Johan Bloom
My recent body of works deal with the human condition and what it means to us. Our place in the universe, time and space. An exploration of our common ancestry through rock art from Scandinavia and southern Africa. From this geographical and ontological well, figures resembling early rock art are set in a more contemporary, colourful environment accompanied by modern and ancient symbols like barcodes, @signs, pixilation and biometric fingerprints.
Presently sharing my time between South Africa, Mozambique and Sweden.
Presently sharing my time between South Africa, Mozambique and Sweden.
Education
- 1994 - 1999, Göteborgs Universitet, Göteborg, BEd. University of Gothenburg. (Art and craft)
- 1984-85, KV Konstskola, Göteborg, Kv Artschool, 1 year pre university
Exhibitions
- 2016 och 2017, FNB Johannesburg Artfair, Johannesburg
- 2016, Cape town Art Fair, Cape Town
- 2017, Art Museum of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan., Port Elizabeth
- 2017, ArtEc, Port Elizabeth
- 2016, Absolut Art, Stellenbosch
- 2016, SA Gallery, Cape town/ HoutBay
- 2016 - 2017- 2018, Gallerie Noko, Port Elizabeth
- 2018 -2020, ArtRevolution Art fair, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2010, Galleri Backlund, Göteborg
- 2006, Bohussalongen, Uddevalla
Represented
- Akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn, Inköp Akvarell museets vänner
- Oskarshamns Kommun, Oskarshamn, Inköp, Konstnärsnämnden
- Privat kollektioner, Sverige, Danmark, Europa, USA, Södra Afrika, Australien och Taiwan, Inköp från mässor och utställningar
Scholarships
- 2015 Nordisk kultur fond, Konstprojektet ArtBike
- 2015 VGR Projekt stöd, ArtBike
- 2010 VGR Projekt stöd, Frisläppt