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Award Winning Pop Surrealist Artist TOM LOHNER To Exhibit In Malmö

Nordic Art Agency is bringing Tom Lohner, an energetic and award-winning Austrian artist and rising star to Malmö at the Nordic Art Agency Pop UP in Malmö, March 1 - 21st 2018


Tom believes that the single most important ingredient in any artistic process is passion.

The Story

At the beginning of 2017, Hard Rock Cafe franchise decided to host the exhibition of Lohner’s latest works titled Art Of Hard Rock by Tom Lohner, where he transformed 13 iconic rock stars into animals. On the night of the opening at Hard Rock’s London venue, the artist conducted a live painting performance in order to enhance the whole experience to the audience (there Tom turning Mick Jagger into a monkey). Curious enough as the premiere event was organized by UK’s Rolling Stones management LD Communications and toured throughout other Hard Rock Cafe’s in Europe that year. This was also the time in which Tom reconnected with British Art Consultant Juliet Rees-Nilsson, founder of the Nordic Art Agency, who had met Tom back in 2007 in London.  Juliet invited Tom to sign to the Nordic Art Agency as a young and talented emerging artist in order to share and promote his work in Scandinavia.

Since 2015, Tom Lohner is a proud self-employed artist, with his own management, two assistants and a private cameraman backing him, all launched with a sold-out solo exhibition in Vienna. Another highlight was the creation of the stage and brand artwork in fall 2016 for Austria’s famous traditional Almdudler costume ball in Vienna’s city hall, counting 10.000 visitors as well as a nationwide broadcast boosting his career again in his own country.
In February 2017 he was also invited by Germany’s ZAMUS organization to perform a live painting in Cologne’s prestigious Balloni halls, while surrounded by an orchestra on stage in front of 250 selected guests, playing Vivaldi’s fours seasons. Tom’s interpretation of Antonio Vivaldi artwork decorated numerous newspaper title pages and went on TV again.

2018 has begun with a Tom Lohner brush series produced and handmade by the largest brush manufacturer Davinci - Defet in Germany.
American Rock Enthusiast Residing in Europe:
Tom Lohner’s love for the rock culture, as well as his appreciation of the more recent post-industrial music and aesthetics, is more than evident in his work, which is partly dedicated to some of the most popular rockers. With his charming sense of humour, he likes to call himself a US sunshine rocker coming from the old-fashioned, historical Austria. His colourful and extremely imaginative work is capable of transforming the well-known faces of celebrities into entirely different landscapes of colours and shapes and because of this playful approach along with the technical excellence, his work has been appreciated and showcased internationally in more than 50 solo and group exhibitions.

Style

Where passion pulls – follow. Never question this – it may be the only chance in your life to be truly alive, the artist claims.

Lohner’s painting style is a refreshing combination of the traditional medium of acrylic colours and futuristic aesthetics, achieved by a certain cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic twist. The artist doesn’t shy from neon colours or well as earthy tones, such as electric blues and violets, paired with appealing geometrical patterns, which are basically made to be worn by movie stars. Lohner considers it a mighty mix of Walt Disney’s and Tim Burton’s characters along with Quentin Tarantino’s suspension of telling stories. The additional magic ingredient that binds everything together is powerful post-industrial music movement.

Tom Lohner will be featured as one of the eight artists represented in the Nordics by the Nordic Art Agency and original works and prints will be exhibited at the art Pop Up event this March in Malmö.  

FOR FURTHER PRESS INFORMATION OR TO ATTEND THE PRESS PREVIEW PLEASE CONTACT:

Email Press@nordicartagency.com or Juliet@nordicartagency.com

Call +46 (0)708308815 

www.nordicartagency.com/press


NOTES TO EDITORS ON TOM LOHNER:


Name: Thomas Lohner
Born: 04.08.1982 in Bruck a.d. Mur / Austria
Work: 1999 - Art Director at CC-Lab (event & production agency)  2010 - 2013 co-founder of design studio LosLohBros 
Breakthrough: 2015 onwards (with art show H'Animalism)
Recent Art Collaborations: Hard Rock Cafe, Jägermeister and Almdudler (2016)

Galleries: Bakerhouse Gallery Graz, Galerie Kunst & Handel Graz, Galerie Galerie Vienna, Galerie C Vienna.

NOTES TO EDITORS NORDIC ART AGENCY:

Founder: Juliet Rees - Nilsson

Company Founder: 2010

Company Owner: Juliet Rees - Nilsson

Mission Statement: Connecting emerging international art & artists to Scandinavia

Why the NNA was founded: A desire to share beautiful things with interesting people

Ämnen

  • Evenemang

Regioner

  • Kalmar

The Nordic Art Agency offers a complementary art advisory which connects exclusive contemporary international art & artists to art lovers in Scandinavia. The bespoke advisory process begins with discussions around our clients' motivations, aspirations, aesthetic preferences & financial considerations. Whether you are beginning your art collection & perhaps finding that first purchase intimidating or you are wishing to add to an existing art collection, we will evaluate your individual requirements and tailor our expertise to your needs. We source artwork and commissions from our own stable of artists as well as auctions, galleries and artfairs.

Kontakter

Juliet Rees - Nilsson

Presskontakt Founder and Senior Art Consultant 0046 0708308815

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