Vemund Thoe

Vemund Thoe 
Hills 
2019 
mixed media 

Vemund Thoe is a Norwegian visual artist living and working in Tromsø. In his paintings, he combines figurative and non-figurative elements, as he does in his Art Window piece Hills. His work is characterized by maritime and historical themes set against an abstract Arctic landscape. Thoe perceives the environment more as a psychological space than a geographical location, distilling it into a strong northern aesthetic. 

In 2019, the Arctic Arts Summit was held in Rovaniemi. In connection with the event, the Rovaniemi Art Museum organized Arctic // Street Art // Summit and invited five artists from the Nordic region to continue the series of Art Windows on Korundi’s Lapinkävijäntie-facing wall. The artists were Iliya Baidak (Murmansk, Russia), Anders Sunna (Jokkmokk, Sápmi), Vemund Thoe (Tromsø, Norway), Hanna Kanto (Helsinki, Finland), and Samuli Kontio (Rovaniemi, Finland). The artists of the North drew their inspiration from the surrounding nature and culture. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Norwegian curatorial collective Pikene på Broen.