Article in Amagerbladet about my Revolution painting
This article relates to my painting about the USA presidential election with The Wall Street Bull placed symbolically in the centre. Bernie Sanders is trying to bring the symbol of power and wealth under control, while Trump is kissing it with fire protruding from his pants – a reference to his many lies. The […]
Den Friere/The More Independent opens!
Welcome to Den Friere/The ‘more’ Independent! Since my Otto Frello portrait was rejected by Den Frie/The Independent, I’ve started creating my own Happenings outside. First I stood in the central reservation and painted a ‘letter’. (Read about it under the title In the Red Corner/I det Røde Hjørne) The following year I brought a big […]
Candidate Commentary on Cards
You may find these drawing interesting. The Trump and Sanders pictures are postcard size and are in a postcard exhibition somewhere in Hungary as far as I know. This Hillary Clinton image came to me as I was listening to […]
The Revolution painting video
Dear everyone, I made a short movie about my Revolution painting. If you’d like to see it, click on this link and it should take you there. The painting is currently with me in the US and I may well start making prints of it, so let me know if you would be interested in […]
US 2016 – The Revolution has begun
In around February I came across Bernie Sanders. I became addicted to hearing what he said – not all of it, but most of it. I love his bravery to confront the most powerful people and corporations in America. It has been an incredible listen, and I have seen how his fire has spread across […]
Free Cultural Spaces, Art and a birthday in Christiania
I was involved in an event called Symposium for Free Cultural Spaces, which was held in Christiania this year. I brought the paintings I had painted in front of the parliament in Copenhagen to the venue and added an installation made from empty tea light holders. They have been sewn together and painted in hope’s […]
A Dialogue for Peace – 4th – 26th April in Christiania, Gallopperiet, Denmark
There are five days left to see an exhibition I have curated called A Dialogue for Peace. It has been an eventful couple of weeks with input from various artists all dealing with the subject of peace. Within this theme come knowledge and understanding, justice and love. http://www.gallopperiet.dk/?cat=12 This painting was painted outside the […]
The Demonstration
Yesterday I fell upon another demonstration for ‘Peace in Gaza’. First I just listened. Then a thank you rang out to all the artists who had agreed to take part and I thought, “what am I doing? Get to work!” Below you can see my artist’s impression. There was more than one politician or speaker who dared bring a […]