Karl Erik Harr født 1940 Painter, graphic artist, illustrator and author. Trained at the Academy of Art and went on to create a position as one of the most popular and renowned contemporary painters.
Harr draws his inspiration from Nordland, particularly Kjerringøy, Hamarøy, Helgeland and Lofoten. He has given a large number of solo exhibitions in Norway and abroad, in Europe and Asia.
His work adorns Hurtigrute ships M/S Nordkapp, M/S Richard With and M/S Narvik, plus the Nationale Scene in Bergen, and Bergen City Hall. he has also painted altarpieces at Værøy and Rolvsøy churches and Hamsun illustrations in the Hamsun Gallery, Tranøy.
Over the years, he has illustrated several of Knut Hamsun's novels, and written and illustrated a number of books himself. Harr is a representative of the new-romantic movement, which appeared at the end of the 1960s and has been the subject of much debate over the years within Norwegian culture. In recent years, he has concentrated on painting seascapes in particular. |
