About me
Vilde Rudjord, visual artist born 1995
Fredrikstad, Norway

We humans are animals with stories; we construct fantastic and intricate thoughts to give meaning to the chaos of the world. In many ways, it is the desire to understand this need that drives me in my artistic practice. The sphinxes and magic of the past seem so foreign and incomprehensible to us. But is there anything less strange about the truths of today? How we see the world today is influenced by the legacy of many ancient cultures. Parts of the past seem absurd, while other customs we have carried with us. Through painting, I try to approach the stories, both modern and ancient. Was the Garden of Eden really paradise? People were monitored most of the time and had no personal freedom. Perhaps this story is actually one of the earliest realizations in Christian history that knowledge is the best way to free oneself from society's norms? I believe that painting is like mental eclipse glasses; through it, we can see what is otherwise too painful to look at directly. Whether it's our own shortcomings, structural discrimination, or the anxiety we experience when we look at the world situation.
-Vilde Rudjord

Contact
Mail: vilderudjord@gmail.com
Instagram: @vilderudjord
Facebook: Vilde Rudjord
Current studio location: Hvaler, Norway
Works for sale: https://atelie.art/studio/vilde-rudjord