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DirtyDigger · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2000 3:41 pm

OK,
being a 'stupid American' I have no idea what goes on in Sweden. All I knew them for was their blond gorgeous women. This forum however seems to point to the fact that there are also a lot of kickass Swedish artists.

Is Sweden a major metropolis for art in general? Or do they just send their friends more links to this forum? In history are there any so called 'masters' that had their origin in Sweden? If so post some links I am curious.

This may be a little off topic for the digital arts forum, but maybe not if there are some examples of past masters works posted here.

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MoebiusX · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2000 3:55 pm

Scandanavia seems to be a very design-oriented area. A lot of great design work, digital art magazines, furniture, etc. comes from that part of the world. Not sure what it is about the place really... my wife lived there for a year, I'd really like to go there and see what all the differences in the culture are..

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burn0ut · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2000 3:57 pm

Interesting im also Interested! my ansestors come from like Norway n thats like close to Sweden n stuff

Just wondering aswell

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kig · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2000 3:59 pm

oh no don't come here you'll catch the scary goth disease!

faustgfx · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2000 5:28 pm

sorry to break the stereotype to you, but the only gorgeous blondes here are the MEN if you're into that side of the road..

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Snake Grunger · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2000 6:30 pm

All the talent's in Norway, duder!

Sergenth · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2000 11:00 pm

No problem kig, we have plenty of goth influence here in New Jersey. They aren't all bad, some are good artists.

Zaphod · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2000 11:27 pm

Old masters. Hmmm...
Carl Larsson, and The Skagen Painters pops up in my mind, from Sweden.
Edvard Munch was a Norwiegan, wasn't he?
I could do better. But I'm newly awake.

As MobeiusX said, Sweden (Scandinavia) have some of the world's best designers.

And over 50% (up to 75%? Not sure) have access to internet in Sweden.

If you have a mobile celluar phone it might have been designed in Scandinavia (Ericsson = Sweden, = Finland) etc etc. Sweden is the second country in the world (per Capita) when it comes to IT relates stuff (right after USA). So that might explain the big population of Swedes here.

And yeah, we got some pretty laides here too (not THAT many blondes tho). But not overly many as everyone(USA) seem to think (if you ask me)

faustgfx: I would disagree, but I haven't been to finland. So I don't know.

But right now it's just cold and rainy

We're having a shitty "winter" over here right now.

/Magnus

DirtyDigger · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2000 11:52 pm

quote:
Originally posted by Zaphod:
And yeah, we got some pretty laides here too (not THAT many blondes tho). But not overly many as everyone(USA) seem to think (if you ask me)

you just dashed my fantasy of a place with nothing but blond model type women in pony tails walking around with tight pink sweat bottoms and winter coats on and little ankle high snow boots...and...and...

...dammit to hell!

is made over there...damn I thought that was Japanese, what a dolt I am.

Anyone else have input on swedish masters and/or links?

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micke · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 12:23 am

I was born and raised in Sweden so
I have a couple of Swedish artists that i admire:
Rolf Gohs(comic artist)
Hans Lindahl(comic artist)
Joachim Pirinen(comic artist from finland)
Zorn(artist)

DirtyDigger · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 12:29 am

Ahh yes, Zorn.

I was linked through to a gallery of his from frosts ongoing thread. That is one of the reasons I created this thread. The other of course is the level of detail and talent from the 'swedes' and netherlanders (is that a word?

) in general on this board is of a high calibre.

Was just curious if it was something in the water up there...

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micke · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 12:38 am

You mean "dutch"(neatherlanders)

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Kjetil Nystuen · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 1:47 am

For a Scandinavian, this is a funny subject... Well, the best Scandinavian designers are in Finland and Sweden. No doubt about it. Cheers, neighbours. There are many good artists in Norway too, but it's Finland and Sweden which has the most sucessfull designs... Sweden with Volvo, Saab, Ericsson, Absolute Vodka. Finlands Alvar Aalto rules. Also I have seen great glass design from Finland, and we should mention for their great designs. I'm ashamed I don't know more about my neighbours, I think I need to go to the library this weekend.

As for Norway, I guess there is no point in good design when you just want to sell fish, gas and oil?

-Kjetil

faustgfx · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 1:55 am

and still is just a shitty suburb of my city with their original rubber boot factory's cripples there...

zaphod, i was speaking of swedes mostly.

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Blitz · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 2:17 am

I don't know about you guys but I want to know if there are any artist in Greenland, any...any at all.....Ok is there anyone in Greenland pieriod.

That sucks. The whole thing about Sweedn in the US is the bueatfull blond girls. Hmmm
Well than that ruins it for us. We might as well blow ourselves up now.*___+

Blitz

henrik · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 2:25 am

Is there any people in Greenland? :P

Maruman · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 3:22 am

oh .. are there ppl in australia??... oh no there are only kangaroos that say g'day mate... oh where is australia again??... in china somewhere isent it ?? or maybe its in africa....

