Matias Faldbakken
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Matias Faldbakken is a Norwegian
artist and writer. Faldbakken studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Bergen
and the Städelschule
in Frankfurt am Main. He is the son of the author Knut Faldbakken
.
He made his literary debut in 2001 with The Cocka Hola Company, the first part of his Scandinavian Misanthropy Trilogy. Macht und Rebel was released two years later, following most recently by Unfun, in Spring 2008, which completed his trilogy. All three novels are published under the pseudonym Abo Rasul.
In 2006, Faldbakken released Kaldt produkt (“Cold Product”) under his own name. It is a contemporary update of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
. Faldbakken commented to Dagbladet
when it was released: "I am a spokesperson for totally anarchistic mayhem on a bed of traditional family values".http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2006/09/19/477166.html It was performed at Staatstheaters Stuttgart in 2008.
Faldbakken received the Bjørnsonstipendet in 2002.
His publishers are Cappelen in Norway, Lindhardt og Ringhof in Denmark, Johnny Kniga in Finland, Blumenbar
and Heyne in Germany, Mondadori in Italy, Suma in Spain, Limus in Russia, LWU in Lithuania, and Harvill in the UK.
Matias Faldbakken is represented by Simon Lee Gallery in London and in Norway by Standard (Oslo).
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
artist and writer. Faldbakken studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
and the Städelschule
Städelschule
Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, is a contemporary fine arts academy in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.- History :The Städelschule was established by a foundation set up by the Frankfurt merchant Johann Friedrich Städel in 1817...
in Frankfurt am Main. He is the son of the author Knut Faldbakken
Knut Faldbakken
-Biography:Faldbakken studied psychology at Oslo University, and then worked as a journalist. He visited a number of countries, working variously as a bookkeeper, sailor, and factory worker, and began writing books in 1967 while living in Paris....
.
He made his literary debut in 2001 with The Cocka Hola Company, the first part of his Scandinavian Misanthropy Trilogy. Macht und Rebel was released two years later, following most recently by Unfun, in Spring 2008, which completed his trilogy. All three novels are published under the pseudonym Abo Rasul.
In 2006, Faldbakken released Kaldt produkt (“Cold Product”) under his own name. It is a contemporary update of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
. Faldbakken commented to Dagbladet
Dagbladet
Dagbladet is Norway's second largest tabloid newspaper, and the third largest newspaper overall with a circulation of 105,255 copies in 2009, 18,128 papers less than in 2008. The editor in chief is Lars Helle....
when it was released: "I am a spokesperson for totally anarchistic mayhem on a bed of traditional family values".http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2006/09/19/477166.html It was performed at Staatstheaters Stuttgart in 2008.
Faldbakken received the Bjørnsonstipendet in 2002.
His publishers are Cappelen in Norway, Lindhardt og Ringhof in Denmark, Johnny Kniga in Finland, Blumenbar
Blumenbar
Blumenbar Verlag GmbH&Co KG is a small avantgarde publishing house in Germany. "Blumenbar" is German for "bar of flowers", alluding its beginnings in the Blumenstraße close to the Viktualienmarkt in Munich in 2002. The two founders, Lars Birken-Bertsch and Wolfgang Farkas, publish non-mainstream...
and Heyne in Germany, Mondadori in Italy, Suma in Spain, Limus in Russia, LWU in Lithuania, and Harvill in the UK.
Matias Faldbakken is represented by Simon Lee Gallery in London and in Norway by Standard (Oslo).