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Elisabeth Astrup Haarr (30 January 1945 – January 2025) was a Norwegian artist. Haarr is known for her textile works, which often take the form of sculptures or installations.

Background

Haarr was born on 30 January 1945 in Hamar, Norway. She attended the Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole from 1964 through 1967.

On 4 January 2025, it was announced that Haarr had died at the age of 78.

Style and themes

Haarr's woven works incorporate a variety of techniques from pre-Columbian through Bauhaus (particularly Anni Albers) and rya rug weaving. She includes non-traditional materials such as grocery bags and other types of plastic, nylon and polyester in her work. Her work often have political themes such as the place of women in Norway and the fight against oppression.

Haarr's first solo exhibition was in 1973 at the Oslo Art Association after exhibiting in an experimental textile biennial in Spain. She went on to have solo exhibitions at the Asker museum, Tromsø Kunstforenin, Bodø Kunstforening, Ålesund Kunstforening, and Unge Kunstneres Samfunn.

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, the National Museum of Decorative Arts, Trondheim and the Norwegian Crafts Foundation. Her public works include pieces at the University of Tromsø, Roskilde University, and the Norwegian Cultural Council.

References

1. Haarer - Hahs: 67. 2010. ISBN 9783598230349.
2. "On Beauty: Textile Aesthetics within a Feminist Perspective". Kunsthall Stavanger. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
3. ^ Gorlick, Molly. "Feminism in Textiles: Elisabeth Haarr". Textile Arts Center. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
4. "Haarr, Elisabeth Astrup (1945 - ) [no] - KulturNav". KulturNav. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
5. ^ Danbolt, Hjørdis (20 February 2017). "Elisabeth Astrup Haarr". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
6. "Elisabeth Astrup Haarr er død: – En av våre største kunstnere". FVN. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
7. ^ Great Women Artists. Phaidon Press. 2019. p. 168. ISBN 978-0714878775.
8. ^ "Elisabeth Haarr, De løyerlige familier". Nasjonalmuseet. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
9. "Dansetime [Skulptur]". Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
10. "Building a Collection". Norwegian Crafts. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

External links

• images of Haarr's work Archived December 16, 2019, at the Wayback Machine on the Textile Arts Center

• 1945 births
• 2025 deaths
• 20th-century Norwegian women artists
• 21st-century Norwegian women artists
• 20th-century women textile artists
• 20th-century textile artists
• 21st-century women textile artists
• 21st-century textile artists
• People from Hamar