browngrotta logo
Britt Smelvær
Born: 1945, Dumfries, Scotland
britt smelvaer 22bs
3-DIMENSIONAL QUADRATURE

Britt Smelvær
wood, paper, paint, aluminum,
nylon threads
8'9" x 9'1" x 13" 2000
$24,500

britt smelvaer detail
britt smelvaer britt smelvaer
     18bs MAP OF UNKNOWN AREA I I
     Britt Smelvær
     nylon fiber-acrylic, wood
     13.5" x 15" x 4"
     34 x 38 x 10 cm, 2002, $1,600
     17bs TRAVELNOTES FROM DENMARK II
     Britt Smelvær
     acorn cups-wood

     13.5" x 15" x 4"
     34 x 38 x 10 cm, 2002, $1,600
britt smelvaer britt smelvaer
     13bs FROZEN IMAGE I
     Britt Smelvær
     wallpaper, acrylic, wood

     13.5" x 15" x 4.25", 2002, $1,600
     9bs FROZEN IMAGE II
     Britt Smelvær
     wallpaper, acrylic, wood

     13.5" x 15" x 4.25", 2002, $1,600
Selected exhbitions
and venues:
Lausanne, Switzerland (12th International Bienniale of Tapestry); Lodz, Poland (5th International Triennale of Tapestry); Erfurt, Germany (Configura, Art in Europe); Cheshire, England (New Forms in Willow); Smithsonian Institution, United States (Danish Expression in Textile); Tournai, Belgium (Textile Triennale); Nagoya, Japan (In Our Hands, Mixed Media, Small-Scale and 3-Dimensional Works); Malmø, Sweden (Nordic Forms).
britt smelvaer

21bs
ROTATING RIBBONS
MAKES FORM

Britt Smelvær
cotton paper and slate

59" x 9" x 3"
2002
$4,800
(5 pieces)

britt smelvaerbritt smelvaer

5bs TRAVEL NOTES FROM GUATAMALA
Britt Smelvær, seed cups, mylar, 13.5" x 15" x 4", 34 x 38 x 10 cm, 2000, $1,600
6bs TRAVEL NOTES FROM THAILAND
Britt Smelvær, seed cups, mylar, 13.5" x 15" x 4", 34 x 38 x 10 cm, 2000, $1,600
Statement
I am a collector of materials wherever I go. In my art, I use many different ones. For commissions, my choice of materials depends upon the architecture, light and colors in the specific building. The material may be glass, metal, wood, or horsehair and sometimes painting on canvas or paper.

In my plexiglas boxes, I create three-dimensional rooms using industrial waste and objects found in the nature. I am inspired by the beauty of these objects and by their logical geometry. In my boxes, I may add colored forms of wood, metal or paper and sometimes, grids made of thread.
                                                                                                                               Britt Smelvær


To purchase the artwork of Britt Smelvær
or to obtain information about other available works, contact:

Tom Grotta
browngrotta arts

e-mail button


or telephone
tel: 203-834-0623 or fax: 203-762-5981
www.browngrotta.com

Copyright © 2012 browngrotta arts; photo © Tom Grotta