Pabi since 1978

– a piece of skin

In my artwork I always seek to integrate my personal experiences from interacting with new people, cultures, environments or societies. Painting gives me the freedom of being the creator of my own vision. It is crucial to my creation process to be able to lose control of my material, and then win back the power. Much like reality. This brings an organic dynamism and unexpected correlations to my work. The road to completion of an art piece is not predictable, but will lead in many directions. With skill, vision, and coincidence, upon completion of a piece I often find that I have created something much more enriched than I initially had visualized. A process best described as serendipity.

I do not believe in simplicity. I believe that everything is connected in a very complex and infinitely ramified world. In my artwork I use a mix of different elements such as humans, animals, nature, machines and technology. My paintings become systems and phenomena at the same time, in which the mix of known and unknown figures come to life and live and breed with and from each other. Everything is connected; nothing exists alone or can survive on its own.

I constantly try to challenge our universal understanding of modern life. My most recent work involves antique medical posters. I believe they carry a universal truth of scientific knowledge. They symbolize the cornerstones of the human body and ecological systems we are a part of. Integrated within the images I tell stories about human behavior and discuss issues related to modern society and systems we are all active or passive in everyday. I draw connections between the inner and outer facets of these elements. I create a holistic picture of a complex and integrated modern world based on historical and scientific facts. My next ambitious project will connect me as an artist to the newest science technology. I want to print my own skin, paint with my own blood to create an art piece with my DNA. In this manner I can fuse the art with the artist. I have huge expectations for the project, because it will bring a new dimension to the way we understand ourselves as physical humans.

CV

Pabi since 1978

Education

2013.  Master of Fine Art. San Francisco Art Institute. USA

2004. Visual Art teacher, BA in Danish. Zahles Copenhagen.

Artist in Residence

2010. The Blender Studios. Melbourne. AUS

Teaching in Art

Brandbjerg Folk High School (2009-)

Vridsløselille State Prison (2004-2006)

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2011 Freies Museum Berlin. “Decipher Your System”. Berlin. GER

2011. LO Gallery.  Cell Out. Copenhagen.DK

2010. Brood Box Gallery. Melbourne. AUS.

2009. Lucas Carrieri Art Gallery. Simple is a Lie” Berlin. GER.

2008. Experimentarium. “Complex”, Copenhagen. DK

2008. Galleri Rumkammerat, Copenhagen. DK. “Fucking Fladskærm”.

2007. Galleri Rumkammerat; Copenhagen DK. ”Complex”.

2006. ½-andet, Copenhagen. DK

Selected Group Exhibition:

2011: Diego Rivera Gallery. “No Fixed Places”. San Francisco. USA

2011: Tom Franke Gallery: “Down at Franke”. Næstved. DK

2011:  Acemota X. “The Tapir Exhibition”. WWF. Copenhagen. DK

2010:  Kant. Helligånds Kirken. Copenhagen. DK

2010:  Den lille Kunsthal. Avernakö. DK.

2010. Melbourne Art Fair 10. Represented by Michael Koro Galleries. AUS.

2010. Off the Kerb Gallery. “El Dorado”, AUS.

2009. Gallery Draupner, Skanderborg. DK

2009. Gallery FEDT. “4″ Copenhagen. DK

2008. Artville Berlin, Berlin. GER

2008 Artville, Copenhagen. DK

2008. Copenhagen ArtFair, DK

2007. Artville. Copenhagen.

2007. Art in Lake, Copenhagen.

2007. ”I do art”  Århus. DK.

2007. Sjællands Kunstmesse. DK

2007. Copenhagen Artfair. DK

2006. Køge Art Fair. DK

2004. Graduation Exhibition; Zahles, Copenhagen. DK

Art Projects

2008. PagjÖ. A co-operation with artist Klaus Gjørup. DK

2008. The Ghetto Treat. VJ for DJ (music and art from ghettos world wide). DK.

2007. ”Nicolaj Winding Refn” metaart shown in ”Den 11.time” on DR2. DK.

2007. ”Det lette valg” posters combined to the Danish election 2007.

2007 ”Rotation” Art-event with “Rumkammerat”. DK.

Advertising film

2008. 2 x advertising film for Roskilde Festival 2008, (manuscript, director)

2006. Hansen & Nøttrup a/s. (copywriter, manuscript, director)

Music Videos

2007. “Dead Boys”, The Fashion. (director)

2005.  “Jog Trot”, LillyStones. (Scenografi, director assistant)

2004 “Push”, Nobody Beats the Beats. (manuscript, director)

Short Movies

2010 “ScArt the Movie”. (director, actor)

2006. Eyes for Moves. (manuscript, director, actor)

2006.“Terningespil”  (Manuscript)

2005. “The soldier”. (Manuscript, director, actor)

2005. Hvad vejer dit liv? . Manuscript, director, actor)

Actor

2006. The Killing. DR-drama series.

2006. The black Madonna. Director: Lasse Spang Olsen.

2006. Mistænkt. Short movie by Mads Bolding, (actor, writing)

2006. In Dreams, Short movie.

2006. The Meeting, Short movie.