Berit Kruger-Johnsen Artist Biography and Art Gallery Collection
Berit Kruger-Johnsen employs bright colors and original subject matter, to create artwork that exude whimsy and fun. Johnsen grew up in the Oslo region of Norway, where she had ready access to the sea, the forest, and the mountains. With no other artists around, save for her grandfather, who had gone mad and been institutionalized, art was stigmatized in her family, and so she translated his love of nature into studying biology in school instead. After graduation, though, Berit Kruger-Johnsen decided to pursue drawing and design and was accepted into the only graphic design school (at the time) in Oslo, which gave her a strong base in illustration. After working in advertising for a year, she became a freelance illustrator. Always one to travel extensively, she fell in love in Australia and has been there ever since, though she still makes frequent trips to Norway. In her work, she uses a combination of gouache and oil to create nostalgic, dramatically lit compositions, and her interest in the power of visual symbols that cross cultures and tell stories takes center stage in each of her works. Berit Kruger-Johnsen plays with these symbols and with the narratives of other historically created symbols, investigating the notion that at some level we all seem to have a shared visual library that is strongly tied to emotion.
Adventure (2004) by Berit Kruger-Johnsen is a Limited Edition Fine Art Giclée Print on Hahnemuhle Paper, Numbered in Sequence at 303 out of a total Edition Size of only 495, and is Hand Signed by the Artist. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Measures approx. 15" x 18" (With Border) and...
$ 375.00 $ 70.00
Adventure (2004) by Berit Kruger-Johnsen is a Limited Edition Fine Art Giclée Print on Hahnemuhle Paper, Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of only 495, and is Hand Signed by the Artist. Comes Custom Framed, using acid free and archival materials, and includes a Certificate of Authenticity....
$ 450.00 $ 90.00
Longing (2004) by Berit Kruger-Johnsen is a Limited Edition Fine Art Giclée Print on Hahnemuhle Paper, Numbered in Sequence at 224 out of a total Edition Size of only 495 Hand Signed by the Artist. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Measures approx. 15" x 18" (With Border) and 11" x 14" (Image). Gallery...
$ 375.00 $ 70.00