Torbjørn Morvik has developed an artistic expression that few have seen before. His three-dimensional images can be viewed without glasses. They combine traditional abstract painting with techniques from digital art, and in many ways expand the boundaries of painting. The 3D images appear experimental and innovative, and are difficult to place in a box. They are definitely abstract, and use familiar elements such as geometric shapes, clean lines, spaces and a strong coloristic palette. But both technically and artistically, Morvik offers something new. In what the viewer thinks he has interpreted the image, it changes character. What he has read as foreground turns out to be background, - and vice versa. Forms that seem holistic are suddenly fragmentary. The elements in the image undulate in a struggle that confuses the viewer. Morvik exploits the 3D effect to give the push and pull technique a new effect. The images are therefore spectacular, while at the same time they are unpleasant to look at.
