Ann Beate Tempelhaug: I Should Have Not Used Blue?

“The first exhibition in Italy dedicated to Norwegian artist Ann Beate Tempelhaug. Engaged in an intimate and systematic exploration of the landscape, Tempelhaug examines the intersection of ceramics and painting through her personal abstract practice.

Mostly commissioned for the exhibition, the works on display invite contemplation of landscapes suspended between natural and emotional dimensions. Approaching nature as a mirror of inner emotions, Tempelhaug situates her practice within the Norwegian Romantic tradition, initiated in the 19th century by Johan Christian Dahl and later developed by Edvard Munch, who expressed the tension between the individual and nature in their work.

For artists from the Nordic countries, the landscape is a constant, majestic, and austere presence that deeply resonates within individual consciousness. In her work, Tempelhaug transforms this legacy into layered fields of colour, where ceramics become a space for pure sensory experience.”