Benjamin Björklund (born 1986 in
Trollhättan, Sweden) is a Swedish
painter
Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...
. Björklund is a self-taught artist whose work includes classic
figurative painting.
He primarily paints people and animals, with the subjects often being completely alone. His work is inspired by the cold mood of the
Skagen Painters
The Skagen Painters () were a group of Scandinavian artists who gathered in the village of Skagen, the northernmost part of Denmark, from the late 1870s until the turn of the century. Skagen was a summer destination whose scenic nature, local mi ...
.
Personal life
Björklund studied to become a veterinary technician and has briefly worked as both a prison night guard and a psychiatric nurse.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
* 2012 Trollhättans Konsthall
* 2014 Studio The, London
Group exhibitions
* 2012 Liljevalchs Vårsalong
References
External links
Official Website
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21st-century Swedish painters
21st-century male artists
1986 births
Living people
People from Trollhättan
Artists from Västra Götaland County