Wood Nation, 2009
Printed paper, glue, textile, 16.9 x 13.7 x 3.9 inches. $5850

Biography

Born 1959 in Landskrona, Sweden.
1982-88 educated at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Since his breakthrough in the mid-80’s, Leonard Forslund has exhibited widely in Denmark, Sweden and other countries. Forslund works with a new definition of painting. His subject matter frequently includes recognizable objects or photographic material isolated against a monochromatic surface. This focus triggers the meanings. A stark contrast emerges between the recognizable, evocative element and the alienation the spectator feels when experiencing an abrupt lack of perspective and context. The artist often makes a virtue out of bringing together several perspectives – scientific, personal, spatial or historical/political – on a single plane, rendering the painting ambiguous and enabling new connections of meaning to emerge across the given elements. Forslund challenges the spectator’s self-image, in the redefinition of his or her own point of view and way of thinking.