Tage Åsén (born 1943) is a Swedish
graphic artist
A graphic designer is a practitioner who follows the discipline of graphic design, either within companies or organizations or independently. They are professionals in design and visual communication, with their primary focus on transforming l ...
and painter.
He works in a technique which has been described by art critics as super-realistic or hyper-realistic. The motif in his paintings is a critical "social
surrealism
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 ...
" that is predicated on a dark and wry humour. His paintings have been used as covers for a number of books and music albums since his first exhibition (1968).
Most notable among these is perhaps the covers for the Swedish rock group
Samla Mammas Manna
Samla Mammas Manna was a Swedish progressive rock band often characterized by virtuosic musicianship, circus references and silly humour, similar in many ways to the song-writing style of Frank Zappa. They were one of the founding members of t ...
, ranging from ''
Måltid
Samla Mammas Manna was a Swedish progressive rock band often characterized by virtuosic musicianship, circus references and silly humour, similar in many ways to the song-writing style of Frank Zappa. They were one of the founding members of t ...
'' (1972) to ''
Dear Mamma
Dear(s) or The Dears may refer to:
Manga
* ''Dear'' (manga), a 2002–2007 Japanese manga series by Cocoa Fujiwara
* ''DearS'', a 2002–2005 Japanese manga series by Peach-Pit, and a 2004 anime series and visual novel
*'' Dear+'', a Japanese ma ...
'' (2002).
He also made the book cover paintings of ''
De heliga geograferna'' (1973) and ''
Guddöttrarna'' (1975), the first two novels about
Sunne by the Swedish writer
Göran Tunström
Göran Tunström (14 May 1937 in Borgvik, Grums Municipality – 5 February 2000 in Stockholm) was a Swedish author. He grew up in Sunne, Värmland County. Tunström's style is personal and intimate, and has a clear autobiographical tone. ...
.
In
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
, Tage Åsén exhibited at
Mårbacka
Mårbacka is a manor house in Sunne Municipality in Värmland, Sweden. The first woman to win the 1909 Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature, Selma Lagerlöf, was born and raised at Mårbacka. Today, the manor building and the surro ...
.
The Swedish band Långfinger acquired the rights from Åsén to use one of his paintings for the cover artwork of their album ''Pendulum'' which was released 15 March 2024 through the record label Welfare Sounds & Records.
References
External links
www.brobytornet.se– Official Home page
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1943 births
Living people
Swedish artists