Jan Groth

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Jan Groth is a Norwegian visual artist renowned for his minimalist, tapestry-based works and his exploration of line and abstraction.

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instanceOf Norwegian artist
human
visual artist
artisticStyle abstract
minimalist
awardReceived Anders Jahre Cultural Prize
Oslo City Art Award
Prince Eugen Medal
countryOfBirth Norway
countryOfCitizenship Norway
dateOfBirth 1938-10-07
dateOfDeath 2022-01-02
educatedAt Kunstskolen i Rogaland
fieldOfWork drawing
tapestry art
visual art
hasCollaboratedWith Josefine Lyche
Steinar Haga Kristensen
hasExhibition Bergen Kunsthall
Documenta
linked to: Documenta (Kassel)

Galleri Riis
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
São Paulo Art Biennial
Venice Biennale
influencedBy abstract expressionism
minimalist art
movement minimalism
name Jan Groth
nationality Norwegian
notableFor exploration of line and abstraction
minimalist tapestry-based works
notableWork large-scale wool tapestries based on a single drawn line
placeOfBirth Stavanger
placeOfDeath Oslo
representedBy Galleri Riis
theme abstraction of gesture
line as autonomous motif
reduction and emptiness
usesMedium drawing
sculpture
tapestry
workLocation New York City
Oslo
workPeriod early 21st century
late 20th century

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