Dolk

Musings on street art.....today let's look at one of the premiere artists of Norway, Dolk.

Dolk was born in Norway in 1979 and began his street art career in 2003. Dolk has had a history in graphic design and his work has been personally inspired by Banksy. Dolk works mainly in stencils and his grayscale pieces with selective color have often be confused with Banksy's.

Dolk has transformed his images in recent years to exist with the gallery sphere. Since 2006 Dolk has shown in the following Exhibitions and Galleries.

Halden Prison 

Exhibitions and festivals [edit]

• 2004, "Dolk vs. Strøk", Tilsammans, Bergen, Norway.
• 2005, "Unge(s) spor", USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway.
• 2006, "Santa`s Ghetto", 15 Oxford Street, London, England.
• 2006, "Nuart Festival", Stavanger, Norway.
• 2007, "Difusor", Barcelona, Spain.
• 2007, "Nuart Festival", Stavanger, Norway.
• 2008, "The Cans Festival", London, England.
• 2008, "Urban Affairs: Streetart and Urban Art Exhibition", Berlin, Germany.
• 2008, "Nuart Festival", Stavanger, Norway.
• 2008, "Graffle 2", Bristol, England.
• 2008, "Saints & Sinners", Soho, England.
• 2008, "Ghetto Spedalsk", Lofoten, Norway.
• 2009, "Fame Festival", Grottaglie, Italy.
• 2010, "BGO1", Bergen, Norway.
• 2010, "Nuart Festival", Stavanger, Norway.
• 2010, "Brooklynite Gallery", New York, USA.
• 2011, "OSL Contemporary", Oslo, Norway.
• 2012, "…………CAPITALISM?", Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOLK_(artist))

In addition to these shows Dolk has managed to create a niche for himself in commission work. Dolk's pieces now grace the walls of Halden Prison, and the Norwegian School of Economics.