Roland Svensson
Encyclopedia
Roland Svensson was a Swedish painter
, writer
, black-and-white
artist, illustrator
of books and originals for stamps.
He sought his motives among the islets and skerries around the summer cottage at Möja in the Stockholm archipelago
depicting and describing the seasonal changes with deep and vivid animation.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
artist, illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
of books and originals for stamps.
He sought his motives among the islets and skerries around the summer cottage at Möja in the Stockholm archipelago
Stockholm archipelago
The Stockholm archipelago is the largest archipelago of Sweden, and one of the largest archipelagos of the Baltic Sea.-Geography:The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometers to the east...
depicting and describing the seasonal changes with deep and vivid animation.
Illustrated publications
- Evert TaubeEvert TaubeEvert Axel Taube was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He is best known for his folk songs, and is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians.-Biography:...
, Sjösalaboken (1942) - Sven Barthel, Gillöga (1945)
- Sven Barthel, Archipelago (Stockholm: Bonniers, 1952)
- Roland Svensson, Skärgårdsliv i gången tid (Stockholm: Bonniers, 1961)
- He also published illustrated books describing the meeting of land and sea around ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and distant islands such as Orkney, Shetland, HebridesHebridesThe Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There are two main groups: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These islands have a long history of occupation dating back to the Mesolithic and the culture of the residents has been affected by the successive...
and Tristan da CunhaTristan da CunhaTristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying from the nearest land, South Africa, and from South America...
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External links
- Sällskapet Roland Svenssons vänner, Friends of Roland Svensson - a society founded in March 2003. In SwedishSwedish languageSwedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
, but with all the graphic prints.