Artist Interview – Jim Thorell

A Stockholm native, Jim Thorell has been studying Art in different parts of Sweden, as well as internationally in Japan and Vietnam. Since graduating with an M.F.A from The Fine Arts Academy of Valand, part of the University of Gothenburg in 2010, he has had several group and solo exhibitions. Thorell’s paintings are like a fantasy stream of […]

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Artipelag and “Earth Matters”

Björn Jakobson Artipelag "Earth Matters" photo: Vimala Söderqvist

There exists among the Swedish people, an intrinsic love and respect for nature. This is the land where everyone is free to roam and enjoy nature without laws of trespassing even on private property, and they have a name for it, Allemansrätten. Björn Jakobson is an example of one such Swede. With his love for nature, the forests, […]

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