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Jakob Ivan Larsen artist in his studio in Aarhus
Jakob Ivan Larsen starting a new painting working with acrylics almost like water color
Layers on top of layers. Jakob Ivan Larsen signature method of painting.

Jakob Ivan Larsen Artist

Jakob Ivan Larsen (b. 1971) is a Danish self-taught painter based in Aarhus, Denmark. Working at the intersection of abstraction and figuration, he creates layered compositions that explore memory, atmosphere, nature and the traces of human experience.

Drawing on more than three decades of artistic practice alongside a career in architecture, Jakob Ivan Larsen's work is defined by a fascination of places and nature and a strong sense of composition, colour and spatial depth. His paintings often evolve through multiple layers of acrylic paint, allowing fragments of imagery, nature, architectural structures and organic forms to emerge and dissolve within the same visual field.

Rather than presenting fixed narratives, Jakob Ivan Larsen's paintings invite interpretation. Landscapes, human figures, and layered structures appear as references and associations, encouraging the viewer to construct their own story and emotional connection to the work.

His recent practice focuses on the dynamic relationship between intuition and vision. Working with colour, texture and form he creates paintings that balance expressive freedom with careful composition.

Works by Jakob Ivan Larsen are held in private and corporate collections in Denmark and Europe. View Selected Works

For proces and context see Jakobs Instagram.

Selected Exhibitions & Projects

2018

PART II, Group exhibition at Vesterbro Torv 1, Aarhus, Denmark, with the artist collective PART.

2017

PART I, Group exhibition at Rosenholm Castle, Hornslet, Denmark, with the artist collective PART. Co-founder of the artist collective PART.

2013

Autumn Exhibition, Galleri V58, Aarhus

2010

Commercial commision project, Riga, Latvia.

1998

Exhibition, The Four Seasons, Aarhus

1995-1998

Ongoing exhibitions at Dronning Louises Kro, Nivå, Denmark.

1994

Exhibition, Brandbjerg Højskole

1992-1993

Funen's School of Drawing and Painting, Odense, Denmark.

Jakob Ivan Larsen painting in his studio

Jakob Ivan Larsen Artist statement

My paintings exist in the space between abstraction and figurative recognition. I am interested in how memories, impressions, places and fragments of experience can be translated into colour, texture and layered imagery on canvas. Rather than providing clear answers, I'm driven by curiosity and investigation. My work provides no answers. I aim to create visual spaces where viewers can associate freely and discover their own narratives and meanings.

 

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