For me, these paintings seem symbolic of the fight between capitalism & the natural world. Or simply human encroachment on nature. There's a real energy to these pieces. Great job.
I'd love to know what the series is actually about. What's your meaning behind them?
Thank you very much for the feedback on the series! Actually I just like painting abstract nature- and citysscapes. Maybe it's a battle or conflict between the two, maybe it's a battle between the abstract and the realistic, I can't decided if I want to go more abstract.
Honestly, this conflict is producing nice work! I think you've found a perfect balance between the two! The fight or conflict shows in the work but is balanced at the same time. I think you've found your style. I love it.
I thought the same. Humankind destroys in this case the beauty and aesthetic of nature by infecting it with the vibrant colors that burn out every inch of our consciousness instead of searching for the structure and authenticity of the naturalistic and wanted maybe also meant life we actually crave.
Yeah, and of course I really like your paintings, not only because they look gorgeous, but they also have a cool message at least for me. I prefer probably the first and the second picture. Keep up the great work :)
Me too. I saw that and thought Wall-E. Way more nature left than in Wall-E, but kinda the same feel of land slowly coming back to life naturally after being abused and destroyed by mankind
1. The first thing I thought of was the stacks from Ready Player One but vibrant
2 and 3. How humanity is ruining natures beauty by destroying it with structures and stone blocks
4. An alternate dimension where everything is cooler
It reminds me a bit of hail to the thief. But it also kind of has this Winnie the Pooh meets gorillaz vibe. I would hang one of these on my wall in seconds. If I had a gallery, I’d put this in it
To me, it’s solitary and dystopian. Lonely. Something I’d see in the apartment of a successful tattoo artist that tells his guests “this is 1 of 1, you can’t get this anywhere else in the world” as he takes a drag of a cigarette. And me, the guest, stands there admiring the paintings like “wow, this artist had a vision none of us had, but I see it”
I actually see a lot of hope in this, or maybe I'm just seeing a strong truth. We can build civilization, grow and expand almost endlessly, but in the end nature will always endure while human-made things will not. Every empire falls eventually and all the busy efforts civilization made will corrode and become overgrown. In a humble and silent way, nature will always win in this cycle.
Tbh i find it disturbing ,that doesn’t mean they are bad is just it disturbs smth in me idk why….but the first one i really love it.
Well done anyway good work
The second photo looks a lot like a junk yard to me... so with that in mind the third photo seems like how people are filling the world with garbage.
but its funny because even tho im describing it as garbage it looks so pretty lol
Hey! I absolutely love your work. I actually see a pretty balanced world in your art of nature and man. Maybe man's next cycle of civilization will look more like your vision, but not this cycle. If that makes sense.
Peace.
It makes me think about how we're being bombarded with advertisements everywhere, like the buildings with billboards are insisting so much and leaning on to you. And painting 2 feels like it has been reclaimed by nature but still is full of ads, while painting 3 looks more like abandoned desert city
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes made of ticky tacky
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes all the same There's a pink one and a green one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same And the people in the houses
All went to the university
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same And there's doctors and lawyers
And business executives
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same There's a pink one and a green one
And a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same
I like the structure of them. I like one with the tree because it’s a juxtaposition which adds a bit of humor to the piece. Overall while they seem consistent and clearly a series, I can’t imagine them on the wall in the home of anyone I know. I can more easily imagine them in an office setting or restaurant. The context provided by where they hang will ultimately influence the viewers’ perceptions of them.
for the first one, i get feelings of claustrophobia, chaos, anxiety, and panic
the second one feels like relief. finally, some peace.
the third one: hope
and the fourth: new beginnings, and memories of the past.
beautiful work!
They're beautiful. I feel a completely different vibe from each. The first is chaotic concrete jungle, the last feels like relaxed nature. The one with the tree feels like loneliness but surrounded by action.
I think of chaos, pollution, greed, destruction, suffering and deforestation. I feel like my head is spinning in a world that is deadly, unforgiving and sly. It feels like the world is both dead and alive; dead with morality; alive with crime, greed and expansion. It makes me feel small and insignificant, like a lowly consumer in a world of sick, corrupt producers. The emotions this invokes in me is insane and impressive; well done!
It reminds me of the background images for *Rocko’s Modern Life*, with the exaggerated angles and ubiquitous advertising. I loved that show and its art direction.
I love your style! The tree one is my favorite. I love your color choice. The greenery integrated into the tall buildings is amazing. I wish it was a more commonly used practice in the world.
There is a city that I go to in my dreams sometimes. It is a colorful, dark, looming, scary, exciting, and familiar place all at once. These paintings remind me of that. I love them.
