Karl Gustavsen
- France
- Painter
Karl graduated from the Chambre Syndicale School of Fashion in Paris in 1991. He then became a stylist for several major international designers (Angelo Tarlazzi, Karl Lagerfeld, Andres Sarda) and held this job for several years before devoting himself to his artistic activity. His first exhibition was in 1990. In 1992, he participated in a performance show organized by the Paul Ricard Cultural Centre (Paris).
His art is an original blend of various influences, drawing on both the aesthetic of films by Fritz Lang (Metropolis) and Fernand Léger (Le Ballet mécanique), design from the 1920’s and the modernism of Le Corbusier (French architect, twentieth century). With audacity, he evokes the impertinence of the Dada movement.
The artist invests his canvas with large areas of colour by creating a space where perspective is absent. He borrows geometric shapes from the Art Deco style and Japanese graphics. His ""pasted papers"" make him a worthy successor to the cubism of Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris (Spanish painters twentieth centuries) and Georges Braque (French painter twentieth century).
Karl combines elements painted with acrylic to collages of juxtaposed or superposed paper cuts. This technique allows him to work his designs with precision: ""shapes are pure, sometimes on the verge of abstraction. They reinvent themselves, are recomposed in delicate assemblies."" He cuts the paper meticulously, much as a line drawing. His graceful stylized figures are reminiscent of haute couture patterns.
One colour is sometimes enough to bring about a subject. He sculpts the material, playing on the nesting of shapes and combination tones. The artist fixes trivial and ephemeral moments of everyday life on the background: a woman powdering her hair or face, a man with a drink at the bar... His characters pose in front of the intrigued viewer. Broken and fragmented, they propose a poetic alternative to reality.
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Bordeaux
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Lyon
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Lyon l'Expo
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Karl Gustavsen
Grand dogon
36 x 36 cm$ 630Karl Gustavsen
Japanese dance
19 x 19 cm$ 230Karl Gustavsen
Romy
13 x 13 cm$ 150Karl Gustavsen
Tahiti
13 x 13 cm$ 150Karl Gustavsen
Blue circus
19 x 19 cm$ 230Karl Gustavsen
Homme profil
13 x 13 cm$ 150Karl Gustavsen
Escale
36 x 36 cm$ 630Karl Gustavsen
Miami
25 x 25 cm$ 390Karl Gustavsen
Hollywood
36 x 36 cm$ 630- Sold
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La fiançée du marin
50 x 50 cm$ 1,200 Karl Gustavsen
Angelina Paris
25 x 25 cm$ 390Karl Gustavsen
My circus
19 x 19 cm$ 230Karl Gustavsen
Oslo
19 x 19 cm$ 230Karl Gustavsen
Cubist Head
36 x 36 cm$ 630- Sold
Karl Gustavsen
Ascot
19 x 19 cm$ 230 Karl Gustavsen
Hello mister
19 x 19 cm$ 230Karl Gustavsen
Night Party
13 x 13 cm$ 150Karl Gustavsen
Rose attitude
25 x 25 cm$ 390- Sold
Karl Gustavsen
Olympe
50 x 50 cm$ 1,200 - Sold
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Jungle Cabaret
80 x 80 cm$ 2,800 Karl Gustavsen
Femme au pompom
36 x 36 cm$ 630Karl Gustavsen
Make up
19 x 19 cm$ 230Karl Gustavsen
Lipstick
25 x 25 cm$ 390Karl Gustavsen
Fitness
13 x 13 cm$ 150Karl Gustavsen
Bozaka
25 x 25 cm$ 390Karl Gustavsen
Absinthe
19 x 19 cm$ 230Karl Gustavsen
Profil moderniste
36 x 36 cm$ 630Karl Gustavsen
Monaco
25 x 25 cm$ 390Karl Gustavsen
Evening show
13 x 13 cm$ 150- Sold
Karl Gustavsen
Secret
13 x 13 cm$ 150 Karl Gustavsen
Flower Dress
25 x 25 cm$ 390- Sold
Karl Gustavsen
Moonlight
13 x 13 cm$ 150 Karl Gustavsen
Glamour
13 x 13 cm$ 150Karl Gustavsen
Rouge et noir
36 x 36 cm$ 630Karl Gustavsen
My little circus
13 x 13 cm$ 150Karl Gustavsen
Man in blue
13 x 13 cm$ 150Karl Gustavsen
Modernisme
36 x 36 cm$ 630Karl Gustavsen
Cubist woman
19 x 19 cm$ 230- Sold
Karl Gustavsen
Fuchsia
13 x 13 cm$ 150 - Sold
Karl Gustavsen
Miami
36 x 36 cm$ 630 Karl Gustavsen
Just love me
25 x 25 cm$ 390Karl Gustavsen
Cubist Head
13 x 13 cm$ 150Karl Gustavsen
Parisian girl
13 x 13 cm$ 150