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JONAS GLOCK – A SHORT BIOGRAPHY Jonas Glock is an artist and architect who lives and works in Stockholm and on an island far out in the Baltic archipelago. An artist diverse in both subject and media, he uses a number of graphic techniques including lithography, giclee, silk screening, etching and lino cuts. He paints mostly in acrylics but also in oils, and has made large sculptures. Most wellknown is the statue “The salmon girl” in the Morrum river close to the salmon research center. The son of two accomplished sculptors and teachers, Jonas has been drawing, painting and sculpting as long as he can remember, a process he describes as being “trained and working like an old fashioned apprentice”. He was educated at the Royal Technical High School in Stockholm and the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm. His education and work as an architect has enriched his creative life but he always returns to drawing and painting. Jonas has no inclination towards abstract art, finding his life-long inspiration in the “beautiful, real world”, responding in a physical and emotional way to the abundant beauty of nature. Insects, animals and birds in particular cats and cranes, have always fascinated and inspired Jonas as they are graphically striking, has a expressive body-language, and have a rich physical radiation loaded with mystery. He has used the cat motif for many years following a mural project which used the expressive body language of cats as symbols for human behaviour and situations. He finds the cat such as expressive and beautiful animal that he is never tempted to caricature them or turn them into cute objects. His work is held in private and corporate collections in Sweden (and) all over the world and his sculptures and murals can be seen in various public spaces in Sweden.