About Knyaz Rikard
Knyaz Rikard is a Swedish artist, author, and cultural entrepreneur based in Stockholm. As host of The Wedding Room — Stockholm’s second largest wedding suite at 172 m² — he personally welcomes every guest and signs each artwork included in the stay.
Artist & Sculptor Registered member of the Russian Union of Artists since 1993, Knyaz Rikard became the first westerner since 1925 to enter the Russian Art Union. He has exhibited in Stockholm, Helsinki, Paris, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Oslo, London and Norrköping. His 14 monumental granite sculptures along the E4 highway near Stockholm are seen by 20,000 people daily.
The Bronze Age Speaks Through Him His art is inspired by the Norse Bronze Age, when temperatures were 2 to 4 degrees higher than today. The Bronze Age people speak through him — through his paintings, sculptures and books. His knowledge of stone carvings in Scandinavia and across the world is outstanding.
In 1988 he saved the famous Vitlycke stone carvings — the iconic Bronze Age couple now found throughout The Wedding Room — from destruction during highway construction. Through articles, TV and radio programs, he successfully redirected both the E4 and E6 highways to protect these irreplaceable cultural treasures.
“Midsummer” — 88.6 m² His iconic painting depicts a Bronze Age wedding on June 21st, 1666 BC at 10:43 — the moment of a full solar eclipse, documented in stone carvings at Herrebro. “Midsummer” has been exhibited at the Manezh in St. Petersburg with 150,000 visitors, Finland Station, World Trade Center Stockholm and Östermalms Saluhall. This is the art you experience in The Wedding Room.
Author He has authored numerous books published by Bonnier Group and others, including “How to do business in the New Russia” (2003/2004) and “Old Europe shame on you” (2003).
Academic Doctorship in Norse-Anglo-Saxon Bylaws and Doings from Bronze Age and ongoing.
Heritage His family has fished herring along the Norrland coast since 1557, when the fishermen of Gävle received Royal Privilege from the Swedish Crown.
Decorations
- Patriotic Medal in Gold, Royal Patriotic Society
- The Nyen Medal from HRH Crown Princess Victoria
- Grand Cross of the Stockholm Culture Awards
- Grand Cross of Ethiopia
- Prince Ermias Personal Medal, Crown Council of Ethiopia
The Bronze Age Speaks Through Him His art is inspired by the Norse Bronze Age, when temperatures were 2 to 4 degrees higher than today. The Bronze Age people speak through him — through his paintings, sculptures and books. His knowledge of stone-carvings in Scandinavia and across the world is outstanding.
In 1988 he saved the famous Vitlycke stone-carvings — the iconic Bronze Age couple now found throughout The Wedding Room — from destruction during highway construction. Through articles, TV and radio programs, he successfully redirected both the E4 and E6 highways to protect these irreplaceable cultural treasures.
“Midsummer” — 88.6 m² His iconic painting depicts a Bronze Age wedding on June 21st, 1666 BC at 10:43 — the moment of a full solar eclipse, documented in stone-carvings at Herrebro.