1^st 《North American International Festival of Arts 》& 2021 UGSIFF《Save the Planet》

Online Public Welfare Art Exhibition

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【Well-known Artist-Norway】Aase Birkhaug ICA

Aase Birkhaug

August 2021, NORWAY

Artistic Concept：

Believing that surroundings can influence one’s health and mind, Painter and Physiotherapist Aase Birkhaug has combined her two passions by painting roses for a soothing effect on humans.

I am compared to the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo who said “I paint flowers so that they shall not die “and I say” I paint Roses so that I shall not die”. The impact on humans from nature, flora, botanicas and for me the most beautiful flower “The Rose.”

 We often search for answers to our questions and believe the complicated answer to be the solution to the complicated question. It is not always like that, if we use the words of the English Association of Healers: Healing is gentle, simple and effective. Having fallen in love with flowers, nature and painting from early age, it was only natural to merge these factors together at some point, and by combining the aesthetic beauty of botany with her skills as a painter. It is documented that colors have an effect on the sensory system, and some years ago I made the waiting room in my physiotherapy office into an exhibition for my paintings, so I discovered that it influenced the patient’s mental state.

 My paintings are regularly described as very soft and mild. The color combinations I use are tastefully and delicately fused to make a motif that can be described as very soothing to the eye. I discovered several years ago that Roses have a positive effect on me, almost like a “healing”, and the combination of the smell and the sight feels like a meditation, bringing about a certain calmness, which is something I try to reflect in my paintings.

Nature is a gift to humans with all its beauty, botanicas, florals and roses.

I paint what I see when I am out in nature showing the humans the “healing “effects from nature. I think we need the nature to survive. Then it’s important to save the planet. My artistic concept is roses and I published my book “THE ROSE GARDEN” in order to symbolize our planet and hopefully wanting the humans to be aware of the “gift” we have received for free the nature, the florals, the flowers, the roses. My artistic concept and my way of inspiring, visually by painting is through roses and painting roses. This is because the Rose - the Roses is the world most talked about and the world beauties flower.

Ref the song - THE Rose by Bette Midler.

I do my paintings in different media – Aquarelle – Tempera – Gouache – Oil – Acrylics and Pastel. I have had exhibitions both in Norway and several countries abroad, internationally during the years 1990 – 2021

Approximately 102 international art exhibitions and art Biennales in the period 2016 - 2021.

The most important：

1. Palazzo Rosso Genova Italy 2016 – Una Rosa e Una Rosa – 2 months

2. Amsterdam Whitney Gallery New York 2016 - 2017 - 2018

3. Florence Biennale 2017

4. Solo Exhibition Rome Italy 2018 – “The Rose Garden” at Galleri Il Collezionista

5. Chianciano Biennale 2018 6. Hageumung Museum South Corea Art Festival 2018 – 2 months and permanent.

7. London Art Biennale 2019

8. Solo Exhibition Fana Culture House 2019 – The Rose Garden Bergen Norway

9. The London Art Biennale 2021, London United Kingdom

10. The Mediterranean International Art Prize 2021.

Since 2016 I have received 102 international art awards and international art prizes. I have received many international art critics from known international art curators during the period 2016-2021.

A long list of publications as articles and books about my art published internationally the last three years as well in Switzerland, Monaco, Canada, Italy, London UK, Germany, Netherlands, Marocco, France, Middle East, Denmark, USA, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Philippines, Dubai, Argentina and Norway.

Books：

“THE ROSE GARDEN” published march 2018 in London UK & Musei di Chianciano

“Artistic Visions” published in June 2017 in New York

 Rose de Paradise - Watercolor Tempera painting - paper - 2015 -10×15cm-Aase Birkhaug ICA

 Rose in Universe -Tempera and Watercolor on paper - 2015 - 10×15cm-Aase Birkhaug ICA

Princesse of Roses 38×46cm-Tempera onCanvas-2017-Aase Birkhaug ICA