Morten Andersen (painter)
Danish contemporary artist (born 1976)
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Morten Andersen (born 1976 in Aalborg) is a Danish contemporary artist based in Berlin.[1][2][3] Widewalls magazine describes his art as of the "urban abstract contemporary" style.[3]
Morten Andersen | |
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Andersen in 2013 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Known for | Graffiti, geometric expressionism, urban art |
| Movement | Urban art, geometric expressionism, cubism, futurism |
| Website | Official website |
Artistic career
Andersen began developing his "geometric expressionism" style while still a child graffitiing on buildings in Aalborg in the 1990s. He found himself "too bound by rules and boundaries" and turned instead to acrylic and spray paints on canvas.[1] His style is also informed by cubism and futurism.[3] He draws inspiration from abstract artists Per Kirkeby, Asger Jorn, Ib Geertsen and Kai Führer, as well as the COBRA movement.[1][3] He is not a classically trained painter but learned about art during his travels to Vietnam, China, France, Spain, Egypt and the US.[4]
In 2011, French magazine Graffiti Art included him in their annual list of one hundred contemporary artists to watch.[4][3]
Select exhibitions
- 2009: Royal Flush - Atticus Gallery, Barcelona[5]
- 2011: Rudimentary Perfection - Recoat Gallery, Glasgow[6]
- 2011: Crossroads - Art-On Gallery, Istanbul[5]
- 2011: Elevated, Looking Down From A Distance - Galerie Itinerrance, Paris[7]
- 2012: FUTURISM 2.0 - Blackall Studio, London[5][8]
- 2012: Believe the Hype - Galerie Wolfsen, Aalborg[9]
- 2013: SCOPE Miami Beach - C.A.V.E. Gallery, Venice, California[10]
- 2013: Geometry by Chance - Mirus Gallery, San Francisco[11][5]
- 2014: OPPOSITION - Galerie Mathgoth, Paris[12]
- 2015: Groupshow - Affenfaust Galerie, Hamburg[13]
- 2017: 11/11: New Original Works (with CT Nelson) - Knew Conscious Gallery, Denver[14]
- 2024: Urban Dawn - VILLA, Almaty[15]