Simon Olsen paints to celebrate the beauty around and within us - to inspire gratitude for what shouldn’t be taken for granted. He says: “Gratitude is what creating art requires of me, and fosters in me, including for how miraculous our human, natural and spiritual natures are.”

Olsen’s practice explores techniques where he applies paint in multiple layers, with the canvas rotated for gravity to work it in different directions. This creates texture, and an illusion of movement.

His exhibition and practice are grappling with questions such as: “Why might we need things to appear more surreal, bold or colourful, to remember how wonderful they actually are?”

EVENT

FREE public painting co-lab - open for the duration of the exhibition. Anyone can add brush strokes to a large canvas. A collaborative painting will emerge, to engage people in a creative process that values diversity, unity and connection.

CONTACT

Email: simonolsen@gmail.com
Instagram: @simonsverreolsen 

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