Erik thor sandberg

Erik Thor Sandberg is a contemporary artist whose work serves as a visceral dialogue between himself and the viewer. His art delves into the heart of human identity, skillfully intertwining established and personal symbols in secular narratives that traverse the dual realms of vice and virtue. Sandberg's scenes, often featuring characters ensnared in their self-made calamities, erik thor sandberg, foster empathy rather than judgement, underscoring the compelling allure of human fallibility. His creations present a delicate balance between beauty and erik thor sandberg grotesque, crafting an imagined universe that hovers, disquietingly, on the brink of reality.

He currently lives and works in Washington, DC. He got involved in art at high school, when drawing fired up his imagination which his school subjects never did. Once in college he began to develop a passion for artistic communication; deciphering other artists and endeavouring to engage in a symbolic dialogue became his major ambition. So he started to express himself through oil painting and from that moment on he would never look back. Mainly as a self-taught painter he perfected his technique drawing inspiration from great masters such as Goya, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Mike Mignola, Walton Ford. His works are often centred on the expressive and allegorical power of the nude. Fundamentally narrative paintings they are both traditional and personal.

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Erik Thor Sandberg Erik thor sandberg themes vary from one series to the next but the fundamental need remains to show the different facets of humanity in an unflinching contrast between what is beautiful and good and what is bad or ugly. During these two decades, as a painter she work inspired by pop surrealism and lowbrow scene. The themes vary from one series to the next but the fundamental need remains to show the different facets of humanity in an unflinching contrast between what is beautiful and good and what is bad or ugly, erik thor sandberg.

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All my work has my identity, obviously, but this body of work is more directly autobiographical. It analogizes how a house full of people functions as a singular organism. I never thought of a family or household that way before. The jumble of interwoven figures appears to revolve. It has no head or tail, no beginning or end. It is ever present.

Erik thor sandberg

Yet, their imagery is not completely unfamiliar, either from a psychological point of view, or from the purely visual. They catch our eye with image references that seem recognizable. To the art historian these references are quickly captured. To the untrained eye, they may strike a chord as something within our visual lexicon, though perhaps not exactly identifiable. His dusty use of chiaroscuro in Swing recalls the elderly figures rendered by de Ribera with his heavy earth tones and discerning light. Nevertheless, his paintings are also probably inspired by other older art styles, particularly, as mentioned above, Flemish, Spanish, as well as later 16 th Century Florentine Mannerism. Instead, the woman seems to be gesturing in a defensive manner, warding off the impending doom from a man dressed in hunter-like clothing, mid-scream.

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More Original Art. Erik Thor Sandberg The bodies of the men and women portrayed are simultaneously beautiful and grotesque, and their impending actions within the narrative constitute visceral allegories which present a psychological portrait of us as a species, with all our failings, vices and virtues, confusion and hope, paranoia and striving for freedom. Erik Thor Sandberg Once in college he began to develop a passion for artistic communication; deciphering other artists and endeavouring to engage in a symbolic dialogue became his major ambition. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. He is currently showing his new work in the Connersmith gallery, in Washington, DC. Once in college he began to develop a passion for artistic communication; deciphering other artists and endeavouring to engage in a symbolic dialogue became his major ambition. Please contact us if you would like to buy an original painting by Erik Thor Sandberg or to be notified when we have new available art for sale. Sandberg's scenes, often featuring characters ensnared in their self-made calamities, foster empathy rather than judgement, underscoring the compelling allure of human fallibility. Claudia Ducalia Claudia Ducalia was born in Rome. His painting creates magic illusions in an uncanny connection between oil paints and human flesh.

His artworks are skillfully created compositions of narrative scenes. They seem to start a conversation between the artist and the viewer. Furthermore, his narrative paintings ask questions about the human identity as well as our own consciousness with all the strengths, fears and weaknesses.

During these two decades, as a painter she work inspired by pop surrealism and lowbrow scene. Erik Sandberg creates dark dreamscapes where the protagonists live engulfed in the chaos of a decadent dance of interactions which verge on lucid madness. The themes vary from one series to the next but the fundamental need remains to show the different facets of humanity in an unflinching contrast between what is beautiful and good and what is bad or ugly. Fundamentally narrative paintings they are both traditional and personal. His is an ouevre which straddles Magic Realism and Surrealism. Erik Thor Sandberg - "Dance" - oil on panel. Tattoo Models. Statistical cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and transmitting information anonymously. Once in college he began to develop a passion for artistic communication; deciphering other artists and endeavouring to engage in a symbolic dialogue became his major ambition. More Original Art.