Olafur Eliasson Art
Through his photography, drawings, paintings, films, sculptures and large-scale immersive installations that integrate natural elements such as light, water and air, artist Olafur Eliasson is focused on sustainability and climate change, and seeks to explore how human beings interact with their environment.
Born in 1967, Eliasson grew up in Denmark and Iceland and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1989 to 1995. Following graduation, he moved to Berlin, where he founded his design studio — Studio Olafur Eliasson.
Since 1997, Eliasson’s works have appeared in numerous museums worldwide, with his public-space installations garnering critical acclaim throughout the 2000s. In 2003, he represented Denmark at the 50th Venice Biennale. That same year, he introduced his installation, The Weather Project, at the Tate Modern in London, for which he worked with a semi-circular screen, a ceiling of mirrors and artificial mist to create the illusion of a sun.
In 2008, he was commissioned by New York’s Public Art Fund to create a public space project called Waterfalls, which was installed in several locations along New York City’s waterfronts. Then, in 2011, Eliasson created Your Rainbow Panorama, a circular, richly colored glass walkway on top of the ARoS Museum in Aarhus, Denmark.
For Eliasson’s famous work Ice Watch, he and geologist Minik Rosing brought icebergs from Greenland to public squares in Copenhagen (2014), Paris (2015) and London (2018) in order to raise awareness of climate change.
Eliasson’s dedication to environmentalism extends past his art. In 2012, he founded the company Little Sun with engineer Frederik Ottesen, which produces and distributes solar lamps and chargers for use in off-grid communities.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Olafur Eliasson Art
Found Objects, Handmade Paper
2010s Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Handmade Paper
2010s Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Glass, Color
2010s Photorealist Olafur Eliasson Art
C Print
Early 2000s Photorealist Olafur Eliasson Art
Screen
1730s Naturalistic Olafur Eliasson Art
Handmade Paper, Engraving, Mezzotint
2010s Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Archival Pigment, Glass, Wood, Photographic Paper, Color
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Copper
2010s Photorealist Olafur Eliasson Art
Mixed Media, Digital, Screen, Pencil, Graphite
2010s Photorealist Olafur Eliasson Art
Photographic Paper, Digital
1910s Naturalistic Olafur Eliasson Art
Wood, Watercolor, Rice Paper
2010s Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Walnut, Lights, Other Medium, Rice Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Mulberry Paper, Woodcut
17th Century Baroque Olafur Eliasson Art
Handmade Paper
1930s Photorealist Olafur Eliasson Art
Drypoint
2010s Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Canvas, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Washi Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
C Print
Early 2000s Olafur Eliasson Art
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Photogravure
2010s Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Glass, Wood, Color
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Olafur Eliasson Art
Photogravure