John Svenson
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Extreme Dreams ~ Haines, Alaska
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Taku Graphics distributes John Svenson's limited edition reproductions, from
his original watercolors, art cards of Alaska, Alaska Native and adventure subjects, and his latest
offering, of silver and glass bead jewely from his Poodle Glassworks. Each bead is handmade with no
two exactly alike.
Artist John Svenson has lived and painted in Southeast
Alaska for more than two decades. As a mountain guide and climber, Svenson is known for his
unique translation of the mountain image through watercolor. Having viewed his climbing
adventures as data collecting processes, he has found that these excursions are essential to the
development of his artistic expression.
"In an artistic sense, painting and climbing have many similarities - the
primary difference being that a miscalculation in the mountains could result in one's death.
In both fields the application of knowledge and skill is focused to achieve a precise and successful
end."
R. Bruce Duncan, president of the Chicago Art Appraisers Association,
has written, "Svenson's whimsical figures remind one of Lautrec. They have a serious side as they
come to grips with nature - much like Daumier's satirical masterpieces. Yet he has left the
main trail and developed his own form of artistic expression, particularly in experiments with color
and texture."
Having summated Mt. McKinley 12 times as a guide, John has been phasing
himself out of "trade route" commercialism and focusing on adventures into more obscure and remote
settings. These climbing and painting adventures have led Svenson to Africa, South America,
Nepal, Mongolia, Indonesia, and Russia.
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