Magnus Gjoen
Born in London to Norwegian parents, Magnus Gjoen grew up across Europe in Switzerland, Denmark, Italy and the UK. He studied design in London and within the Milanese fashion industry before a 10 year career working with Vivienne Westwood back in London. Magnus has reportedly
described himself as an accidental artist after receiving compliments for the creative decoration of his London flat where walls were adorned by old masters revised and repositioned through addition and manipulation.
The combination of one of his parents working in psychiatry and a long aesthetic relationship with the UK's queen of rebellion and fashion creates an unashamedly glamorous re-presentation of the uncanny in fine art. These beautiful explorations of power and fragility through contemporary modes of collage, that Paolozzi would have been proud of, make us look again at Northern Renaissance classics with a smile; while being shocked or even horrified. The ephemerality of life is re-digested for our godless landscape with memento mori genre pieces reshaped into grenades and bombs; while portraiture is edited toward social commentary. Magnus agitates us as the viewer with masterfu
Born in London to Norwegian parents, Magnus Gjoen grew up in Switzerland, Denmark, Italy as well as in the UK. As a contemporary artist Gjoen has exhibited worldwide and has been acquired for permanent collections around the world including that of the Haifa Museum of Art and Daimler collection. He has collaborated with renowned porcelain manufacturer Meissen and London's prestigious Wallace Collection.
He questions the notions of beauty by juxtaposing a range of styles and media, incorporating a street and pop aesthetic with a fine art approach. His pieces draw on history and allusion, using existing artworks or fragments from the past to create his own, contemporary aesthetic.
Describing himself as an ‘accidental’ artist, Gjoen studied fine art and fashion design which led to a successful career in fashion, working for brands such as Vivienne Westwood.
A move back into the art world came from decorating the walls of his London flat and realising he could do so with his own artworks. Thought-provoking and often-emotional, Gjoen’s art offers a modern spin on old masterpieces or
Magnus Gjoen
Magnus Gjoen was born in London to Norwegian parents and studied design in London and Milan and has worked as a denim designer and graphic designer for Vivienne Westwood amongst others.
Magnus Gjoen’s art examines how to change peoples relationships and preconceived notions of objects. Something which is potentially extremely destructive can be made into beautiful, yet fragile objects of art. It is this misconception of beauty which Magnus Gjoen wants us to see in a different light, being it weapons, animals or the human race itself. The latter which is capable of creating immense beauty but also capable of destroying it all.
Working to shed new light on past treasures, Magnus Gjoen’s art prints, alters the relationships between the viewer and the preconceived notions of objects; something which is ostensibly powerful and destructive is transfigured into beautiful and fragile objects of art, be it weapons, animals or the human race itself.
Magnus Gjoen creates new and modern takes on old masterpieces, questioning the correlation between religion, war beauty, destruction and art. His art at once uplifting and damning; this
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Born in London to Norwegian parents, Magnus Gjoen grew up in Switzerland, Denmark, Italy as well as in the UK. As a contemporary artist Gjoen has exhibited worldwide and questions the notions of beauty by juxtaposing a range of styles and media, incorporating a street and pop aesthetic with a fine art approach. His pieces draw on history and allusion, using existing artworks or fragments from the past to create his own, contemporary aesthetic.
Describing himself as an ‘accidental’ artist, Gjoen studied fine art and fashion design which led to a successful career in fashion, working for brands such as Vivienne Westwood.
A move back into the art world came from decorating the walls of his London flat and realising he could do so with his own artworks. Thought-provoking and often-emotional, Gjoen’s art offers a modern spin on old masterpieces or manipulates powerful and strong objects into something fragile yet beautiful.
By blending two genres from completely different worlds, his art is about rediscovery, taking things from the past and renewing them for the contemporary market. Breathing fresh air into dusty
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