Rolf Dagfinn Groven is a Norwegian painter, known for his satirical art painted in figurative style.
Background
Groven was born in Romsdal near Molde during the Second World War, and trained as an architect at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (Norwegian Institute of Technology, now a part of Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet) 1966-1972.
Education
Norwegian Institute of Technology.
Career
Groven"s paintings are frequently printed works of art in textbooks used in Norwegian schools, as well as history books His participation in the radical Anti-Vietnam War movement convinced him that he should choose an artistic career. He currently lives in Oslo.
There have been several common themes in his art:
He also commented on the dangers of nuclear power (see The nuclear power kid) and he agitated for the preservation of waterfalls (see Vandalism Site Inspection).
The European Union - Norway has held two referendums about joining the European Union. The paintings Norwegian Neo Romanticism from 1972 and Free Flow from 1992 were among the best-known symbols of the popular anti European Union-accession movement before these referendums. The peace movement (see Number nukes)
Religion
Scenes from the Romsdal and Lofoten areas of Norway
Groven"s art is influenced by painters such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Käthe Kollwitz, as well as Norwegian artists such as Adolph Tidemand, Hans Gude, J.C. Dahl, Christian Krohg and the contemporary caricaturist Finn Graff.
Politics
Environmentalism - Groven created several works in the 1970s that propagated the nature conservation.