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Per Olof Ultvedt

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Per Olof Ultvedt

Born July 5, 1927 · Kemi, Finland

Died November 21, 2006 · aged 79

Born in 1927. Artist, professor at the Royal University College of Fine Arts 1968-78. After he studied painting at the Royal University College of Fine arts, an encounter with Tinguely's mobile sculptures in 1955 fuelled Ultvedts interest in mobiles. He constructs mechanic sculptures and raised patterns in painted wood where the movement travels through the composition via driving-wheels and strap…

Known For

The Flight of the EagleThe Flight of the Eagle · 1982
The Flight of the Eagle
★ 7.01982
MovieDramaAdventure
The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are never heard from again.
HONHON · 1966
HON
1966
MovieDocumentary
Filmic portrait of Niki de Saint Phalle's HON, a temporary indoor sculpture installation for the Moderna Museet of Stockholm.
Nära ögatNära ögat · 1958
Nära ögat
1958
MovieAnimation
In the animation “Nära ögat”, which has a graphically distinct style, a battle is being fought between good and evil, black and white, large and small.Beneath the superficially playful sequences an incomprehensible dramatic tension is building up. (Filmform)
From Here to RealityFrom Here to Reality · 1967
From Here to Reality
1967
MovieAnimation
Animated short where humanity is represented by letters of the alphabet.

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