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Autodidact
Establishes her first studio at Storhaug Gård, Stavanger.
Starts working for the independent
theater company Chameleon Circus, 1980 founded by Randy Naylor, with Jan
Grønli, Svein Slagsvold and Annika 1979 Makes her debut with With as members of the ensemble. an oil painting at the Performed at Club 7 and Hot House West Norway in Oslo, Stavanger Jazzclub and Exhibition. Hulen in Bergen. Chameleon Circus performs at the New Age Festival, Trondheim.
“No title” oil on canvas, “Self Portrait” 180x135, 1980 oil on paper, 50x70cm, 1979
“Winter landscape” oil on canvas, 60x70cm, 1979 Painting accepted at West Norway Exhibition, 1980 myrvold pia
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1981
Shows oil painting at the West Norway Exhibition
Clockwise from top: “No title”, oil on canvas, 180x135, 1991. “Mobiles”, oil on canvas, 150x120, 1981. “Suffragette City”, oil on canvas, 135x140cm, 1981 “Blue Prose”, oil on canvas, 130x105, 1980. Painting accepted at West Norway Exhibition, 1981.
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“City Animals”, oil on canvas, 140x190cm, 1983
Participates at the West Norway Exhibition and The National Annual Exhibition of The Visual Arts. First solo show, with Randy Naylor, at Gallery RuDolpH. 1982 Starts performance group “MX and The Blind Passenger” with Randy Naylor.
Installation with painted TVs, chairs and transparent bed with plastic duvet, mixed media, Gallery RuDolpH. Art Attack “Lady in Swimsuit”, double canvas, one transparent silkscreen with pink insert, 150x120. Top right: “Night Music”, mixed media painting, 1982. Painting accepted at West Norway Exhibition, 1983. Middle right and bottom: “Figures”, part one and two, oil on canvas, 190x140.
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1983
Solo exhibition, Haugesund Art Society.
Opens “Light House Creatives” in Stavanger, an alternative space with exhibitions of unique clothes and artworks.
Commissioned by Cafe Sting and Terje Vallestad to paint the ceiling of this newly opened venue. A kind of unofficial collaboration takes place with Kjell Jansen, who experimented with radical hairstyles. Myrvold and Jansen share about 50 loyal customers, who with colorful and creative design and beauty aesthetics make a visual impact in the city.
Mixed media painting at the West Norway Exhibition. Painting bought by Haugesund Museum of Fine Art.
Clockwise from top: Pia Myrvold wearing her hand painted clothes in front of canvases in outdoor studio, Valberget, Stavanger. “Woman on Chair” acrylic on black vinyl, 140x120cm “Woman with interior” Friends and models wearing “Post Punk” collection posing acrylic on black vinyl, in environment with Myrvold’s and Naylor’s large paintings. 140x120cm Randy Naylor’s “Perception sticks” and painting; “Figure with stones” top and middle photo: acrylic on black vinyl, Kjell Jansen is on the left in the middle photo. 160x130
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1984
During the early eighties Myrvold begins working with experimental art projects, making the art alliance “Art Attack” with American interdisciplinary artist Randy Naylor. The two work together on multimedia projects, videos, performance art, urban planning, interior design, and costumes, alongside Myrvold’s career as a painter and designer. Starts selling collections of hand painted jackets in Bonaparte and Try Us, Oslo, with customers including Anita Skorgan and Anne Grete Preus.
Oil painting at the West Norway Exhibition.
Clockwise from top: “The suicide note” acrylic on black vinyl, 160x140cm “Composition with woman and dress” oil on canvas, 170x140cm “Normal Madness” oil on canvas, 165x145cm. Top: Painting accepted at West “Clubbing”, Norway Exhibition, 1984. oil on canvas, 165x140cm “Old Ladies talking” Bottom: acrylic on black vinyl “Homeless Shadows”, “Listen Mirror” oil on oil on canvas, 155x138c. canvas, 185x140, 1983
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Clockwise from top: “Desires and Illusions” 1984, 190x180cm. Model wearing painted and silk-screened wearable art in front of painting, at Bergen Art Society. Randy Naylor and Pia Myrvold with model, with wearable art, in front of painting installation by Randy Naylor. Model with wearable art in sound and video installation “The Grey Room”, by Myrvold/ Naylor 1985
Clockwise from top: “Woman Sleepless” acrylic on canvas 1984, 140x190cm. “Nature” acrylic on canvas 1984, 135x185cm. Painting accepted at West Norwy Exhibition, 1985. “Fans”acrylic on canvas 1985, 190x140.
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1985
Art Attack wins competition for outdoor installation at the Nordic Textile Triennial, involving giant textile figures suspended from trees and architecture in the Gallery F15 Park.
Art Attack exhibition featuring paintings and performance art, Husets Udstillinger, Copenhagen.
Exhibition “Art Transplant” at the Bergen and Drammen Art Societies.
Oil painting at the West Norway Exhibition.
