Frank Björklund (born 1960) is a Swedish

surrealist Surrealism is an art movement, art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike s ...

painter, printmaker and sculptor.

Career

Björklund studied at a college in

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(1976–79) and at the Ålsta Graphic School (1983–84). He has participated in exhibitions since 1983. In 1987, he won the Royal King,

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Art Award. Björklund's influences include

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (11 May 190423 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí ( ; ; ), was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, ...

Marcel Duchamp Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (, ; ; 28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, Futurism and conceptual art. He is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Pica ...

, and

René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgium, Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature ...

. In 1997, he exhibited at the Liljewalchs Art Museum in

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. In 2007, he exhibited at Art on 99 (

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), Galleri Miva (

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), and

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. In 2013, he exhibited in ''Figure Variations'' at the Walter Wickiser Gallery (

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) and Ragarpers Gallery (

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). His solo exhibitions include ''Art as Visual Sound Bites by Frank Björklund'' (Art and More Gallery, 2018), ''Surrealist master Frank Björklund'' (Mollbrinks Gallery,

Kungshamn Kungshamn (''King's Landing'') is a locality and the seat of Sotenäs Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3071 citizens (in 2011).

, 2024). and ''Frank Björklund – A Swedish surrealist master!'' (Mollbrinks Gallery,

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, 2024). Björklund has lived in the

area and later

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External links

Frank Björklund website
1960 births Living people People from Vännäs Municipality 20th-century Swedish painters 21st-century Swedish painters Swedish printmakers 20th-century Swedish sculptors 21st-century Swedish sculptors Swedish graphic artists Swedish surrealist artists Artists from Västerbotten County {{Sweden-bio-stub