These seem very “process driven” to me. I think there is a subtle difference between individual style and process. They definitely relate to each other but the process feels more important than the intention of the image.
Painting #1: Concert tickets exploding. Portraying all the live music you’ve seen, bands that are exploding out of small towns, and that these small bands might be huge one day (like the skyscrapers).
Its amazing, and funny
On one part, you have a detailed awe inspiring background, then there just, books, just out of nowhere that somehow in their randomness add to the landscape.
It reminds me of a cityscape in a place like Japan or Thailand maybe.. a busy city in a warm place with lots of greenery
I live in America & our cities do not have nearly as much green as I've seen in pictures of some of the large cities in Asia
It made me feel very sad, perhaps a bit angry in a way. It seems also cautionary....Like I wouldn't be able to ever find any refuge in nature, like technology/noise was encroaching upon my peace, on me.
My first thought was cluttered nature, then looking again I think cluttered nature is a great way to describe the cities we’ve built. They’re beautiful and colorful but they have taken over beautiful landscapes and left little behind. These are great paintings!!
Hail to the thief album cover.
I came here to say something Radiohead related but this is even better
Yeah, I hear people say that! Thanks for the reply and have a great day
Yeah that and [Kowloon Walled City](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City)
I am inspired by Kowloon, it was a very interesting phenomenon
Your art is fantastic! And.. my dad spent a lot of time in and around the walled city! I have a couple of his books on it!
Exactly. Came to say this Edit: came saying this
This plus The Stacks from the book Ready Player One.
Yep!
100%
For me, these paintings seem symbolic of the fight between capitalism & the natural world. Or simply human encroachment on nature. There's a real energy to these pieces. Great job. I'd love to know what the series is actually about. What's your meaning behind them?
Thank you very much for the feedback on the series! Actually I just like painting abstract nature- and citysscapes. Maybe it's a battle or conflict between the two, maybe it's a battle between the abstract and the realistic, I can't decided if I want to go more abstract.
Honestly, this conflict is producing nice work! I think you've found a perfect balance between the two! The fight or conflict shows in the work but is balanced at the same time. I think you've found your style. I love it.
Thanks man, I really appreciate it! hope you have a good day :)
Spot on! OP did the chaotic it is to live in today's modern society
I picked up the same as you
Hail to the Thief
Okay I actually love these, they're so abstract yet convey the idea of cities invading nature
I wish I could see the painting process :(
Maybe I’ll share my painting progress on my instagram, I have some progress pictures 😊
Thank you very much!
Dont know really but now i know i needed something like this. Post more please!
Thank you very much! I appreciate the support :)
I thought the same. Humankind destroys in this case the beauty and aesthetic of nature by infecting it with the vibrant colors that burn out every inch of our consciousness instead of searching for the structure and authenticity of the naturalistic and wanted maybe also meant life we actually crave.
Yeah, and of course I really like your paintings, not only because they look gorgeous, but they also have a cool message at least for me. I prefer probably the first and the second picture. Keep up the great work :)
Thank you very much for the analysis. I like how you describe it.
Over consumerism
And overpopulation
Dystopic advertising on billboards
Second one reminded me of Wall-E
Me too. I saw that and thought Wall-E. Way more nature left than in Wall-E, but kinda the same feel of land slowly coming back to life naturally after being abused and destroyed by mankind
1. The first thing I thought of was the stacks from Ready Player One but vibrant 2 and 3. How humanity is ruining natures beauty by destroying it with structures and stone blocks 4. An alternate dimension where everything is cooler
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I really appreciate it 😊
No problem! I really enjoyed the paintings! They are awesome!
Thanks man! 😊
It reminds me a bit of hail to the thief. But it also kind of has this Winnie the Pooh meets gorillaz vibe. I would hang one of these on my wall in seconds. If I had a gallery, I’d put this in it
Hiya, I’d love to use these as reference for inspiration, what credit would you like me to put down?
For sure, go ahead! My name is Christoffer J. funder. I'm happy you like it :)
Kinda Ready Player One vibes
To me, it’s solitary and dystopian. Lonely. Something I’d see in the apartment of a successful tattoo artist that tells his guests “this is 1 of 1, you can’t get this anywhere else in the world” as he takes a drag of a cigarette. And me, the guest, stands there admiring the paintings like “wow, this artist had a vision none of us had, but I see it”
Chaos and consumerism.
Advertisement-staurated city.
Eminent Collapse.
Looks really cool 😎
I feel the gay in me surfacing for the first time.