Model Veslemøy wearing hat, shirt and pants designed by Pia Myrvold in art installation by Randy Naylor. Opposite page, clockwise from top: “Dawn”, acrylic on canvas 1985, 190x140cm “Night”, acrylic on canvas 1985, 190x140cm “No title”, acrylic on canvas 1985, 140x200cm
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1986
March Establishes Gallery Art Attack, Stavanger.
July Art Attack initiates and curates the Sola International Art Festival, at Sola Beach, with 30 international contemporary artists. It is the first time an independent art group in Norway works and curates outside the established institutions on this scale. Invited artists include Arvid Pettersen, Ragnhild Monsen, Torgeir Norheim, Ellinor Flor, Morten Børresen, Bill Viola, Kjartan Slettemark, Michael O’Donnell, Steinar Christensen, Kristina Elander, Eva Grøttum, Iodine Jupiter, Peter Andersson, Anne-Marie Norden, Hans Casper, Jan Erik Willgohs, Groupe Værst, Christian Lemmerz, Michael Kvium, Sonny Tronborg, Ingunn Jorstad, Hexakin Dance Group, Simon Nicholson, Andrej Nebb (Holy Toy), Pathrick Saytour, Martin Koeppl, Jørgen Knudsen, Rainer Mang, Pjeroo Roobjee, Joan Jonas, Something Else Theater, Y.Oerlemans.
Top: From “Multiple Reality” Top installation, with painted “Multiple Reality” I and boats, Sola International II, acrylic on canvas, Detail, mural, café section of the Lucky Star Art Festival 185x145cm Night Club Bottom left: Bottom right: Boat seen from the ocean, “Multiple Reality “Multiple Reality” Listening Seminar” installation, with painted acrylic on canvas, boats, Sola International 200x180cm Art Festival Bottom left: Bottom right: “Multiple Reality “Wearable Art”, costume Hello” acrylic on canvas, for horse and rider 150x120cm
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1987
Gallery Horneman, Trondheim, solo exhibition. Samfundet, Samfundet Cultureweek, with exhibition based on collections.
Study grant at Scandinavian Foundation, Rome.
Art Attack conceives of large-scale performance installation “Land, Air and Sea”, commissioned by Stavanger Chamber of Commerce, using caterpillars, airplanes, horses and the largest firefighting vessel in the world.
Create interior design and art for Lucky Star Nightclub, Stavanger, with Torgeir Norheim and Randy Naylor.
The National Annual Exhibition of The Visual Arts with installation from Sola International Art Festival.
Top: From performance “Land, Air and Sea”. Colored lights were set on the giant water canons of the world’s largest firefighting ship, here reaching up to 250 meters. Rosenberg Verft shipbuilding cranes seen in the background. Bottom: From the Banner series “New Silhouette” acrylic on paper, 98x65cm, Rome 1987,
“Balance” acrylic on paper, 98x65cm Rome 1987
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1988
Study trip to New York. Group show with large paintings on display, Neo Geo in Soho Gallery.
Art Attack create second large-scale performance installation “Riders of the Arts” using cement trucks and dancers and musicians from Stavanger’s hotbed of talents, to inaugurate Storhaug Tunnel.
Top: “Construction in Naples Yellow” 150x120cm Bottom right: “Slow Emotion” acrylic and grass on canvas, 170x140cm Bottom lef: “Here and then” acrylic on canvas, 170x140cm
From performance “Riders of the Art” by Myrvold/Naylor
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1989
Solo show, Stavanger Art Society.
Art Attack initiates and curates the exhibition “Enter This Way” in Gallery Sala 1, Rome, with the support of the Norwegian Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Invited artist include Kjell Erik Killi Olsen, Ellen Bang, Michael O’Donnell and Inghild Karlsen.
Myrvold is awarded first prize for “Best Installation of the Year” by prestigious art magazine in Rome Clockwise from top: From installation “Central Voyage” in Sala 1, which won first prize for best installation in for her installation “Central Voyage” Rome 1989. in Sala 1. Painting “Slow Emotion” acrylic and twigs on canvas, 170x145cm Private collection of Christian Buch Collaborative installation Wall sculpture “Slow Emotion” in steel, copper, aluminum, brass and rotating panel Myrvold/Naylor: “The Tide” in Førde, Wall sculpture “Silent Partner” welded iron with video screen and color bar video loop “Construction in Red” acrylic on paper, 160x140cm Norway. Assisting the montage is architect Vibeke Jensen.
Top 4 photos: Installation “The Tide” abandoned boats in Førde, telephone poles and mirrors, at the old festival site in Førde, neglected since 1960 and the arrival of roads. By Myrvold/Naylor. Bottom 1,3,4,5: Collection Haute Couture Bottom 2 from left: Display for 6 pairs of glasses, commissioned by Insight Collection, courtesy of Hans Christian Buch, Stavanger.
