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ANDREAS ERIKSSON grew up near Sweden’s Kinnekulle mountain, which is home to a diverse array of flora and fauna. Unsurprisingly, nature and topography are major themes in his paintings: blocky abstractions in vivid hues or shades of gray, suggesting wild, raw terrain. The 42-year-old artist, who represented his country at the 2011 Venice Biennale, describes them as “existential landscapes” rather than depictions of a single place. For his newest series, on view at Berlin gallery Neugerriemschneider through January 27, he layered on texture and tradition as well, enlisting four weavers trained at Stockholm’s historic…