Next Thursday 1 March, the first solo exhibition in Spain of the Norwegian painterLine Gulsett opens at the camara oscura art gallery within the framework of the 1st edition of the Festival Miradas de Mujeres to be held in Madrid.

Line Gulsett (Tonsberg, 1981) is one of the rising stars of the new Nordic painting following the path of seminal movements such as the Leipzig School of Painting. Her technique, so close to perfection, is something rarely found in such a young painter but, above all, her manner to visually capture the transition of movement is totally new and absolutely original due to her faithfulness to reality. The large-scale paintings are instantly recognizable. This exhibition is her first project in Spain after her successful and recent exhibitions in the Netherlands and Norway.

In her paintings Gulsett displays an extraordinary approach to the representation of movement in pure paint. She allows the oil to flow and literally spread in the direction of the movement. This results in pieces that capture very dynamic moments in a vacuum of time. She does not try to translate observed movements to the canvas, but rather makes a descriptive study of imagined scenes. Her works are rich in contrast, both in palette and the objects and figures represented. The artistpaints indefinable spaces in which short skirted girls prance between roadsigns and running dogs. From an unsettling atmosphere she creates a surprisingly aesthetic image through her expert use of the material. Fast flicks of paint and breezily painted figures set themselves off against pressing, sober backgrounds.

The first edition of the Festival Miradas de Mujeres will present more than sixty exhibitions and public activities in Madrid's main institutions and arts centres during the month of March. Its objective is to give exposure to artists and professionals involved in the art market, the research and management of the current artistic practices.