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1990
Solo show “MetaRT Operative”, Oslo Art Society. Performance “MetaRT Operative”, opening of Museum of Contemporary Art, Samtidsmuseet, Oslo.
Solo show, Hå Gamle Prestegård
Painting on paper, bought by Rogaland Museum of Fine Art.
Installation “Sub-Ob-ject”, Sola Culture House.
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Receive grant to work in Paris, at the Cité Internationale des Arts, from Ingrid Lindbäck Langaards Foundation. Invites Naylor to join her in Paris, where they receive commission by Bernard Tschumi, the architect of the Parc de la Villette, to make textile 1991 installation on the basis of previous textile sculptures.
Designs collection of hand knits, sponsored by Sandnes Uldvarefabrik AS.
Red and white coat. “Metro Angels”. These coats where designed to be worn as a backpack on the metro in Paris, where crowded trains made it hot even on cold winter days.
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July-August: 500 meter long textile installation project “Urban Upwind” in Parc de la Villette, with 1992 the support of the French Ministry of Culture and Norwegian Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Passage”, acrylic and metal paints on canvas, 120x150cm
Clockwise: Modular grid design, for ephemeral architecture installation, “Urban Upwind” Parc de la Villette, by Myrvold/ Naylor. The design was later bought by Eric Wappler for the façade of newly opened Restaurant “Stavanger Identity” Quai Ouest at Saint Cloud, Paris. collection, created entirely from plastic bags Prototypes of cup, saucers and and T-shirt logos from plates, made with Figgjo, Norway. Stavanger institutions, Façade design for nightclubs, rock Elle Design “Yellow Talker” textile bands, supermarkets and Boutique, Paris, installation, Parc de La Villette. gas stations. by Myrvold/ Naylor.
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1993 1994
Designs a collection “The Cocoon”, that Myrvold presents to avant-garde January – The Cocoon Collection Exhibition in boutiques in Paris. First client is Gago, in Aix, a very influential fashion Charivari, New York. Reviews of collection follow in boutique in France. New York Times, W and American Elle.
Designs concept “Stavanger Identity” made by T-shirt logos and plastic bags October - Chamber Syndicate De La Couture after receiving invitation to join government sponsored design awareness Parisienne, Paris, France. (French Federation of Fashion project in Stavanger, creating much controversy among organizers. Designers) invites Myrvold to present her collection “In-Formation” as part of the Official Calendar. Myrvold Exhibition Elle Design Boutique, Paris with paintings, furniture, textile continues to show her work every season under the installation and hand painted silk collection. Invited by Claudine Delalande. protection of the prestigious syndicate until fall 1999.
Clockwise from top: Model wearing dyed “Cocoon Collection” Hand painted crinoline and deconstructed ruffle shirt. dress at Hellestø, Norway. Hats from the “Cocoon” and “Winter Rose” collections. Photo shoot of the “Cocoon Collection” in Stavanger Museum. The historic display was built in 1900. Deconstructed jacket, wool with feathers, from “Urban Reality” collection.
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March – “The Urban Reality Project”, rue Keller, Paris. Suzy Menkes, fashion editor International Herald Tribune, gives her first review of Myrvold’s collection. Myrvold and Naylor dissolve their working relationship.
October – “Extensions Project”. Music track and collection presented at Esmod, Paris. Sponsored by Lancôme. Thibault Vabre does the makeup for the show. Lithographic print edition, Atelier Clot Bramsen, Paris.
Lithographs based on original watercolors from 1995. Top row, left to right: “What is there to say..” 10x10cm, “Guessing your mind” 10x10cm, “Bad Connection” 10x10cm Second row, left to right: “A few words now” 10x10cm, “Tomorrow”, 10x10cm Bottom row, left to right: Left to right top: “The Harbor” 10x10cm, “The Heart” 10x10 cm, “Reflection” 10x10cm “Paris Identity” “The Louvre”, dress and raincoat. “Paris Identity”, “Rough Trade”, alternative record store and label.
Left to right top middle: Pia in studio, cutting 1 cm plastic strips from plastic logos and sewing onto material. “Paris Identity” “Flammarion Centre Pompidou”, bookstore in the Pompidou Center. “Paris Identity” “International Herald Tribune”, international newspaper based in Paris.
Pia Myrvold with models at the end of “In-Formation” presentation.
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March – Myrvold makes a multimedia presentation “Interface” at the Divan du Monde, Paris. Besides the collection based around the theme “Interfaces”, she composes the music, choreographs the models and dancers, create multiple video and camera 1996 installations and makes first direct transmission over internet in the fashion world with the help of sponsor IBM. Collaborates with Thibault Vabre, artistic director of Lancôme, for the look of the models. Swedish National Television makes 30-minute reportage of the Interface project. October – Inauguration of concept “Clothes as Publishing”, presented as installation in Le Louvre des Antiquaires, Paris. Myrvold invites artists and architects Jean Nouvel, Bernard Tschumi, Dimitri from Paris, Norbert Hillaire and Jacques Denarnaud to publish their contributions to the theme “Paris identity”, on a collection of clothes. Myrvold invents the word cybercouture and registers the domain name www.cybercouture.com
Lithographic edition “The Source” printed at Atelier Clot Bramsen, Paris
Top left: Advertising image for invitation and press release “Interface” project. Makeup: Thibault Vabre, artistic director, Lancôme. Hair: Benoit Pauliac Photo: Jacques Denarnaud
Portrait: Pia Myrvold. Makeup: Thibault Vabre, artistic director, Lancôme.
