CARL MARTINSON; Pine Trees and Still Life

CARL MARTINSON
Pine Trees and Still Life
I SAMARBETE MED ARRANGING THINGS
RICHE FENIX
04.12.2024 – 11.01.2025

Carl Martinson (b. 1991) grew up on the not-quite-an-island of Ekerö, just outside Stockholm. In his twenties, he moved to Gothenburg to study furniture design at HDK-Valand. He has since returned to Stockholm, where he is pursuing a master’s degree in spatial design at Konstfack.
Martinson began working with intarsia two years ago and has since developed a distinctive style that blends naive figurative imagery with large, abstract landscapes. His intarsia works are often incorporated into furniture, transforming flat images into three-dimensional objects.

PINE TREES AND STILL LIFES
This exhibition presents works based on three distinct themes, all inspired by Martinson’s everyday observations. The images reflect his daily life in Björkhagen and the surrounding neighborhoods, where he frequently walks with his two children.
Upon returning to Stockholm, one of the first things that caught his attention was the abundance of tall pine trees in the urban environment. To him, these trees stood like Nordic palm trees or abstract sculptures, shaped by the sun and wind. In his works with urban motifs, Martinson draws inspiration from various locations and individual trees, capturing the stillness of an empty street.
All of the pieces are created using thin wood veneer, which Martinson meticulously cuts into shapes with fine knives and scissors. The images are then affixed to wooden boards, adding texture and depth to the scenes.

WORKS:
I. CABINETS

Kärrtorp I
25 000 SEK
350 x 470 x 850 mm
Cabinet in solid masur birch
Intarsia in bird’s eye maple, walnut, walnut root, beech, birch, pine, oak

Kärrtorp II
25 000 SEK
390 x 480 x 850 mm
Cabinet in solid masur birch
Intarsia in bird’s eye maple, walnut, walnut root, beech, birch, pine, oak

Björkhagen
30 000 SEK
445 x 570 x 115 mm
Cabinet in solid masur birch
Intarsia in bird’s eye maple, walnut, walnut root, beech, birch, pine, oak, elm root

Solros l / Sunflower I
20 000 SEK
405 x 545 x 100mm
Cabinet in solid walnut
Intarsia in lemonwood, walnut root, elm root, ash, elm

Solros ll / Sunflower II
20 000 SEK
410 x 525 x 100 mm
Cabinet in solid walnut
Intarsia in lemonwood, walnut root, elm root, ash, elm

Tulpaner I / Tulips I
18 000 SEK
323 x 366 x 100 mm
Cabinet in solid walnut
Intarsia in ash, walnut

2. PICTURES

Middag för fyra, kaffe för en / Dinner for four, coffee for one
25 000 SEK
Intarsia in pine, birch, walnut, masur birch, walnut root, elm root, lemonwood, elm. Frame in cherry and beech

Tulpaner II / Tulips II
15 000 SEK
605 x 810 mm
Intarsia in ash, lemonwood, elm root, walnut root, masur birch, elm, pine. Frame in cherry

Midsommarkransen
15 000 SEK
400 x 470 mm
Intarsia in bird’s eye maple, walnut, walnut root, beech, birch, pine, oak, elm root, masur birch frame

3. SCULPTURES

Solros III / Sunflower III
5 000 SEK
270 x 1030 x 22 mm
Intarsia in lemonwood, walnut root, elm root, ash, elm. Glued to solid walnut

Solros IV / Sunflower IV
5 000 SEK
270 x 880 x 22 mm
Intarsia in lemonwood, walnut root, elm root, ash, elm. Glued to solid walnut

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