Lars-Henrik Gahmberg

27.09.-3.11.2019

"My style has been expressionist from the very start. It suits to my nature. I often get ideas for my paintings from other people's memories which have impressed me somehow, historical events have also made their way into my work. The result has almost always been completely and utterly abstract. Sometimes people's faces appear on my paintings as if they were forced to - and I can't say what is the purpose of that."

Lars-Henrik Gahmberg (1928-2020) has graduated from the Finnish Academy of Art in 1951. In 1956-1980 he worked as a graphic artist at the Erva-Latvala advertisment office. Gahmberg has participated in exhibitions in Finland and Sweden since 1974. His works have been purchased by: the State of Finland, the Amos Anderson Museum, Swedish Cultural Fund, the cities of Espoo and Hanko, and Donald Kenne art collection in New York.