Refraction (self portrait)

Kristian Touborg

BornNationalityBased In
1987DanishCopenhagen
Biography

Danish artist Kristian Touborg has epitomized a new kind of subjectivity in painting, pairing intimacy and playfulness with art historical references and new technologies. His works are anchored in the dreamy and seductive authenticity that only materials processed by the human hand can hold. Expanding on meditations on modern image ecology, Touborg has constructed a range of two- and three-dimensional works, which defy categorisation of a specific medium, by applying a mixture of painterly gestures led by spontaneous brushstrokes of vivid oil paint in combination with the use of industrially treated materials and digitally printed surfaces. Collage techniques are then used to construct the textural fragments on the canvasses. In demonstrating a profound interest in new media and technology, Touborg creates imagined archaeological items from a near-future society. In his practice, he takes a firm stand for the analogue in a world which is overly saturated with digital imagery. Hovering between subtle, often abstract references to the figure and detailed portrayal, the paintings give voice to a personal narrative where private components and dreamlike sensations coalesce. ...

Selected Artworks
Araba Ju (Under The Linden)
Kristian Touborg
Araba Ju (Under The Linden), 2022
159 x 126cm
Connected) Loosing Grip (Soon) Falling (Apart)
Kristian Touborg
Connected) Loosing Grip (Soon) Falling (Apart), 2022
211 x 157cm
Time Study (Graffiti Petal) (VI)
Kristian Touborg
Time Study (Graffiti Petal) (VI), 2022
23 x 64cm
Leafy Eye
Kristian Touborg
Leafy Eye, 2023
182 x 132cm
Flyfishing (Above Tesla Wreck)
Kristian Touborg
Flyfishing (Above Tesla Wreck), 2023
213 x 160cm
Moon Drool
Kristian Touborg
Moon Drool, 2023
81 x 52cm
Road Trip
Kristian Touborg
Road Trip, 2023
117 x 157cm
Meadow Ribbons
Kristian Touborg
Meadow Ribbons, 2023
132 x 182cm
⁠(Insides of) A Brighter Space (and Interest Within)
Kristian Touborg
⁠(Insides of) A Brighter Space (and Interest Within), 2024
152 x 125cm
Loophole Trail Studies (III)
Kristian Touborg
Loophole Trail Studies (III), 2019
68 x 50cm
Loophole Trail Studies (II)
Kristian Touborg
Loophole Trail Studies (II), 2019
68 x 50cm
Refraction (self portrait)
Kristian Touborg
Refraction (self portrait), 2024
131 x 100cm
Gallery Representation
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