Ulrica Hydman Vallien

Ulrica Hydman-Vallien in 1999

Ulrica Margareta Hydman Vallien (24 March 1938 – 21 March 2018)[1] was a Swedish artist who specialized in stained glass and decorative painting. In Sweden, she became best known for her vases with motifs of sinuous snakes, tulips and wolves.[2]

Work

Ulrica Hydman Vallien was the daughter of Stig Johan Hydman and Margit Billberg-Johansson, and lived in Algutsboda. She made her debut as a glass-artist in 1972. As a protest against the conservative artist world she created the "rat bowl".[3] Hydman Vallien was one of only 50 artists chosen to work with British Airways to create designs for aircraft tails, napkins, porcelain, tickets and stationery for the fleet.[4][5] She also took part in the Swedish National Museum exhibition Unga tecknare 1964–1966.[6]

Hydman Vallien's work can be seen at Nationalmuseum,[7] Moderna Museet,[8] Kalmar Konstmuseum,[9] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[10] the Victoria and Albert Museum,[11] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[12] the Chrysler Museum of Art,[13] the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences,[14] the Detroit Institute of Arts,[15] and Göteborgs Konstmuseum.[9]

Works, a selection

  • Tulip vases
    Tulip vases
  • Vase created in 1978
    Vase created in 1978
  • Spirits Vase, 1986
    Spirits Vase, 1986
  • Vases Open Mind, 1986
    Vases Open Mind, 1986
  • Caramba! vase, 2001
    Caramba! vase, 2001

Personal life

She was married to fellow artist Bertil Vallien between 1963 and her death in 2018.[16]

Tributes

Ulrica Hydman Vallien gata, a street named after the artist in Åfors, Sweden

As a tribute, Ulrica Hydman Valliens gata is a street named after her in Åfors, Sweden. She died in Eriksmala on 21 March 2018, three days before her 80th birthday.[16]

Books

  • Svenskt konstnärslexikon part V, pages 576, Allhems Förlag, Malmö. Libris post 8390293
  • Alfons Hannes Die Sammlung Wolfgang Kermer, Glasmuseum Frauenau: Glas des 20. Jahrhunderts; 50er bis 70er Jahre. Schnell & Steiner, München, Zürich, 1989 (= Bayerische Museen; 9) ISBN 3-7954-0753-2, Pages. 113–114.

References

  1. ^ "Konstnären Ulrica Hydman Vallien är död". Expressen. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ Ulrica Hydman Vallienn död Dagens Nyheter Retrieved 21 March 2018
  3. ^ Ulrica Hydman Vallien är avliden Sveriges Television. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ^ Ulrica Hydman Vallien i glasvision glasvision.se Retrieved 21 March 2018
  5. ^ Ulrica Hydman Vallien - Bukowskis Bukowskis Retrieved 21 March 2018
  6. ^ Ulrica Hydman Vallien - kärleksgud Svenska Dagbladet Retrieved 21 March 2018
  7. ^ "Nationalmuseum - Ulrica Hydman-Vallien". collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. ^ Moderna museet Retrieved 21 March 2018
  9. ^ a b Konsten Retrieved 21 March 2018 Archived 3 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "duck". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  11. ^ "Kärleksgudinna (Lovelady) | Hydman-Vallien, Ulrica | V&A Search the Collections". V and A Collections. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  12. ^ "Exchange: Puppy Nose Lady". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  13. ^ "Chrysler Museum of Art |". Chrysler Museum of Art. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  14. ^ "Bowl, 'Sargasso', glass, designed by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien for Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1993". collection.maas.museum. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  15. ^ "Vessel". www.dia.org. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  16. ^ a b "Glaskonstnären Ulrica Hydman Vallien är död". Retrieved 22 March 2018.