How would you describe your work and style with three words?
details, fashion and fairy tales.

When did you realize you wanted to be an illustrator? 
since I was a baby and got my first crayons. I used to draw big imaginary worlds with people and dream horses and tell stories from it to my little sister.

What has been your favorite project/assignment so far? 
Almost everything is fun in their own way, but I love to work at a project for a long time and really get to sink in to it. Like last spring when I made “Dreams of Salikon”, a big project that ended up in an exhibition with my illustrations, a fashion show and live music.

What never fails to inspire you?
Nature, specially underwater worlds. Different types of textures. The idea of the old world.

Which living person do you most admire?
It varies a lot, no one in particularly.

Which is your favorite color and why? 
My color scale is quite mild, in lack of a better word.

In your portfolio we see some beautiful illustrations of women.  How do they inspire you to draw? 
I think it has to do with identification, in some way all the women are me or parts of me. On the other hand I love to draw details and structures, and in fashion illustration I really get to do that. Besides from that I love great, powerful poses, it really inspires me.

What’s your plan for the 2012?
2012 is the year of the books, I have two in the back of my head only waiting to get the time to come out on paper. Other than that I will work a lot, get an old summer house and have a big 30s birthday party!

I Could Sink – Animated movie by Linda Lovisa Fjernqvist

photos by Felix Swenson

Electric, poetic, and with a breeze of African beats, would summarize the feelings of Korallreven’s performance at Strand in Stockholm December 3.

A boy with a flower behind his ear. Vulnerable, slightly hidden, yet completely present. Black and white moving images of palm trees, cityscapes and birds are projected on the screen behind him, and the patterns throw their shadows across the singer’s white tee and pale face. The monochrome hues are mixed out with florescent strobes and the music is of that rare kind that makes you both want to slow dance, cheek to cheek on a deserted dance floor covered in confetti, and rave until lunch time the following day.

Two pretty boys warmed up the crow with dancey tunes, although Henrik of Air France, was up until now unfamiliar with the concept of having djs before a show. Korallreven live set is tight, with no encores. The crowd is happy, at least for now, filled with beats to keep the heart in tune, come winter.

By Ebba Åkerman

http://kurppahosk.com/new/villa/

Not maybe pop art – but definitely bringing art to the people when photo museum Fotografiska last year showed artist Klara Källström.
“In Klara Källströms’ Blackdrop Island, she plays with the idiom “to dig where you stand”. What happens if you do that? – You come to the other side of the planet. The photographs were taken during a stay in Tokyo in 2008 and a revisit in 2010. Documenting things at night, when darkness creates black backdrops and only allows us see a bit of the scenery, is something that occupies Klaras’ interest.
http://klarp.se/bdi/index.htm

Another interesting attempt, this one bringing art to the open air was the wild HYENAS – an illegal art installation that the Stockholmers could experience in the midst of the Swedish summer. Maybe not the best one as far of execution, but definitely interesting and different. The street art project included of a group of concrete hyenas placed in the urban jungle of Stureplan in Stockholm. An artist named Mr Olabo claimed to be the brain behind the installation. We love the fact that it was done! And hope we will see more of that in the 2012.

By Carolina Krupinska

Kornél Kovács – Down Since ’92 (BARN 006)
Studio Barnhus, 2011
Video shot in Stockholm, late autumn 2011

Kornél Kovács – Down Since ’92 (Studio Barnhus, BARN 006) by Kornél Kovács

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