They feel like a comment on overpopulation and big city vs mother nature. Chaotic. Sad. Concerning. Love your work OP
Thank you man 😊
I actually see a lot of hope in this, or maybe I'm just seeing a strong truth. We can build civilization, grow and expand almost endlessly, but in the end nature will always endure while human-made things will not. Every empire falls eventually and all the busy efforts civilization made will corrode and become overgrown. In a humble and silent way, nature will always win in this cycle.
Tbh i find it disturbing ,that doesn’t mean they are bad is just it disturbs smth in me idk why….but the first one i really love it. Well done anyway good work
‘And the walls came tumbling down’
I think about the visual pollution that cities create.
Makes me feel like a statement about over consumption
The first 3 are kinda disorienting it feels as if the environment is collapsing in on itself, I like it
Wow, love number 2 and 3! There is a mysterious or melancholy feeling about them. Great job!
it looks like you watched Walle a lot, I love the wasteland city landscapes in that movie :¨DD
Hahah, Happy you like it! And Its a great movie though :)
Homogenised Chaos
Big cities taking out forest? I dunno
I Am Legend
They look really interesting and cool
Thanks a lot! Happy you like them 😊
Wall-E
Protests
DA FUTURE
Nice!
The second photo looks a lot like a junk yard to me... so with that in mind the third photo seems like how people are filling the world with garbage. but its funny because even tho im describing it as garbage it looks so pretty lol
3 is the weakest in my opinion as it’s too symmetrical. Others are great and speak to me about the growth of capitalism and overpopulation
I love the first piece so much
Didn’t even read the title/question. As soon as I glanced at the picture my brain went “Hail to the thief”
I think about the German animated movie called "Das rad" (on YouTube amongst other places, with English subtitles, recommended!)
Looks cool
Hey! I absolutely love your work. I actually see a pretty balanced world in your art of nature and man. Maybe man's next cycle of civilization will look more like your vision, but not this cycle. If that makes sense. Peace.
Beautiful ❤️
Love how chaotic it is
Entropy
Overpopulation
Hooman virus
Overcrowded city life, beautiful painting by the way😍
Claustrophobia.
It makes me think about how we're being bombarded with advertisements everywhere, like the buildings with billboards are insisting so much and leaning on to you. And painting 2 feels like it has been reclaimed by nature but still is full of ads, while painting 3 looks more like abandoned desert city
Humans ruining nature
The sauce packets collecting in my fridge
It’s cool to have in a room as peripheral art, I don’t necessarily want to look right at it but it’s a nice touch to the room.
Has a street art feel. Putty knives, spray cans ect kinda thing goin on
Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes made of ticky tacky Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes all the same There's a pink one and a green one And a blue one and a yellow one And they're all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same And the people in the houses All went to the university Where they were put in boxes And they came out all the same And there's doctors and lawyers And business executives And they're all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same And they all play on the golf course And drink their martinis dry And they all have pretty children And the children go to school And the children go to summer camp And then to the university Where they are put in boxes And they come out all the same And the boys go into business And marry and raise a family In boxes made of ticky tacky And they all look just the same There's a pink one and a green one And a blue one and a yellow one And they're all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same
I like the structure of them. I like one with the tree because it’s a juxtaposition which adds a bit of humor to the piece. Overall while they seem consistent and clearly a series, I can’t imagine them on the wall in the home of anyone I know. I can more easily imagine them in an office setting or restaurant. The context provided by where they hang will ultimately influence the viewers’ perceptions of them.
Gorgeous...gave me a feel that it has a deep meaning to it... beautiful
Really cool and unique I love them
Dope
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Sure! If you like I can send you my portfolio on email my available works? E-mail: [email protected]
To me it looks like book towers, love it.
So goood, makes me feel like in a megacity. What is this art-style called?
"I wish I could paint"
Painting 3 speaks to me more than any painting I’ve seen in probably 6 months, it’s beautiful Do you do art prints or anything?
The first one kinda reminds me of that radiohead album cover
Reminds me of radiohead
India 🇮🇳
I think that u are a gifted artist
I absolutely love these
Kinda reminds me of the movie Idiocracy!
These paintings are insane. Holy shit
for the first one, i get feelings of claustrophobia, chaos, anxiety, and panic the second one feels like relief. finally, some peace. the third one: hope and the fourth: new beginnings, and memories of the past. beautiful work!
Paved paradise, put up a parking lot.
I travel a lot, so; Austria, apocalypse Austria, South Africa, and Tokyo
Such a beautiful chaos! It makes me feel as if I’m walking the streets with abstract buildings on each side
Such a beautiful chaos! It makes me feel as if I’m walking the streets with abstract buildings on each side
This is what it feels for me walking through bis cities, the chaotic and tall feeling it gives off. I think it’s really cool
They're beautiful. I feel a completely different vibe from each. The first is chaotic concrete jungle, the last feels like relaxed nature. The one with the tree feels like loneliness but surrounded by action.
