Biography
by
Asbjorn
Lonvig,
artist/designer
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In this biography I will
concentrate upon why I became an
artist
and my personal
background for becoming nothing else.
I was born in 1949 in
the Danish city Brande, which since
then has become famous for its murals
of which - of course - the most popular is
that of mine.
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My father
was a
very busy man avoiding any domestic conflicts by telling a joke,
leave home
and
work, work, work.
My mother
was
psychologically extremely unbalanced -
for reasons I understand better today.
I
was
supposed to have been a girl.
But I
surely was
a
boy.
I had to
do
everything on my own.
I never
have
really talked to anybody until recently.
I became a
loner.
The only
baggage
from my childhood was to accomplice something in order to
have any
attention.
And to
avoid
feelings by joking and working.
I became a
loner
and a fighter.
Fighting
for
mental survival.
I had all
the
"success" that anybody could want.
I was a
very
bright student in school.
I was a
very
talented soccer player.
I was a
very
talented yachtsman.
I had the
most
beautiful girlfriend with a rich family.
I
graduated from
high school and I had a little attention,
but just a
little.
I was
married a loving, good looking, beautiful rich girlfriend and got a
little attention,
but just a
little.
I had
three
wonderful sons and got a little attention,
but just a
little.
I was
educated in
computer science - graduating with "a straight A" and I got a little
attention,
but just a
little.
I became
the boss
of a municipality's computer department and I got a little attention,
but just a
little.
I started
my own
businesses in the computer world.
I became a
managing director and later chairman of the board of my own companies.
I suddenly
got
some attention.
It was
devastating.
I sold the
companies becoming one of the first computer millionaires in Denmark.
I became
an
artist.
A
successful
artist.
Being a
millionaire and a successful artist I had my parent's - their family
and friends' - full
attention.
That was
what it
took.
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As I realized this I
took a break to recover from that
lifelong depression
due to a total
lack of reasonable values.
As I had reached the
goals I was taught -
and reviled the emptiness
of those goals - sure a break was
necessary.
In this period of time I
made the paintings in "Sad Days" -
Exhibition of Paintings.
They are
existential, very
emotional expressionistic paintings.
I went back to a new
life.
I became a person.
I became me.
Alowing myself to feel.
Figuring out my own
goals.
I re-found my own very
unique artistic expression -
for
the right reasons - in simple shapes and bright colors.
Which is not only an
artistic expression - it's an
attitude of life.
My artist statement is:
Colorful
Simplicity in Art as in Life.
Sincerely yours,
Asbjorn Lonvig, artist
"Lille Fejringhus"
43 Fejringhusvej
DK-8722 Hedensted
Denmark
Phone: +45 7589 0477
Mobile: +45 2047 1179
E-mail: lonvig@mail.dk
Web site: https://www.lonvig.dk
"Lille Fejringhus"
-
probably Northern Europe's most fascinating artist's house.
The
five winged building contains gallery, studio and private dwelling.