Bjørg Lødøen (7 December 1931 – 5 March 2009) was a Norwegian

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, and

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Biography

Lødøen was born in Oslo, Norway. In

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...

, by way of her father she came to know the painter Xan Krohn. Krohn had been taking part in the Russian avant-garde movement from about

1910 Events January * January 6 – Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military. * January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, t ...

until he returned to Norway some time after

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

. Krohn was affiliated with a group of artists, Jack of Diamonds, that included

Kazimir Malevich Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (

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and

Natalia Goncharova Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (, ; 3 July 188117 October 1962) was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer. Goncharova's lifelong partner was fellow Russian avant-garde artist Mikhail Lariono ...

. From

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

until

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

Lødøen was studying at the

Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry The National College of Art and Design () was established in 1818. In 1996, the National College of Art and Design became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts (''Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo'', KHiO), along with the Norwegian National Academy of ...

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, from

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

until

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

at the

Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts The Norwegian National Academy of Arts () was a former Norwegian tertiary institution in Oslo, offering studies in the area of fine art. Along with four other academies, it merged to form the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (, KHiO) in 1996. ...

, with the professor Alexander Schultz. Whilst a student she spent some time in Paris and Florence, from 1961 she made several study trips throughout Europe. Lødøen is also known for her cooperative work with Rolf Aamot for cinema and television. Her work is on display in several Norwegian and European museums, and can also be found in the

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She was awarded the State Life Grant for Artists in

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

Selected works

Exhibitions

* Kunstnerforbundet ("The Artistsociety

Oslo 1961, paintings and drawings. *

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(Oslo Art Society), Oslo 1966, paintings. *

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("Artists´ House") - Permanenten, Oslo 1973, permanent exhibition-paintings. *

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Art Societ

1973, paintings. *Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo 1976, paintings - visual music, in correlation to Rolf Aamot's exhibit. * :no:Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen Kunsthall (

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Art Society), 1994, laser exhibition in correlation to Rolf Aamot's exhibit. *Gallery Bjerke, Oslo 1996. *

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Gallery, (Large scale painting

, 1999. *

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Art Societ

1999, paintings and large watercolors. * Hornindal Municipality#Anders Svor Museum, Svor Museum,

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, 2000, large watercolors and paintings.

Paintings and watercolor

*''Sunflowers in Eclipse'' (1999)

Television

* "Visual" (1971); Music by Rolf Aamot. Recorded and produced by Bjørg Lødøen and Rolf Aamot.t. * "Progress" (1977); Music by Rolf Aamot. Recorded and produced by Bjørg Lødøen and Rolf Aamot. * "Puls" (1986), 3. part; Music by Rolf Aamot. Recorded and produced by Bjørg Lødøen and Rolf Aamot. * "Medusa" (1986), a composition by Bjørg Lødøen and Rolf Aamot; in which Lødøen is a visual actor.

Cinema

* "Kinetic Energy" (1967–68), Music by Rolf Aamot. Recorded and produced by Bjørg Lødøen and Rolf Aamot. * "Vision - en film om Gustav Vigeland" (1969); Music by Rolf Aamot. Recorded and produced by Bjørg Lødøen and Rolf Aamot. * "Structures" (1970); music: Rolf Aamot, Music by Rolf Aamot. Recorded and produced by Bjørg Lødøen and Rolf Aamot. * "Actio" (1980); Music by Rolf Aamot. Recorded and produced by Bjørg Lødøen and Rolf Aamot..

References

Literature

* Norsk Kunstnerleksikon, Bind 2 (Norwegian Artist Encyclopedia, Vol. 2), Universitetsforlaget, Oslo.

External links

Bjørg Lødøens official website

Rolf Aamot´s official website
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