Jørgen Boberg

Jørgen Boberg (2 October 1940 – 24 August 2009) was a self-taught Surrealist Danish painter and illustrator.[1]

Biography

Born in Roskilde, Boberg was a self-taught artist. After first exhibiting at the Artists Autumn Exhibition (Kunstneres Efterårsudstilling) in 1962, he was associated with Copenhagen's Galleri Passepartout and became a founding member of the Passepartout artists association in 1964. When in Paris in the mid-1960s, he became acquainted with Surrealistic painting which he interpreted in his own style. Boberg was a leading representative of Danish Surrealism, creating both figure paintings and landscapes with a high level of technical perfection. From 1973, he was a member of Grønningen.[1] Towards the end of the 1980s, Boberg created strongly coloured paintings in a collage-like style combining pieces of food with pornography. He went on to depict a series of sensuous situations with photographic realism as a starting point, producing images combining engineering drawing with painting while addressing the tension between art and life.[2]

In 2000, Boberg painted the portrait of Queen Margrethe.[3][4]

Boberg lived in Pietrasanta in Italy for almost 30 years before returning to Denmark. He died in Odsherred in August 2009 after a long illness.[3] His son Thomas is a successful poet and travel writer.[5]

Awards

In 1990, Boberg was awarded the Eckersberg Medal and, in 1999, the Thorvaldsen Medal.[1]

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References
  1. "Jørgen Boberg". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. Jens Peter Munk. "Jørgen Boberg" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbergs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. "Boberg er død". Berlingske (in Danish). 25 August 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. "Margrethe-portræt til 150.000 kr" (in Danish). Bt.dk. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. Daniel Øhrstrøm (5 July 2010). "Rejseeventyrets digter: Den anerkendte danske digter Thomas Boberg har levet det meste af sit voksenliv i udlandet. I dag fylder den berejste forfatter 50 år" (in Danish). Kristeligt Dagblad. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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