BENJAMINBJÖRKLUND
BENJAMINBJÖRKLUND Poland 2016
4 Benjamin Björklund B ENJAMIN Finding inspiration in everyday life, Ben reg-BJ ÖRKLUND ularly seeks to interpret through his paintings the emotions and characters of the beings that Born in Trollhättan, near the west coast of surround him. He keeps his compositions and Sweden and the now redundant home of focal points simplistic, ensuring his subjects re- the once great creators of motor car, Saab, main within reach. Subjects such as Solomon, Benjamin Björklund has enjoyed a varied ca- both wild and domestic animals and fami- reer as a prison night guard, psychiatric nurse ly members feature predominately, though he and studied to be a veterinary technician. As also works from old photos and memories as a painter he draws upon past experiences and references. current influences to create in oil and watercol- our. He lives in Uppsala, Sweden. Ben’s figurative and portraiture work can, Spending the majority of his time in Sweden, at times, depict scenes bordering on the surre- Ben enjoys a simple life based in a small rustic al with characters influenced by those around 19th century wooden farm house shared with him existing in various physical or emotion- his Great Dane and muse, Solomon, and a me- al situations. These are usually emphasised nagerie of pets including rabbits, guinea pigs, through the use of abstracted light and darts of mice and rats. colour. These, Ben refers to as ‚happy mistakes’ being borne from spontaneous actions and serving to focus the viewer’s attention whilst adding to the emotional impact on the viewer. Having sold work around the world Ben’s painting are held in private collections in a number of cities including London, NY, LA, San Fransisco, Melbourne and across Sweden and Europe.
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8 Benjamin Björklund medelhavet » 100 × 100 cm
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10 Benjamin Björklund piNK MooN » 40 × 60 cm
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12 Benjamin Björklund portrait » 40 × 60 cm
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14 Benjamin Björklund pet giref » 120 × 150 cm
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16 Benjamin Björklund HANDS AND HEAD » 70 × 80 cm
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18 Benjamin Björklund HEAD » 55 × 64 cm
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20 Benjamin Björklund oceandåren » 44 × 55 cm
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22 Benjamin Björklund Solomon » 44 × 55 cm
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24 Benjamin Björklund Solomon » 120 × 150 cm
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26 Benjamin Björklund Solomon » 120 × 150 cm
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28 Benjamin Björklund Solomon » 60 × 60 cm
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30 Benjamin Björklund Solomon » 120 × 150 cm
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32 Benjamin Björklund rABBiT » 60 × 65 cm
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34 Benjamin Björklund BiG S » 60 × 80 cm
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36 Benjamin Björklund rAT » 40 × 60 cm
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38 Benjamin Björklund FoG » 120 × 150 cm
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