Bio

Karen Klim (b. 1951, Copenhagen) has since 1978 been living and working in Oslo. She was educated at The Royal Danish Academy, School af Design (1970-75) and at The National School of Glass in Orrefors, Sweden (1976).

Klim has been leading the way in Norwegian glass for 40 years and through  her poetic interpretations of Nordic nature she has developed her very own personal unique and aesthetic expression.

Karen Klim has exhibited extensively in Norway and abroad. Klim`s work is represented in a number of private collections and among others in The National Museum of Art,Architecture and Design in Oslo, KODE Art Museums in Bergen, Sørlandets Museum of Art in Kristianssand, The Danish Museum of Art and Design in Copenhagen and Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Poetry in Glass

Glass is a fantastic material. From the time I began working with it in the mid-1970s, its possibilities and characteristics have fascinated me.

My studio at Frysja, in Oslo, has given me the freedom and the time to explore the material, to experiment with my ideas and to create glass articles that reflect my personal expression.

Glass is a spontaneous, yielding and pliable material – when it is warm. It is important for me to retain some of these qualities in the finished work.

Water, ice and nature that has been transfigured by frost are elements that often inspire my works. What I wish to capture and hold in my still lifes, via the fluid, warm glass, is the form’s sensuality and character. Through the colours and intimate arrangements of the various components, I wish to tell stories and create moods that touch the viewer and elicit wonder.