Jørgen Dobloug (23 April 1945 – 16 January 2018) was a Norwegian artist based in Düsseldorf and Oslo.
He studied at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel, Switzerland (1969) in the class of Armin Hofmann and Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany (1971 – 84), in the classes of Professor Joseph Beuys, Daniel Hees and Franz Eggenschwiler. Dobloug is an important Norwegian artist, who left Norway and what be believed to be a rigid educational system for performing arts, to find his own way. Dobloug’s works have been shown in a large number of exhibitions, in Norway and abroad.
His works are mainly acrylic paintings displaying either abstract motifs or heads/faces. They are humorous, partly with contradictory elements in respect of both motif, composition and colours. The works span from strict geometric paintings including grid-patterns, to playful paintings executed with a rough, almost expressive, brush. There is furthermore conceptual side to Dobloug’s project.
His works are part of international art collections as Nasjonalmuseet, Museum Kunstpalast, Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Svensk Konstfond, Tangen-Samlingen, Telenor Art Collection, Storebrand Art Collection, Christian Bjellands kunstsamling or the art collection of NSB.
Dobloug was granted the Norwegian Government Grant for Artists from 1995.
References
Bibliography Tim Simon Tilgner: Jørgen Dobloug | Oslo — Basel — Düsseldorf (the early years I) 1962—1970, vca° — an extended concept of work 2017, Norsk kunstnerleksikon Bind 1 A-G p. 492, Universitetsforlaget 1982. "Brennpunkt Düsseldorf 1962-1987", Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf 1987. Utstillingskatalog Øysten Ustvedt: Ny norsk kunst etter 1990 p. 75-77, Faktabokforlaget 2001. Johannes Rød og Arnt Fredheim: Malerier p. 217, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 2004.
External links Official Website of Jørgen Dobloug Estate, Archive & Research Norsk Kunstnerleksikon Kunstnerforbundet Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium