About me
I describe myself as a multidisciplinary artist, for whom the work of creating the worn and weather-beaten canvases takes up more and more time and space. In addition to my painting, I also work with driftwood, beach finds and reclaimed wood.
Yours truly. At home in the studio. Photos by Astrid Dalum.
Maybe my paintings make you think of peeling, rusted ship sides and weathered concrete. I love to mimic nature's own processes of decay and create my surfaces as a kind of raw poetry, made with pigments, oils, cement, metal dust, chemicals and fire.
In addition to my tangible work, I regularly blog about artmaking, sustainability and money.
Basically, I am quite critical of many of the narratives that carry our culture. I don't think we do anyone a favor by locking ourselves and each other into traditional roles and notions.
It is important that we embrace our creativity as a cardinal virtue instead of seeing it as a character flaw. (Something I myself struggled with for far too many years).
Today I live a relatively simple, low key life, where I cherish and prioritize my free time.
I'm located in Hvide Sande on the Danish North Sea coast with Mette and our two daughters Alva and Vilja. This is also where I have my workshop and studio on Æ Tysk'havn (German Harbor), a mere 2 minutes' walk from home.
Hard facts
- Born: November 7th 1974
- Birthplace: Skagen, Denmark
- Occupation: Trade coordinator, visual artist
- Read: Everything from poetry to modern monetary theory
- