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Morten Andersen (born 1976 in
Morten Andersen (born 1976 in Aalborg
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, Denmark
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) is a contemporary artist with his own style developed through graffiti
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to "geometric expressionism" with reflections from cubism
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and futurism
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. Andersen is a representative of the new "Urban art
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* Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas
* Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities
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" and paints complicated geometric patterns entirely expressed with lines stretched, coloured, and angled with urban energies of his own creation. Andersen has educated himself through travels to Vietnam, China, France, Spain, Egypt and the US. He has exhibited throughout Europe, in the United States and Abu Dhabi. In 2011 French ''Graffiti Art Magazine'' called him a prominent member of the one hundred contemporary artists to look out for.
Exhibitions
2013 * Scope Miami Beach, C.A.V.E. Gallery, Venice, California * Geometry by Chance, Mirus Gallery,San Francisco
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2012
* I.D. Gallery, Abu Dhabi
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* FUTURISM 2.0, London
2011
* Rudimentary Perfection, Glasgow
* 1 Underdog Gallery, London
2010
* MINI Countryman Open Air, Mudchute Park and Farm, London
* Postland, Compound Gallery, Portland, USA
* Art Basel, Art Whino
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Gallery, Miami
See also
*List of Danish painters
This is a list of Danish painters who were born in or whose creative production is associated with Denmark:
A
* Axel Aabrink (1887–1965)
* Jørgen Aabye (1868–1959)
* Carl Frederik Aagaard (1833–1895)
* Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard (1 ...
References
* Graffiti Art Magazine, April 2012External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersen, Morten Contemporary painters Living people 1976 births Danish painters