Maren Morstad to Galleri M35

For fifteen years, Morstad was based in London and New York, where she worked as a Creative Director before returning to Norway. Today, she has a studio at Fossekleiva Kultursenter, where she develops her paintings. Her work is characterized by a precise and well-crafted expression, where each element of the composition is built up with great care. Morstad creates works that invite slow observation both up close and from a distance: up close, the surface opens up with unexpected details and hidden structures, while the layers of acrylic on linen create a clear spatial depth when viewed from a distance. She works primarily with acrylic on linen in very thin, carefully applied layers that gradually build light, texture and depth. Through this process, she brings out something alive from the raw material, and the motifs are allowed to grow layer by layer until they clearly emerge in the space.