Carl Johan De Geer

Provocative and innovative are words that often describe Carl Johan De Geer and his creations. De Geer has moved in most aesthetic genres as a visual artist, photographer, musician, writer, scenographer, cultural journalist, filmmaker and designer. We are very proud to be able to present the reprints of the patterns "Drakar" and "Dandelion" which were set up in our print shop for BILDMUSEET in Umeå in connection with the exhibition "Carl Johan De Geer - The big misconception" 2019.

PATTERNS IN THE COLLECTION

"Drakar" was drawn around 1964. Winding dragon-like figures seem to gape over the generously sized lotus flowers. The inspiration for the pattern comes from childhood. A young De Geer lived in Belgium and received a Tintin album every Christmas and the cover of "Blue Lotus" inspired the "Dragons" pattern. The lotus flower is recurring in De Geer's designs.

"Dandelion" is a pattern De Geer drew in the late 1960s, early 1970s when, on behalf of the Cooperative Union's textile department, he created a number of patterns for the department stores PUB, Domus and the department that addressed the public environment. Dandelions in large format and in different life stages in almost brilliant colors have filled the entire print shop when we worked with them. It is not possible to "snail" De Geer's designs, they take their place.

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