Interface silk screened bodysuit with transparent back, photographed by Jacques Denarnaud.
Top left and right: Pia Myrvold preparing the order of entry for the “Extensions” presentation, photo Jacques Denarnaud. Bottom left: Pia Myrvold, self-portrait. Bottom right: Pia Myrvold with models at finale of “Extensions”. Hair: Benoit Pauliac
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1997
February - Commissioned by The World Ski Championships and Telenor to make a one- year installation for the Thyholt Tower in Trondheim.
March - “The Body Theory Collection”, Rue Berger, Paris. Collaborates withThibault Vabre, artistic director of Lancôme, for the look of the models.
July - Steve Lacy and Irene Aebe, invites Myrvold to Berlin, to design the costumes for the opera “The Cry”, based on the lyrics of Talisman Nasrin.
October – Collaborates with composer Rolf Wallin and Notam to make the first interactive collection; “Dada Memory”, where models presses buttons on clothes to activate sound loops, thus using the clothes as architectural interfaces. Collaborates with Thibault Vabre, artistic director of Lancôme, for the look of the models.
Launches the website www.pia-myrvold.com, with Myrvold’s first interactive interface “Dada Memory” as a 6 loop music palette. Collaborates with Spill.net for web design.
Lithograph edition “Century Memory” printed at Atelier Clot Bramsen, Paris
December – Solo exhibition, Gallery Amare, Stavanger.
Lithograph, from series “The Source” printed at Atelier Clot Bramsen, Paris
Clockwise from top left: Clothes as Publishing Edition#1 “ Jean Nouvel - Institute Monde Arab” Clothes as Publishing Edition#1 Clockwise from top left: “Bernard Tschumi - Parc de la Villette” Pia Myrvold at finale of “Dada Memory” presentation, with interactive glove. The Tyholt Tower in Trondheim with the installation , “The Source” The four gloves with three interactive buttons and wire for signal transmission being prepared in the studio. including 270 square meter transfer prints and yellow filtered lighting The hardware for transmission, designed by Notam and Henrik Sundt. Models with makeup for presentation “Body Theory” Assistant Kari Ann Brevick in studio at 65, Boulevard de Strasbourg. Thibault Vabre preparing makeup for presentation “Body Theory” The Dada Memory Circles were interactive for the website www.pia-myrvold.com, Lithograph “Century Memory” presented made in collaboration with Nicholas Chaikin, Spill Industries. as part of the “Dada Memory” project, interface 364 pia myrvold Composer Rolf Wallin testing music samples before the presentation of , the Norwegian Club, Paris. “Dada Memory” printed at Atelier Clot Bramsen, Paris -9 PIA-interface_BIOGRAPHY:Layout 1 9/26/07 8:25 AM Page 366
1998
March - “Osmosis” project, presents two events, the first at Rue Cadet, for a classic winter collection. Collaborates with Thibault Vabre, artistic director of Lancôme, for backstage performance, where models where painted as Jackson Pollock canvases.
The other event takes place at a newly opened nightclub in rue Berger, where singers Emiko and Sophie perform interactive suits with six sound and image loops. Image programming collaboration with the team of Fabrice Bourrelly.
September – Installation “Fashion Is…” at SEHM, commissioned by Naco Architects.
October - “Post Machine” videoinstallation in rue Martel. Produces and directs the video installation, music track and collection “Post Machine”. Collaboration for sound and image with Delphine Charrueau and Laure Milena. Machine sculpture for rotating collection in collaboration with Pierre-André Martin.
Performance at nightclub Les Bains “Fashion Is…” with 12 French and American rappers.
December - “Art Works” exhibition, mixed media paintings, acrylics, watercolors and prints, at Gallery Galtung, Oslo.
Clockwise from top left: “Sky Objects” lithograph 57x9cm. Pia Myrvold photographed old typewriters at the Clingancourt flea market in Paris for the images Clockwise from top left: “Another Game” acrylic on canvas, 100x81cm. Invitation project “Osmoses”. Pia Myrvold directing singer Sophie, before “Female Interface” performance. Pia Myrvold in the “Post Machine” collection. Watercolor “Situationist International Anthology”. Stills from the video installation “Post Machine”. Model backstage, talking to the press. “The Beginning had no name” acrylic on canvas, 81x65cm. Pia Myrvold in front of paintings suggesting the Pollock makeup for the “Osmoses” presentation. wearing Clothes as Publishing Edition#1 “Faycal - Louvre” at presentation, the Norwegian Club, Paris. Painting for “Post Machine” project; mixed “Fashion is what you Read..” suit, part of the project “Fashion Is…” Middle: Pia Myrvold backstage with press, before the “Osmoses” presentation. media, with clothes from the collections “Paris identity”, “Dada Memory” and “Post Machine”, as well as transfer print on canvas.
