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Sune Christiansen (b. 1988)

Untitled, 2023. Signed monogram. Polychrome glazed earthenware. 30×10×11 cm.

The Danish artist Sune Christiansen (b. 1976) lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Christiansen is a self-taught artist who works with figurative abstraction in a playful and inviting visual language. The artist's choice of materials is oil chalk, pastel, acrylic and industrial enamel paint. Christiansen has stepped away from his previous career as a graphic designer and is now focusing full time on painting. Christiansen draws on his extensive experience working with digital drawing tools to refine palettes and compositions of new works. Once an arrangement of shapes is loosely identified, Christiansen begins to respond to these preliminary drawings on the canvas' surface, focusing more on materiality and visual sensation than any attempt to faithfully reproduce the original sketch. Although the execution of Christiansen's work is so natural that it feels unnoticed, the reality is that the artist's paintings are carefully composed and rooted in a strong interest in pictorial traditions and art history.

Condition

Original condition.

The work is part of a charity auction to benefit “Børns Vilkår” (Children's Rights Denmark). The auction is initiated and curated by “Curated by Jens-Peter Brask”. The artists have generously donated their works. Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers do not charge fees or commission so the total proceeds will go undiminished to Børns Vilkår's important work.

Auction

Børns Vilkår X Curated by Jens-Peter Brask X Bruun Rasmussen, 30 April 2024

Category
Estimate

8,000–10,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

16,500 DKK  

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