Released on = June 12, 2006, 10:35 am

Press Release Author = WorldWideKitsch

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = The Kitsch Annuale of 2006 Presents 16 Kitsch Painters From
8 Different Countries


Press Release Body = STAVERN, Norway, June 12
The Kitsch Annuale is the international exhibition for figurative painting in
Norway held in the Fredriksvern Shipyard located in Stavern, Norway June 24th
through July 9th. The exhibition is organized by WorldWideKitsch.com and
KitschForum.com.

Opening: June 24th at 14:00 CEST
Kitsch embraces talent, where art sees it as its enemy.
Kitsch represents handcraft, drama, pathos and sincerity without irony.

The Kitsch Annuale shall be a free room for figurative painters who expose their
emotional lives. We want to bring story telling back into painting.

The Kitsch Annuale 2006 includes painters from Iran, America, Italy, Austria,
Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland:

Odd Nerdrum, Markus Andersson, Jonny Andvik, Stefan Boulter, Ibolya Csanadi,
Gianluca Franzese, Fereidoun Ghaffari, Monika Helgesen, Sampo Kaikkonen, Boris
Koller, Osiris Rain, Riccardo Rossati, David Dalla Venezia, Robert Dale Williams,
Shane Young and Tom Overland.

The jury consists of kitsch painters Helene Knoop and Jan-Ove Tuv, as well as
Columbia University Ph.D. Candidate Therese Sjovoll. The jury has emphasized level
of handcraft skill, the ability to render skin and narrative content.

Open Thursday-Sunday: 13:00 - 18:00 CEST

For more information:
Gallerist: Hanna C. Skurdal Phone: +47 92 44 78 68


Jury members:Helene Knoop Phone: +47 977 53 550
Jan-Ove Tuv Phone: +47 900 59 179

U.S. Contact: Robert Dale Williams Phone: 484-332-0710






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Source: The Kitsch Annuale 2006


Web Site = http://www.worldwidekitsch.com

Contact Details = For more information:
Gallerist: Hanna C. Skurdal Phone: +47 92 44 78 68
desk@worldwidekitsch.com