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March - “Fast Forward”- performance – Les Bains, launching video and music track, Fast Forward, Jazzland Remix.
October - Web Bar, Paris. Launch of first interactive design studio and the website www.cybercouture.com, with project “Dream Sequences”, the first interface project in which Myrvold completely integrates paintings, prints, video, music, the internet, an interactive design studio and a design collection, also marking her departure from the twice a year fashion shows in Paris. Collaborates with Spill.net for web design.
Porsgrund Porselen commissioned 6 cups to be designed as part of their Millennium Celebration project.
December – Solo exhibition, Galleri Amare, Stavanger.
Clockwise from top left: Entrance for fashion week party “Fast Forward” at Les Bains, Paris.
Stills from video, “Fast Forward”
Pia Myrvold singing and performing in “Fast Forward” video.
Backstage preparations for “Fast Forward” performance at Les Bains. Dancers recruited by dance choreographer Patrick O’Hara.
“Fast Forward” performance, five classically trained ballerinas are carried by strong male dancers in poses around the crowded club nights of David and Cathy Guetta.
Left: Teet Kask in still from video “Dream Sequences”. Top middle: Mixed media painting “Dream Sequences” with excerpts of text by writers, artists and philosophers from the last 3000 years. Right: Cups from Millennium countdown project, Porsgrund Porselen. Middle bottom: Knitwear collection to complement “Dream Sequence Collection”, using fishing nylon for transparent blocks in machine knitted wool.
interface 369 pia myrvold -9 PIA-interface_BIOGRAPHY:Layout19/26/078:25AMPage370 Icelandic model wearing cybercouture, Reykjavik. Photo by Pia Myrvold. Dancers from the Estonian National Ballet, performing in the Duran film studio, choreographed by Pia Myrvold. The infrastructure for cybercouture.com version 2,madewithFlash,programmed by web artist Phil Wood. Dancers from contemporary dance ensemble Clockwise from top: Top left: for studios inParis for exhibition at the West Norway Museum ofDecorative Arts.Teet Kask performing inblue screen environment inDuran film “Women Show TheWay” “Interference” , choreographed and produced by Pia Myrvold. video project. Dancers from the Dybvik dance ensemble, preparing dance segment “Carte Blanche” , Bergen, performing during press conference for prints at Gallery Galtung, Oslo. paintings, watercolors and December inaugurate exhibition. and singer Irene Aebe where composer Steve Lacy Paris HauteCouture week, Gallery exhibition duringthe Reykjavik, Iceland. project inHelsinki, Finland and based ontheBergen Identity July by Nextra. studio. Web design sponsored version 2interactive design www.cybercouture.com with Norway officially opens Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Blanche Dance Company. Carte with collaboration includes performances in Decorative Exhibition Art. MuseumNorwegian of Haakestad, at The West museum director Jorunn Culture 2000, curated by for Bergen European Capital of February - performances andshows - Openingexhibition - Exhibitionof new 2000 theater performance, as of part with Phil Wood for web design. Blackbox andUltima program, www.cybercouture.com with a a multimedia interdisciplinary Through theEye of aNeedle”, and collaboration of Breanna Bryant Park, with thesupport December the New York Mercedes Benz Djuice, Norway. Collaborates the HenieOnstad Center, Art September installation “Interference” at Fashion Week inthetents at Group show “Contemporary multimedia fashion show at Oslo inthegroup show “Art initiated by theater director January children’s play “Paintbox”, Gallery Amare, Stavanger Alexander andsponsor Design” at Sotheby’s in written by Pia Myrvold, Myrvold, byPia written February – Premieres video exhibition curator – Solo exhibition, – Solo Inger Buresund. – Premieres the Selene Wendt. - Presents London. 2001 Sunglasses simulate video camera glasses,which were animpor Bottom: “Paintbox” Middle row: Top row, one and two: Music by Pia Myrvold, Lasse Myrvold and Laurent Mauvais. Children wearing costumes by Pia Myrvold for Dancers Snelle Hall and Siri Jøntvedt and actor Kyrre Hellum performing last scene ofinteractive children’s play . Directed by Un-Magritt Nordseth. Video and lighting design by Inger Johanne Byhring. Stills from 3 screen video installation, “yellow scene” “Inspirations” tant element in the original script by Pia Myrvold. in interactive children’s play , shot withhandheld camera, edited inreal time. “Paintbox” . -9 PIA-interface_BIOGRAPHY:Layout 1 9/26/07 8:25 AM Page 372
Opposite page, clockwise from top: Pia Myrvold backstage with press before cybercouture presentation, in tent in Bryant Park, 7th on Sixth. Front row invitations with gift bags organized by Fonte PR office and Breanna Alexander. Breanna Alexander and Pia Myrvold at The Museum of Modern Art, Fashion Week Opening Party. Pia Myrvold with Teet Kask at cybercouture after party. Co-producer and hosts Breanna Alexander, Wayne Correia.
