Håkon Bleken
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Håkon Bleken
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Håkon Ingvald Bleken 9 January 1929 Trondheim, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Known for | Painting, Graphic arts |
| Awards | Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav |
Håkon Ingvald Bleken (born January 9, 1929 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian painter and graphic artist.
Bleken started his art education at Trondheim art school, where he studied under Karsten Keiseraas and Oddvar Alstad from 1948 to 1949. He then studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo under professor Jean Heiberg from 1949 to 1952. In 1950 he participated in the etching class at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry under Chrix Dahl. From 1953 to 1954 he was a student at Statens Sløyd- og Tegnelærerskole in Notodden.
Bleken worked as a senior scientific officer at the Institute of Form and Colour Studies at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1960 to 1972.
A series of coal sketches called Fragmenter av et diktatur (Fragments of a dictatorship) from 1971 was his definitive breakthrough as an artist. Bleken is known for basing his paintings on literary works; Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann, Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen and The Trial by Franz Kafka are all works that are often seen in his production. Human suffering and social activism are themes often depicted in Bleken's works.
Bleken has painted several well-known people, among them Olav V of Norway and Arne Nordheim.
Bleken is also known as an illustrator of literary works. He has illustrated such works as Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, Haugtussa by Arne Garborg, Mysteries by Knut Hamsun, Babette's Feast by Karen Blixen and Dalen Portland by Kjartan Fløgstad.
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