Imaginisterna (Swedish for ''the Imaginists'') was a group of Swedish painters formed 1945 and dissolved 1955. Seeking an alternative approach to
surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to ...
they turned away from the detailed style of
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in ...
and looked for inspiration from artist such as
Max Ernst
Max Ernst (2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German (naturalised American in 1948 and French in 1958) painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism ...
,
Paul Klee
Paul Klee (; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented wi ...
and abstract
expressionism.
Notable members
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Max Walter Svanberg
Max Walter Svanberg (February 21, 1912 – May 28, 1994) was a Swedish surrealist painter, illustrator, and designer. His most prevalent motifs were of women's bodies merged with elements of flora and fauna.
Born in Malmö, Sweden, Svanberg found ...
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Carl-Otto Hultén
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Anders Österlin
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Gösta Kriland
Gösta Axel Kriland (June 13, 1917 in Valbo, Gästrikland – December 11, 1989 in Stockholm) was a Sweden, Swedish Surrealism, surrealist artist, book illustrator and cartoonist.
Life
Kriland emerged in the 1940s with paintings that were hea ...
References
* Bra Böckers Lexikon, Band 11 (1986)
* Bra Böckers Lexikon, Band 22 (1981)
Swedish artist groups and collectives
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