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asmodie · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 4:10 am

Sweden(can't speek for the rest of Scandinavia) has a population of 8,5milijon. And the states have many times more, but the reson there are so many good artist(music as arts) is the way we have our education system and organization. Like the "musikschool" that is free for everyone to learn a insturment when your young. And our traditions is another reason in mix whit the opend mind when it comes to art.

And when it comes to design, Sweds have a heritage that no other country have. And there is many good design schools in Sweden, expensive though.

And the babes?! The best in the world. I have traveled alot, there is no country that beats Sweden in having nice looking babes. It's not just they are good looking, they have brains and talent to. It is also know that Sweds are the best dressed ppl in the world.

Finnish girls are not near as good looking Swedish girl.

*my theory* Remeber...it is only a theory. Exept the babe thing.

[This message has been edited by asmodie (edited December 15, 2000).]

n8 · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 5:10 am

i come from a land down under...full of kangeroos and lots of thunder...
heehee

BooMSticK · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 6:14 am

...hmmm. wouldn't bring this up if I wasn't that proud dane that I am, eh-hehe... Looking through the history books you might stumple over the fact that both Norway and Sweden were once ruled under the danish king. I believe that at that time so much good danish culture and genes

was mixed with the other scandinavian countries that all the good stuff we see from Sweden and Norway today originates from that time...

just something to think about...

;Boom

asmodie · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 10:51 am

The only thing Chritian "the tyran" did was killing Swedish talent!! *smiles*

I belive that Denmark have been under Swedish ruleing, as Norway and Findland and Balticum.

Binke · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 11:10 am

Haha,we shouldn't have let Norway go, when we had it under swedish rule, then we could have their frikkin oil

Yay as I said, Go Sweden! The only thing that sucks, is that we have the highest taxes in the world. Then again we have the biggest socialhelp security in the world.

Anyone visiting? HEY party at my place, newyears eve, fresh young blondes coming!

Oh yea a few norweigan girls as well

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asmodie · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 11:31 am

Yeah it was a stupid move to let Norway go.

New years eve in Stockholm...hehe...the city...the babes! *yum*

Hightop · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 11:59 am

YEAH.... Sweden rocks....
or not.....

The weather sucks.....
But i also think that sweden is good in designing....

to bad i'm not one of the really talented digital artists here in sweden...

But i will be..... i will take over the world with my art.... ha ha ha ha...

But i have never heard of a art school....
Does that excist in sweden?

I bought a Roland MC 303 yesterday ( if you don't now what it is, just search the internet).... Will conect it to the computer soon and make some music... will get really rich.... or not.... don't think i will, but it's really fun to do....

Music you make with the computer does belong to the digital art group.... or is it....
It is digital made and music is some sort of art.... so it should....

please let me know if it is..

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Blitz · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 1:18 pm

We are planing the take over of the entier world. And now that Bush is prez over here we will have plenty of guns and drunk drivers that will invade other countries.
MMwwwahahahahaha

Dives · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 1:46 pm

Well i would have to say swedish babes are better than finnish ones. And for you US guys, yes there are a LOT of blondes around here but that is common here since theyre not a rarity.
And for the swedish ppl here im comming to spend new year in stockholm.

faustgfx · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 1:48 pm

if oxygenperoxide is your fetish numbah one, sure.

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asmodie · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2000 3:37 pm

Yeah...
To the ppl from the state...
How tha fuck could you let Bush win?! He has shit for brainez. He'll probably do some thing very stupid with his dumb politics!

Nuf of that...

And Dives...you'r doing the best thing you can do!

And one thing...brunette babes rules over blond babes. *thats what I think* Or blackhair babes is hot to

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hydrid · member Member # Joined: 20 Jan 2000 Posts: 193

quote:
Originally posted by asmodie:
Yeah...
To the ppl from the state...
How tha fuck could you let Bush win?! He has shit for brainez. He'll probably do some thing very stupid with his dumb politics!

And one thing...brunette babes rules over blond babes. *thats what I think* Or blackhair babes is hot to

Oh god. Bush.... I consider myself relatively liberal. So, naturally I didn't like Bush based on his conservative ideas. But then, what makes it awful for anyone is that he is a few bricks short of a load... he's a complete vacuous imbecile who got where he was simply because of nepotism.

And as for brunettes over blondes... heck yeah! I have light brown hair and I dye it dark purple on occassions.

Jussi, have I sent you my purple pick yet?

Also, I'd just like to say that my father is originally Finn. Does that mean I'll be a fantastical artist? Being a weird combo of Lebanese, Finnish, and American....

*Sophia

Dominion · Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2000 12:37 am

yeah but you danes haven`t got sk�ne anymore

you suckers, we snatched it right under your nose. =)

Haha

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