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2002 Moves to New York in the fall of 2001. Industrial designer Karim Rashid, who had been at cybercouture presentation in Bryant Park in 2001, asks Myrvold if he can collaborate on a project. Myrvold starts a “work in process” project “The Bridge”, as a publishing project, selecting six of Karim Rashids prints for the collage print Hypermix, creating designs for ink jet printing. In the collection “Cyber Wear”, Rashid incorporates his own graphic interpretations into her designs.
Collaborate with composer/producer Nile Rodgers for the soundtrack. The project presentation is delayed because of the terrorism attacks and loose funding, but is presented at the New York Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in September 2002, at Fellisimo Design House. Myrvold uses the momentum of the project to launch the 3rd version of the interactive design studio on cybercouture.com, where all garments are designed in digital files and sent to printers and producers over the Internet. Collaborates with Phil Wood for web design. Project sponsor; Scanachrome, Paris.
Dress from the “Hypermix” collection, created in digital files, allowing a draping of motifs, so that the graphics connect at the seams, with different images on the front to those on the sides and back.
Opposite page, clockwise from top: Backstage photo shoot, organized by Anne Senstad. Artist Megan Lang getting a good spanking from designer/ husband Karim Rashid. Finished show, waving to the press, Nile Rodgers, Pia Myrvold and Karim Rashid, who collaborated on “The Bridge”. Pia Myrvold with hair and makeup team. “The making of Eve”, first synthetic model for cybercouture. Backstage photo shoot, organized by Anne Senstad, Nile Rodgers, Pia Myrvold and Amy Sacco. -9 PIA-interface_BIOGRAPHY:Layout 1 9/26/07 8:25 AM Page 376
March – Myrvold moves back to Paris, where her daughter Isa is born. Presents showroom “Post Machine” collection.
October - Group show “100% Norway” at the DeLuxe Gallery, London, curated by Bradley Quinn. Showroom exhibition with one of a kind ”Reflexology” collection, Paris.
November – Group show “Scandinavia Beyond The Myth”, 2004-2007, by curator Widar Halen, opens in Berlin, then travels to Design Museums in Milan, Gent, Prague, Budapest, Glasgow,
2003 Copenhagen, Oslo, Vigo and Corunna, Spain, Belgrade and Croatia.
December – Solo exhibition, Gallery Amare, Stavanger.
Lithograph printed at a lithographic workshop in Stavanger. Details of spring collection, using tearing techniques, hand dyes and reflective collage details.
Top left: Illustration for Amnesty International. “The War happening in our homes” Text reads: “The Government has just announced that fresh air will be free for one more year!”
Top right: Illustration for Amnesty International. “Schooling”. 8 year olds discussing statement by media that top model Karen Mulder is dismissive of feminism. Girl to the right says that maybe she (Mulder) is dismissing all human rights! Girl to the left responds “It is probably just a blond joke (by the media)!”
Left: Pia Myrvold and daughter Isa, 5 months, in Dusaviken, the scrap yard for North Sea oil installations, photographed by Knut Bry for book project.
