Meet the artist behind the Rally T-shirt motif:
Swedish artist John E Franzen, an icon and also an Indian rider -together with wife Ulrica Franzen. He has a Chief, she has a 101 Scout. John E has provided us with one of his paintings for the 2017 Rally T-Shirt.
Swedish Indian Society is very, very proud to introduce “our” artist, art professor John E for those of you, who has not seen his paintings.
Some lines written about John E:
"Oh yes - It is the man with the big Cadillac, Hell's Angels, Doug's Place, The Royal Family
His name is associated with different works like that, large and always astonishing - and they have always been carried out without compromise. What he has made up his mind to do he has also done; his will-power can be noticed in every detail."
This is a quotation from a book by Ulf Linde "Introductions. Ulf Linde at the Thielska Gallery 1977-1997".
(The Cadillac painting above is 6 meters long)
We will not reveal the design here. You will see it when you arrive, and you can buy it at the camp.
Swedish artist John E Franzen, an icon and also an Indian rider -together with wife Ulrica Franzen. He has a Chief, she has a 101 Scout. John E has provided us with one of his paintings for the 2017 Rally T-Shirt.
Swedish Indian Society is very, very proud to introduce “our” artist, art professor John E for those of you, who has not seen his paintings.
Some lines written about John E:
"Oh yes - It is the man with the big Cadillac, Hell's Angels, Doug's Place, The Royal Family
His name is associated with different works like that, large and always astonishing - and they have always been carried out without compromise. What he has made up his mind to do he has also done; his will-power can be noticed in every detail."
This is a quotation from a book by Ulf Linde "Introductions. Ulf Linde at the Thielska Gallery 1977-1997".
(The Cadillac painting above is 6 meters long)
We will not reveal the design here. You will see it when you arrive, and you can buy it at the camp.
"John E Franzén painted the famous "Hell's Angels".
This was done in America.
It took him three years to paint it. He has depicted every little detail.
"Motorcycle enthusiasts buy John E Franzén's paintings.
But when he paints motorcycles he does not think it is necessary to make every detail look like those of the model. He adds and takes away, making his own model.
He is painting his own vision of the existing model."
"Motor vehicles are rarely given a main part in artistic work.
But for John E Franzén they are personalities.
He scrutinizes every detail of his engines. Beneath the perfect surface a pulse is beating."
This was done in America.
It took him three years to paint it. He has depicted every little detail.
"Motorcycle enthusiasts buy John E Franzén's paintings.
But when he paints motorcycles he does not think it is necessary to make every detail look like those of the model. He adds and takes away, making his own model.
He is painting his own vision of the existing model."
"Motor vehicles are rarely given a main part in artistic work.
But for John E Franzén they are personalities.
He scrutinizes every detail of his engines. Beneath the perfect surface a pulse is beating."