Disco madonna
Artist Alex Offerdal
Painting on canvas
Signed on the rear
Size h 40 × w 30 cm
Title (norwegian): Disco-madonna
Year: 2023/2024
The female person is stepping out of a mandorla or is it an egg shaped cave. The almond shaped mandorla is a christian religious symbol – a body halo. While the egg as a symbol of spring and new beginnings dates back even further. According to google, an egg, was believed to be a startling and miraculous event to witness a live creature hatch from a seemingly lifeless object. And is this how we feel when spring comes, after months of cold temperatures? Will spring reawakens us and our surrounding environment – simply hatch us back to life and let us dance the disco again?
Alex Offerdal is painting in symbols. He says he does not care about either religion or politics, but still some of his paintings are clearly inspired from exactly that. He has an explosive and naive way of expression. Even though his motives are often dark, tells us a sad story about life or the world, they are somewhat SpongeBob cartoon like and funny as well. They are painted from within his soul, a pure exposition of what his heart contains that day. Is it an emotion of sadness, or joy, humor, or freight or bewilderment.
Artist Alex Offerdal
Painting on canvas
Signed on the rear
Size h 40 × w 30 cm
Title (norwegian): Disco-madonna
Year: 2023/2024
The female person is stepping out of a mandorla or is it an egg shaped cave. The almond shaped mandorla is a christian religious symbol – a body halo. While the egg as a symbol of spring and new beginnings dates back even further. According to google, an egg, was believed to be a startling and miraculous event to witness a live creature hatch from a seemingly lifeless object. And is this how we feel when spring comes, after months of cold temperatures? Will spring reawakens us and our surrounding environment – simply hatch us back to life and let us dance the disco again?
Alex Offerdal is painting in symbols. He says he does not care about either religion or politics, but still some of his paintings are clearly inspired from exactly that. He has an explosive and naive way of expression. Even though his motives are often dark, tells us a sad story about life or the world, they are somewhat SpongeBob cartoon like and funny as well. They are painted from within his soul, a pure exposition of what his heart contains that day. Is it an emotion of sadness, or joy, humor, or freight or bewilderment.
Artist Alex Offerdal
Painting on canvas
Signed on the rear
Size h 40 × w 30 cm
Title (norwegian): Disco-madonna
Year: 2023/2024
The female person is stepping out of a mandorla or is it an egg shaped cave. The almond shaped mandorla is a christian religious symbol – a body halo. While the egg as a symbol of spring and new beginnings dates back even further. According to google, an egg, was believed to be a startling and miraculous event to witness a live creature hatch from a seemingly lifeless object. And is this how we feel when spring comes, after months of cold temperatures? Will spring reawakens us and our surrounding environment – simply hatch us back to life and let us dance the disco again?
Alex Offerdal is painting in symbols. He says he does not care about either religion or politics, but still some of his paintings are clearly inspired from exactly that. He has an explosive and naive way of expression. Even though his motives are often dark, tells us a sad story about life or the world, they are somewhat SpongeBob cartoon like and funny as well. They are painted from within his soul, a pure exposition of what his heart contains that day. Is it an emotion of sadness, or joy, humor, or freight or bewilderment.