Niklas Elmehed ARTery Interview

Timos Papalois
Dec 22, 2020
2 min read

Opening the ARTery Project Interview Profiles with Sweden-based Artist, Graphic Designer and Photographer of Global interest, influence and inspiration:

N I K L A S E L M E H E D

-Official Portrait Painter for the Nobel Prize Laureates

-Creator and Art Director of ‘The Golden Wall’ at the Nobel Media headquarters in Stockholm,

Sweden

Niklas Elmehed has studied at The Royal Institute of Art and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Spotlighted worldwide in scientific circles and international news platforms since the year 2012, Niklas’ art has become famous for his custom-made and specially digitalised in small mobile phone format signature gold foil and black vinyl paint series of portraits of Nobel Prize Laureates as well as his portraits of global genius scientists and leadership figures such as MarieCurie, Albert Einstein, Malala Yousafzai, Bob Dylan and Aziz Sancar.

For more information about Niklas Elmehed unique series of ‘Golden Roses’ (each rose is uniquely painted with black acrylics and golden metal foil on a high quality cotton paper 30 x 70 cm, priced 150 Euros plus 20 Euros for shipping) and his acrylic on canvas latest landscape inspiration ‘The Salamander Pond’ , please see

www.niklaselmehed.se

What do you call ART?

Works that get in touch with your feelings. It can be whatever but good art speaks to you.

Why are you an ARTIST?

I can do whatever I like, it’s the ultimate freedom.

What is the message you bring to ART?

I paint things that I see in the world in my way. There is an endless amount of things, people and objects to be inspired of.

-TEN – FINISH THIS SENTENCE

-Art is a weapon against .. boredom

-Art standards are set by .. everyone

-If there was a Nobel Prize for Art, the criteria would be .. the one who get in touch with feelings Favourite artist of all time .. Vincent van Gogh (for the day. Maybe David Hockney tomorrow)

-Favourite quote about art .. “earth without art is just eh”

-Best way for getting out of an art block .. step into a persona and create a new start ---- -Tomorrow’s art will be .. a challenge

-Best advice to a young artist .. have fun and stay free

-Best place to display art .. where people will experience it.

-Art isn’t finished until .. you feel it inside you