Galleri Helle Knudsen
Stockholm
Since 1984, art gallerist Helle Knudsen has been actively involved in the Swedish art scene. Galleri Helle Knudsen was established in 1999 and has, over the years, shifted locations across Stockholm.
Currently located at Hantverkargatan and co-managed by Helle Knudsen and Sara Röder, the gallery's focus lies in contemporary art, emphasizing painting and original graphics and proudly collaborating with approximately 40 established and
emerging artists. Galleri Helle Knudsen is firmly committed to the young art scene, annually awarding at least two art scholarships and presenting scholarship and debut exhibitions in collaboration with the gallery’s art association.
Featured artists
Lukas Cornix & Amanda Karlsson
'Everything Must Go' is a duo exhibition by Lukas Cornix and Amanda Karlsson, two young artists with similar themes and philosophies yet distinct artistic expressions and methods. The title resonates with multifaceted meanings on both conceptual and contextual levels. It suggests temporality, signalling an end to all things while demanding functionality and pushing the boundaries of human aspiration.
United in their pursuit of truth and honesty in art, Karlsson seeks an objective truth while acknowledging the inherent subjectivity, while Cornix aims for honesty within the gestures of painting. Both artists emphasize the need to believe that it must go, and that persistence will lead to a resolution.
In her artistic practice, Amanda Karlsson (b. 1989, Karlstad) uses oil paint and works with wood in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms. She constructs scenographies and stages imagined events, which she then documents and recreates in installations and paintings.
Lukas Cornix’s (b. 1993, Växjö) painting practice predominantly takes place on paper, which benefits his approach and process. Cornix works swiftly and intuitively - crucial for exploring mixed techniques and the type of painting he seeks to achieve. He aims to approach a painting style that combines intricate and unpretentious gestures.
Lukas Cornix, 'Dinosaurs on the windowsill', (2023). Oil on paper, 119 x 94 cm. Courtesy of the gallery and the artist.
Lukas Cornix, Portrait of the artist. Courtesy of the gallery and the artist.
Amanda Karlsson, 'Deepseacreature', (2023). Oil och wood-cut out, 55 x 39 x 9 cm. Courtesy of the gallery and the artist.
Amanda Karlsson, 'Chasing Rabbits', (2023). Oil och wood-cut out, 56 x 58 x 8 cm. Courtesy of the gallery and the artist.
Lukas Cornix, 'Memorandum' (2023). Oil on paper, 119 x 94 cm. Courtesy of the gallery and the artist.
Amanda Karlsson, portrait of the artist. Photo Lars Sjöqvist/Värmlands Museum.
