Folk Art!
| The tour will give anyone interested in art a broad picture of the folk art styles in Sweden. You can see traditional wall paintings, often of biblical motif, but done in a special folk style. Dalahästar are the little wooden horses prized as souvenirs of Dalarna since the mid-1800's. The tour will see how they are made in a cottage industry. The paintings done on the walls and ceilings of the hundreds of country churches in Sweden reflect the variety of styles of this art from the 11th through 20th centuries. The homes and studios of Sweden's foremost artists are museums which can be visited: Anders Zorn, the impressionist and folk culture aficionado; and Carl Larsson, whose paintings of his home and family have become icons of Swedish art. Handcrafts of all sorts, traditional and new, can be viewed and purchased at local "hemslöjd" shops. Public sculptures will be sought out for appreciation, also. |