interface 377 pia myrvold , at the gallery Rom for Idé, Oslo. Rom for the gallery , at at Solaat Beach, Stavanger. “Slow Emotions” “Slow “Perspectives I” acrylic on canvas 2004, 130x97cm. 2004, on canvas acrylic Pia Myrvold in front of painting at exhibition opening, The Official ONS Artist 2004. Artist ONS The Official exhibition opening, at of painting in front Myrvold Pia exhibition from view Installation Clockwise from top left: from Clockwise the performance From of mind" "Change - February 2005 – Presentation – Presentation 2005 - February – “Slow Emotion” exhibition at Gallery at Emotion” exhibition – “Slow – Official ONS (Offshore North Sea) Artist.Sea) North (Offshore ONS – Official – Group show “The Fashion of Architecture”, at Architecture”, of “The Fashion show – Group the DeLuxe Gallery, exhibition curator Bradley Quinn. Bradley curator exhibition Gallery, the DeLuxe August of Sonja and Queen King Harald The Majesties Stavanger. Sult, Gallery exhibition, opens Norway Stavanger, art performance, 1” land – “Perspectives Aftenblad. Stavanger in published September “Female and performance - project interface “ part exhibition, of the “Ecoute” at 2.0” Interfaces Centre by project exhibition joint Lumières”, et Sons d’art moderne. national and Musée Pompidou Tissot. Boris Exhibition curator Myrvold, Neurotika with performs Kask Teet Dancer and collaborates design support, web technical gives and Wallin Rolf with collaboration Sound on images. Support The by Norwegian Bugge Wesseltoft. Paris. Embassy, November exhibition an interdisciplinary Idé, Oslo, for Rom and carpets. furniture sculptural paintings, featuring the exterior Myrvold designs Peugeot, by Sponsored a car. and interior of six Myrvold contributes year, the During Norway International Amnesty to illustrations Magazine. Members April Ring and necklace design “Riss”, for Hillestad AS. Hillestad for “Riss”, design necklace and Ring Pia Myrvold designs exterior and interior print cover for Peugeot, in connection with the with in connection Peugeot, for cover print interior and exterior designs Myrvold Pia Pia Myrvold’s home in Rue St Martin, with signature paintings, textiles and carpets. carpets. and textiles paintings, signature with Martin, home in Rue St Myrvold’s Pia
2004 with Pia in conversation exhibition, ONS the official opening of Norway Sonja HM Queen Myrvold. Bente Gundersen of Galleri Sult in the background. in Sult of Galleri Gundersen Bente Myrvold. Top left: Top Interiør. Elle Santos, Dos Sylvie Photo: right: Top Idé, Oslo. Rom for the gallery at Emotions”, exhibition “Slow right: Middle Left: -9 PIA-interface_BIOGRAPHY:Layout 1 9/26/07 8:25 AM Page 378 Page AM 8:25 9/26/07 1 PIA-interface_BIOGRAPHY:Layout -9 -9 PIA-interface_BIOGRAPHY:Layout19/26/078:26AMPage380
2005 Two interactive interfaces, performed by Pia Myrvold and Teet Kask, ininteractive exhibition Bottom right: Bottom row, four on the left: Top: December video-installations andthethird land performance art “Perspectives 4”,published in Varden and VG. – Festival Porsgrunn artist, International Theater Festival, Øvre Frednes Culturehouse, Porsgrunn. Paintings, digi-graphics, June May February Pia Myrvold with technical team, Raphael Hueand Samantha Longoni, before Oslo FashionWeek performance. – Jubilee Exhibitionat Galleri Hillestad, Norway. The second land performance art “Perspectives 2”,published inAgderposten. – Arendal Culture Building House. Art Performance “Perspectives 3”,published inAgderposten. Pia Myrvold performing – Performs Female Interfaces 2.1at theOsloFashion Week. Technical support Samantha Longoni, Neurotika.net. – Solo exhibition, Gallery Amare, Stavanger. Jewelry collection for Hillestad AS,photographed by Ron Contarsy. “Female Interface 2.0” for the opening of the inter face 380 “Ecoute” pia myrvold “Ecoute” exhibition at the Pompidou Center. , at the Pompidou Center. with Arendal Culture House. preparations for Hillestad ofHillestad Gallery during Frednes Culture House,Porsgrunn. Frednes Culture House,Porsgrunn. 9. 8. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2 &7. Culture House,Porsgrunn. exhibitions at Hillestad Gallery and Frednes 1. Opposite page, top left: strategy of the ground team. Hillestad and Pia Myrvold discussing the ground stafffromhelicopter. the before arriving at Hillestad Gallery. Kristiansand,Airport, with six locations Painting oncover of the catalogue for “Perspectives IV” “Perspectives “Perspectives III” Pia Myrvold directing the shoots and The helicopter infront ofHillestad Gallery. Watercolor from exhibitionat “Perspective II” Pia Myrvold and Director Barbro “Perspectives II” “Perspectives , startingKjevikat , by the entrance of 7. . Barbro 8. 1. inter 2. 4. 3. face 381 pia myrvold 7. 5. 6. 9. -9 PIA-interface_BIOGRAPHY:Layout 1 9/26/07 8:26 AM Page 382
2006 January – Groupshow “The Fashion of Architecture” opens at the Center of Architecture, New York, collaboration “Freeze Dubbel- dam”, with Winka Dubbeldam and Phil Wood, exhibition curator Bradley Quinn.
June - Pulpit Rock Festival asks Myrvold to design an architectural plan for a 4-day rock festival for Stavanger Culture Capital 2008. Myrvold makes a 3-D max video with animations and creative programming, with exhibitions, children projects, international VJ- program and live interface interactions with audience.
Designs “Lateral” collection for Woolin AS, Norway, to be part of Design 100% Risør and London Design Fair with 100% Norway.
Designs collections “Riss” and “Stardust” for Hillestad AS (www.hillestad.no).
November – Solo show “Fluid Identity” featuring paintings, digital prints and carpets at Gallery Rom for Idè, Oslo.
