Ulrica Hydman Vallien
Ulrica Margareta Hydman Vallien (24 March 1938 – 21 March 2018)[1] was a Swedish artist who specialized in stained glass and decorative painting. In Sweden, she became best known for her vases with motifs of sinuous snakes, tulips and wolves.[2]
Work
Ulrica Hydman Vallien was the daughter of Stig Johan Hydman and Margit Billberg-Johansson, and lived in Algutsboda. She made her debut as a glass-artist in 1972. As a protest against the conservative artist world she create the "rat bowl".[3] Hydman Vallien was one of only 50 artists chosen to work with British Airways to create designs for aircraft tails, napkins, porcelain, tickets and stationery for the fleet.[4][5] She also took part in the Swedish National Museum exhibition Unga tecknare 1964–1966.[6]
Hydman Vallien's work can be seen at Nationalmuseum, Moderna Museet, Kalmar Konstmuseum and Göteborgs Konstmuseum.[7][8][9]
Tributes
As a tribute, Ulrica Hydman Valliens gata is a street named after her in Åfors, Sweden. She died in Eriksmala on 21 March 2018, three days before her 80th birthday.[10]
Books
- Svenskt konstnärslexikon part V, pages 576, Allhems Förlag, Malmö. Libris post 8390293
- Alfons Hannes Die Sammlung Wolfgang Kermer, Glasmuseum Frauenau: Glas des 20. Jahrhunderts; 50er bis 70er Jahre. Schnell & Steiner, München, Zürich, 1989 (= Bayerische Museen; 9) ISBN 3-7954-0753-2, Pages. 113–114.
References
- "Konstnären Ulrica Hydman Vallien är död". Expressen. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- Ulrica Hydman Vallienn död Dagens Nyheter Retrieved 21 March 2018
- Ulrica Hydman Vallien är avliden Sveriges Television Retrieved 21 March 2018
- Ulrica Hydman Vallien i glasvision glasvision.se Retrieved 21 March 2018
- Ulrica Hydman Vallien - Bukowskis Bukowskis Retrieved 21 March 2018
- Ulrica Hydman Vallien - kärleksgud Svenska Dagbladet Retrieved 21 March 2018
- "Nationalmuseum - Ulrica Hydman-Vallien". collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- Moderna museet Retrieved 21 March 2018
- Konsten Retrieved 21 March 2018 Archived 3 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- "Glaskonstnären Ulrica Hydman Vallien är död". Retrieved 22 March 2018.