs a rich pal...

This artwork vividly captures a poised ballerina in mid-rehearsal, exemplifying the grace and discipline of dance. The ballerina, depicted in a side profile, leans gently against a b...

In this painting, I've tried to capture the transcendent beauty of nature's tapestry, blending acrylic and oil to give texture and depth. Inspired by fine art, impressionism, and rea...

Through strokes of oil on paper, I crafted a nocturnal dance of colors and light, merging impressionism with a touch of realism. This scene captures the pulsating life of the city at...

Stylized picture with polar bear in the ice .Working on an animalistic painting, the artist, in addition to compositional tasks, wants to convey the character and mood of the depict...

This vibrant artwork captures a richly textured still life scene imbued with dynamic energy. At its heart is a transparent vase brimming with a lush bouquet of flowers, radiating war...

Decorative and well made chandelier with ten cylinder shaped cupolas in crystalized glass and brass fittings. Designed and manufactured in Norway by Tyringe Lys, circa 1970s first ha...

Capturing the essence of nature's transformation, I employed an impressionistic technique, invoking a visceral response. My use of textured oil strokes conveys the lively dance of au...

This artwork vividly captures a picturesque hillside town, likely Scandinavian, with a masterful play of color and light. The scene is dominated by an array of tightly clustered hous...

In this artwork, I've endeavored to capture the serene yet vibrant energy of a coastal hamlet at dusk. Utilizing acrylics, relief printing, and ink, I've woven textures and colors to...