Tittin Rinde

The alternativ CV

I was born in Norway on a dark and cold January night.
I was my mother's firstborn and her mother's first grandchild.
In the beginning I thought I was a princess and the center of the world.
Then I became an unobtrusive little Norwegian girl living in Norway.
Then I was a timid, anxious little Norwegian girl living and going to school in Switzerland.
Then I became an ungrateful teenage girl living and going to school in Norway.
Then I was an over privileged art student studying in Norway.
Then I was an underestimated Norwegian designer working all over Europe.
Then I became a well adjusted Norwegian mother of three, living in Norway, doing design in Norway, wanting to do portraits and finally starting to do portraits.
Then I was an overachieving Norwegian mother living in Norway, teaching art at a Montessori school, doing design-work and painting portraits.
Then I became a harmonious Norwegian mother living in France, not teaching, working a bit as a designer and doing more portraits – painted, drawn, printed, collaged, and recycled.
Now I am an impatient Norwegian artist/designer in France finally showing my work on this blog (still a mother and wife, though).

Work:
Interior stuff, Boat stuff, Exhibition stuff, Collage stuff, Colour stuff, Consultant stuff, Paint stuff, Print stuff, Small design stuff, Hard design stuff, Soft design stuff,
Education stuff

Exhibitions:
None of interest outside Oslo, Norway.

Personal details:
Family background - matriarchy.
Now - the only female in a family of five.
My favourite colours are greens.
I love hiking and detest living in the snow.
I would like to dress the way Matisse paints.
Helene Scherfbeck is my favourite female portrait painter.

The boring CV

Born in Norway. Childhood in Switzerland. Studies in Norway. Living near Antibes, Alpes Maritimes France.

1980 – 1984 Studies in textile art and design at the National College of Art and Design(SHKS) in Oslo, Norway, graduated with diploma in textile printing techniques.
1984 – 1993 Full time freelance designer for diverse projects in Europe and Japan;
Hand printed decorative textiles.
Designs for home furnishing fabrics.
Particular collections for manufacturers of laminates, carpets and home furnishings..
Exhibition design for home furnishing fairs.
1986 - 1993 Interior design for cruise ships, new building and refurbishment with the Norwegian architects 'Yran&Storbraaten'. Design work including special design for all soft furnishing in close cooperation with manufacturers and shipyards.
1996 - Less designer and more painter.
1998 – 2000 Teaching arts and crafts, secondary level at Oslo Montessori School,
2000 – 2000 Interior design, Hotel Residence, Trondheim Norway, refurbishment.

Hand printed commissions:
Wall hangings. Hotel Continental Oslo, Norway.
Decorations and sun shelters for cruise ship.
Wall hangings, curtains and floor mats for designer furniture show in Oslo.

Art projects/works:
1996 – 2002 'Blind drawings' Male and female models. Portraits. Coal on paper.
1996 – 2001 'Faces and traces' Friends and other models. Portraits in acrylic,
2000 – 2002 'Party Mood' Interpretations of Paul Getty with “groupies “ Acrylic on plywood
2001 – 2002 'Cornerfeelings' Three dimensional portraits in paper pulp.
2002 – 200? 'White washed' Recycling of portraits to test recognition when the features are less visible.
2002 – 2004 'Brother' Mixed media. Mono prints and collage.
2003 - 2005 'This Man' Acrylic, transfer and silkscreen on linen.
2004 – 2005 'This is' Digital picture book – truth and untruth in memories, pictures and photos.
2005 - 2006 'Amnesia' Digital collage transfers with old bits and pieces and text.

Techniques:
Digital and mixed media. Acrylic on canvas, board and plywood.
Stencil art, encaustic, mono prints and works in paper pulp. Drawings in coal.

Exhibitions:
SHKS Diploma Show, Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo Norway. 1985
Forum Interioer Galleri, Oslo, Norway. 1986
Galleri Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. 1996
Galleri BOA, Kirkeristen; Oslo, Norway. 1999
Stipendsoekerutstillingen, Oslo. 2000
Tegneforbundet, Oslo, Norway. 2001
Gule Huset, Asker, Norway. 2001

Design comissions in Japan:
“Kick”
“Summer - in the garden”
“Summer – butterflies” 1+2
“Summer – flowers”
“The sea”
“Pompeii”
“Takeoff”
“Rewind”
“Olympus”

Models:
Lars, Tine, Niclas, Victoria, Lillian, Natalia, Finn, Gerd, Gerda, Trine, Elise