[JEANSELLEM VIEWER] — 28.01 - 16.02.1972 LARS HÄGGLUND — Categories: press, photo — Keywords: Galerie S:t Petri, Jean Sellem, archive — Category: press — Undated newspaper excerpt (probably from 28 January 1972) — Lund artist exhibitsGallery S:t Petri in Lund is holding a vernissage today at 5 p.m. for an exhibition by Lars Hägglund. Hägglund, a 30-year-old artist from Lund, has been influenced by West Coast Colourism — — — Category: press — Press article (probably Sydsvenska Dagbladet, local Eslöv edition). Caption: In the background, two works by Lars Hägglund. The one on the right depicts a city scene, the one on the left a natural landscape. Both works are composed of many strong colors. — Modernist from Hörby exhibits at S:t PetriLars Hägglund, born in Östra Sallerup but currently based in Lund, is this month’s exhibitor at Gallery S:t Petri in Lund. Hägglund is a modernist. In fact, to such a degree that viewers often demand an explanation from him about his motifs—unless they simply fall for his use of color. He has been experimenting with color for a long time and began painting ten years ago. His paintings are large in format and feature intense color compositions.Lars Hägglund belongs to the kind of artist whose titles and motifs rarely match in an obvious way. However, he has a highly personal style of color experimentation. Sometimes it’s almost shocking. He often chooses themes from nature. In recent years, he has begun integrating human figures into his works — something absent from his earlier paintings.And what colors! Lars Hägglund was born in Östra Sallerup. He has lived in Lund for a few years, after a period in Gothenburg. He has made several study trips across the continent, though none with a decisive impact on his artistic direction.“I started painting about ten years ago. At the time I was unemployed and needed something to do. So I decided I should start painting. Then I just continued,” says Lars Hägglund.And so it became a full-time occupation. Today, he is a full-time artist. He belongs to the new generation that starts boldly and makes a name for itself. However, Lars Hägglund is not among those who had to struggle for their art. Perhaps it’s because he is so strongly influenced by modernism that he wants, through his abstraction, to convey emotion to the viewer — — — Category: press — Undated newspaper excerpt. Caption : “One of Lars Hägglund’s paintings”. — Lund artist at Galleri S:t PetriLUND: Galleri S:t Petri in Lund is currently exhibiting paintings by the Lund-based artist Lars Hägglund. Born in 1941, he began painting about ten years ago and works mainly in oil.Recurring motifs include landscape and urban scenes. Occasionally, identity-less figures also appear.A distinctive aspect of Hägglund’s work is his constant experimentation with colour.He spent some time in Gothenburg and was strongly influenced by the “Gothenburg colourists”.He has undertaken several study trips, including to England, Germany, France and the Netherlands. — — — — — Category: photo — Black and white photographic reproduction of a work by Lars Hägglund. 1/5 — — — Category: photo — Black and white photographic reproduction of a work by Lars Hägglund. 2/5 — — — Category: photo — Black and white photographic reproduction of a work by Lars Hägglund. 3/5 — — — Category: photo — Black and white photographic reproduction of a work by Lars Hägglund. 4/5 — — — Category: photo — Black and white photographic reproduction of a work by Lars Hägglund. 5/5