Christian Pontus Andersson (born 1977) is a Swedish artist and sculptor, living in Södermalm, Stockholm.
Christian Pontus Andersson was born in the small town of Brattfors, county of Värmland, in Sweden. First working as a television journalist, Andersson hesitated between studying plastic surgery or becoming an artist.[1] He started studying ceramics at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, in Stockholm[2] in 2002. During his studies, he opened a ceramic workshop in the Chinese “porcelain capital” of Jingdezhen where he produced his master's degree project, the large-scale baroque series Cry Me the Sorrows (2007). Combining both high artistic and craftsmanship levels, his work gained a lot of attention at the annual Spring exhibition,[3] and led to his first acclaimed solo exhibition at Christian Larsen Gallery (Aerea). Andersson has also exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in Stockholm, and he has participated in group exhibitions in Tokyo, Munich, Frankfurt, and Milan.[4][5] The National Museum owns his 2007 sculpture Guard for Tears;[6] he is also represented in the collection of the Röhsska Museum with two works.[7]
The work of Christian Pontus Andersson balances between kitsch and stringent form, creating a contrast between the extravagant homoerotic appearances of the figures and the fragile material of which they are made.[3] As sources of inspiration, Andersson mentions Czech artist Alphonse Mucha,[2] and his work also resembles that of Matthew Barney and Jeff Koons.[3]
References
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- ^ a b c "Christian Pontus Andersson galleri Area". Archived from the original on 15 August 2007.
- ^ "AEREA". Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ Spektra (24 April 2006). "Konststipendium till keramiker - SvD". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Nationalmuseum - Artist - Result". emp-web-84.zetcom.ch. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Christian-Pontus Andersson: Eden, See You on the Other Side - Röhsska museet". Röhsska museet. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.