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Malin Molin – Avalon Hotel Art Collection
Gothenburg-based artist Malin Molin works at the intersection of hyperrealism and contemporary image culture. In this painting, part of the Avalon Hotel Art Collection, we encounter a white dove in extreme close-up — its beak open, gripping a twisted, marshmallow-like form. The image is immediate, almost iconic, yet charged with subtle tension.
The dove is one of art history’s most established symbols — peace, innocence, transcendence. Here, it is active, almost determined. It bites. The soft material in its beak appears both seductive and resistant. Sweetness meets friction. Playfulness meets instinct.
Molin paints with a precision that recalls high-resolution digital imagery. The title references a “Realistic 4K photo,” although the work is executed in oil on canvas. This creates a deliberate shift between the analogue and the digital, between traditional painting and the contemporary flow of images. The light — resembling filtered evening glow — gives the subject a dreamlike yet controlled presence.
The work was shown in collaboration with Wetterling Gallery and has become part of Avalon’s artistic backbone. Within the hotel environment, the painting functions as a concentrated focal point. It captures attention not through spectacle, but through intensity. The dove’s eye meets the viewer with quiet force.
Including a Gothenburg-based artist reinforces the hotel’s local anchoring. International contemporary aesthetics meet regional presence. The result is an image that belongs to the city while speaking to a broader context.
This is not simply a painting of something. It poses a question. What happens when innocence asserts itself? When the symbol becomes physical? When sweetness carries resistance?