Olav Mathisen

Born in 1990, Olav Mathisen is a young Norwegian artist from Lillehammer, who is rapidly gaining international acclaim. He primarily works with oil and egg tempera on canvas. His paintings consists of a variety of techniques- From total abstraction and thick pastose strokes, to more detailed figurative painting conversing on the same surface. He draws his inspiration from fragments of the human condition; tendencies, roles, and both subjectification and objectification of "the self"