Patrick Nilsson and Moa Israelsson.
In “New Horizons” by the artists Patrick Nilsson and Moa Israelsson, we encounter nature as a changing yet constant presence in these existentially reflective presentations. Patrick Nilsson shows a series of new paintings based on the nature and landscape sceneries from his surroundings, while Moa Israelsson presents sculptural objects that naturalistically describe vegetation and plants in its innermost essence, such as corn plants and meadow flowers. Both artists have previously shown a long series of works focusing on enigmatic human behaviors and environments. With humor and irony, Patrick Nilsson has explored violence and aggression as a universal human element of existence, while Moa Israelsson’s sculptural works in lifelike forms have depicted mythical archetypes and survival tools in imaginary future worlds. The cycle of beauty and decay in nature is the focus for both these artists, depicted through the artists’ dazzling technical and artistic execution.
About the artist Moa Israelsson
Moa Israelsson, b. 1982, Ljungby, Sweden and educated at the Royal Institute of Art, Sthlm (2005 – 2010) has attracted considerable attention with her sculptural works focusing on the countryside, wilderness, and the borderland between reality and fiction. Her expression is both naturalistic and folkloric, evoking thoughts of past and future. With materials such as rebar, polyester and acrylic, she produces work with striking naturalism. Her works have been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout Sweden and internationally. She is currently participating in the group exhibition ”Att slå rot” (Taking Root) at Färgfabriken, Stockholm. In recent years she has exhibited at Galleri Flach, Stockholm 2024 (solo), Tranås Stadshus, 2022 (solo), Vandalorum, 2022 (solo), Stockholm konst gästar, Liljevalchs+, 2025 (group), Pilane skulpturpark, Tjörn, 2024 (group). Galerie Forsblom, 2919, Stockholm (solo). She has received several grants, such as Sparbankstiftelsen Kronan kulturstipendium 2024, Gunvor Kamkes & Sven Joanns minnesfond 2022, Konstakademiens sitpendium 2020.
About the artists Patrick Nilsson
Patrick Nilsson, b. 1966, Högsbo, Sweden and educated at the Royal Institute of Art, Sthlm (1992 -97). Over the years, Patrick Nilsson’s artistry has attracted considerable attention through his approach of working at the intersection between light and dark, black humor and disarming laughter. It is a contrasting visual world that contains narratives of playfulness and brutality, conveyed through a grid of different perspectives and interpretations. An earlier theme dealt with supposed male violence and aggression, often depicted in grandiose architecture where drawings, ornamentation, lines, and details created an outward and apparent harmony.
In his later works, however, nature has become the sole focus, exploring his own view. He describes an investigation where nature is experienced as a series of contrasts between what is visible and invisible, accessible and inaccessible. From his earlier works, whose imagery was based on constructed narratives, there is now an unintentional and intuitive process where observation is the focus. His works have been exhibited extensively in solo- and group exhibitions in Sweden and internationally, most recently at Galleri Flach, Stockholm, 2024 (solo), Galerie Hübner & Hübner, Frankfurt Am Main, 2023 (solo), Loft 8, Wien, 2019 (group), Galerie Ora-Ora, Hong-Kong, 2018 (group).