Sailing North

Paintings by Dag Telhaug.
Oct 13th - Nov 27th.

See webgallery of the exhibition

The opening reception took place Thursday, October 13th, 2005.
As part of the opening there were also a concert with Helene Bøksle (song) and Torbjørn Økland(guitar)

Dag Telhaug is a Norwegian painter from Lindesnes, the uttermost southern point of Norway. Lindesnes is a place with deep and strong connections to America. More people than actually live there today emigrated from this area to the USA throughout the last century.
The painter Dag Telhaug receives much of his inspiration from the ocean, the life around it and the tension between light and darkness. Important aspects of this exhibition is to present costal landscapes of Norway and also to give an impression of the significance ‘the art of sailing’ has had to Norwegians living by the ocean. In earlier days boats and ships were the most important means for Norwegians to connect to the rest of the world – from the days of the Vikings and Leiv Eriksson's discovery of America around year 1000 and up to our century.

His ancestors being sailors and boat builders, Dag Telhaugs family background represent another important source of inspiration. The artist himself lives (of course) close to the sea – so close that during stormy days the water from the sea splashes over both his house and his studio.
The exhibition "Sailing North" contains motifs from two different coastlines in Norway, Sørlandet in the south and Lofoten in the north, and we welcome you to join our journey in music as well as figurative art – Sailing North!

Admission is free, and the exhibit is open to the public.
Opening hours: Monday – Thursday: 12-8. Friday - Sunday: 12-5.
Where: Trygve Lie Gallery, 317 East 52nd St., New York (between 1. and 2. Avenues).