Opposite page, from top left: Planned workshop for children at Norsk Form, with interactive interface “New Media Lab”, where children can make paper objects like airplanes, puppets and clothing. Planned façade for the Norsk Form exhibition, with textile banners printed using the live cybercouture production unit at the exhibition. Digi-graphic “Osmoses III”, 30x30cm. “Infill” project with computerized lighting plan, giving the building a different colored design for each day of the week. Entrance design with textile tunnel, leading the public into the main stadium space, for Pulpit Rock Festival, Stavanger 2008. Mixed Media painting “Hypermix”, using cybercouture clothing from the “Hypermix” collection. Photos taken from Wayne and Breanna’s penthouse apartment on 6th Avenue, with yellow cabs below, as well as reflective PVC materials melted into the canvas. View of the live cybercouture production unit, which allowed customers to follow the process from interacting in the design through to seeing the printouts and finished models. Middle: View from inside the exhibition “Interfaces” at Norsk Form, where videos, furniture, textiles, carpet designs and live performances from retrospective programs and computer stations for interactive interfaces were included as part of the exhibition plan.
Top left: Roof garden, maquette created in 3-D max, for “Infill” project, Oslo. Middle left and bottom left: Interface for “Freeze Dubbeldam” on cybercouture.com, where Winka Dubbeldam’s architectural virtual shapes are overlapped in a random program created by web artist Phil Wood. The dress shape lets the client decide when to freeze the image, to create a unique dress. Project presented at the exhibition “The Fashion of Architecture”, at the Center of Architecture, New York. Right: Back of hooded coat, with Winka Dubbeldam’s virtual architectural motifs, created at MIT Media Lab, Boston.
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2007
Designs the “Pia Myrvold 2007” signature collection for Woolin AS. Designs the jewelry collections “Pebbles” and “Moon” for Hillestad AS (www.hillestad.no). USBL commissions Myrvold to create plans for art and design identity for “In-Fill”, an urban housing projects by Element Architects, Oslo.
May – “Interfaces” exhibition to open at Norsk Form, Oslo. Due to organizational problems at the Norsk Form Museum, the exhibition opening was replaced by an improvised performance, with 60 live models standing in for missing mannequins in the exhibition space during the official opening. During the school year 2006-2007, directed the Masterclass educational project “Arendal Identity”, for Strømsbu senior high school, culminating with performance at Arendalkonferansen in June. Supported by Arendal Kommune, Aust- Agder Fylkeskommune and Sparebanken Sør. www.cybercouture.com/Arendal-ID Developed New Media Lab for children at cybercouture.com/ newmedialab with the support of Norsk Form and kulturnett.no. Collaborated with Phil Wood for webdesign.
November – Launch of the book “Pia Myrvold-Interfaces” in Norway with publishing company Innoventi/Kilden. – Exhibition “In-Formation” at the Rogaland Museum of Fine Art. Sponsored by Hitech Vision, Acta and Noreco. Launch of New Media Lab, Phase 2. – Solo show “Watermarks”, Galleri Bi-Z, Kristiansand.
December – Solo show, Galleri Amare, Stavanger.
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Top: New Media Lab interface, with freeze image print function, to create infinite variations of graphic artwork. By Phil Wood/ Pia Myrvold. Top left: Performance using live models, substituting exhibition mannequins that had not arrived, for the opening of Link: www.cybercouture.com/newmedialab/picture.html. Middle: Dada Memory Interface, six sound loops composed by Pia Myrvold give a new way for the user to enjoy the “Interfaces” exhibition at Norsk Form. (Norwegian Museum of Design and Architecture). Middle left: Students music and composition. Link: www.cybercouture.com/newmedialab/music.html. Bottom right: New Media Lab allows children to create a paper doll, with front and back. presenting “Arendal Identity”, a New Media Art Educational Program made by Pia Myrvold as a master class for dedicated students at Strømsbu sixth-form college during one school year. Each student worked on a video Parameters include choice of gender, hair, hats and masks, shoes, color designs for the clothes and a separate sweater, to build a series of individual silhouettes. presentation of “Arendal ID”; made two “no tech” outfits based on the palettes derived from their videos, and finally Link: www.cybercouture.com/newmedialab/design.html. Bottom left: “Red Biomyth Lady” lithograph, 23x22cm. had a skirt produced with their individual palette in cybercouture.com. Link: www.cybercouture.com/arendal-ID. Two on bottom left: Carpets designs from “Pia Myrvold Collection 2007” for Woolin AS. Top right: “Material Connect III” digi-graphic printed at Atelier Clot Bramsen, Paris. Bottom right: “New Code I” digi-graphic limited edition, 98x98cm. interface 384 pia myrvold -9 PIA-interface_BIOGRAPHY:Layout 1 9/26/07 8:26 AM Page 386
Top left: “Liquid Distortion, Yellow” lithograph, 23x22cm. Bottom left: “Liquid Distortion, Red” lithograph, 23x22cm. Top right: “Biomyth Meeting” lithograph, 23x22cm. Bottom right: “The four sources” lithograph, 23x22cm.
“Phantom Love” lithograph, 23x22cm
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