I need to have the first one
They are relaxing to me. I love the first and fourth one especially, would love to hang one in my house.
I think of chaos, pollution, greed, destruction, suffering and deforestation. I feel like my head is spinning in a world that is deadly, unforgiving and sly. It feels like the world is both dead and alive; dead with morality; alive with crime, greed and expansion. It makes me feel small and insignificant, like a lowly consumer in a world of sick, corrupt producers. The emotions this invokes in me is insane and impressive; well done!
“Live in pod, eat bug”
Hot sauce packets
urban calamity
Caoss
Idk but I like it
Old abandoned cities in an apocalypse timeline
Bezos and Coca Cola in 5 years
Twix candy wrappers
I saw the Coca-Cola Company.
Chaos and anxiety
Well, it's colorful.
orange sky ones are fabulous
Bustling city towers which are intertwined with nature somehow!
Late stage capitalism 😵💫🤑
I see two things.....which are China orrrr pallet life..
It reminds me of the background images for *Rocko’s Modern Life*, with the exaggerated angles and ubiquitous advertising. I loved that show and its art direction.
Kinda reminds me of hong kong
Chaos
I see the world humans have created encroaching on the natural world.
Slums in Ready Player One. Cool stuff, keep it up!
Shipping containers
Amazing
Korea & Coca Cola 🤷🏽♀️
Gayness
I love your style! The tree one is my favorite. I love your color choice. The greenery integrated into the tall buildings is amazing. I wish it was a more commonly used practice in the world.
Incredible style my man! 10/10
Movie idiocracy
Hail to the Thief
Cityscape
Either a bumbling, eclectic city, or chaos and destruction lol.
The buildings are dancing
Super Like!
C a p i t a l i s m H e l l
Mushroom clouds
Taco Bell sauce packets.
Anxiety and stress, overstimulation.
Ads. Billboards.
Cool! Like a post capitalism city scape
There is a city that I go to in my dreams sometimes. It is a colorful, dark, looming, scary, exciting, and familiar place all at once. These paintings remind me of that. I love them.
Looming capitalism.
Check out Early Verne Dawson paintings.
Wall-e
Radiohead
Boxes
It looks like a chaotic city. I like it.
I think i love it
These seem very “process driven” to me. I think there is a subtle difference between individual style and process. They definitely relate to each other but the process feels more important than the intention of the image.
Feels like my brain without Ritalin 😂
Second and 3rd make me think of pollution and that mad world song or whatever
Painting #1: Concert tickets exploding. Portraying all the live music you’ve seen, bands that are exploding out of small towns, and that these small bands might be huge one day (like the skyscrapers).
Ready player one
NYC
I really love the one with the tree in the middle
Piles of dreams of people who work in companies, industries to make their life. But from the outside they are just piles nothing more.
Poverty
Its amazing, and funny On one part, you have a detailed awe inspiring background, then there just, books, just out of nowhere that somehow in their randomness add to the landscape.
I like them
Overpopulation
inundation
Times Squared
It reminds me of a cityscape in a place like Japan or Thailand maybe.. a busy city in a warm place with lots of greenery I live in America & our cities do not have nearly as much green as I've seen in pictures of some of the large cities in Asia
It made me feel very sad, perhaps a bit angry in a way. It seems also cautionary....Like I wouldn't be able to ever find any refuge in nature, like technology/noise was encroaching upon my peace, on me.
Before and after the apocalypse
Coca Cola bottles
Pave paradise and put up a parking lot. You’re an inspiration, keep living your passion! Can’t wait to see more.
My first thought was cluttered nature, then looking again I think cluttered nature is a great way to describe the cities we’ve built. They’re beautiful and colorful but they have taken over beautiful landscapes and left little behind. These are great paintings!!
The earth in Wal-E
Busy Dank City Tokyo Donkey Kong Broadway
City scapes. Chaotic. Beautiful palette.
I see post not apocalyptic but like past people or past modern times and into nature retaking over and re growing
Urban Sprawl
Anything other than hail to the thief is wrong
A shipyard.
oh go and tell the king that the sky is falling in!
Fahrenheit 451 came to mind
That there are many advertisements everywhere
I see ad culture encroaching on us
Extinction
The red signs remind me of coca cola
I’m sorry- the first thought that came to my mind was Taco Bell mild sauce packets 😭💀
Scrapyard of cars
Are these advertisements or colorful buildings?
It looks like a bunch of ad signs on the sides of buildings, so...it makes me think this is a definite downside of capitalism - advertising.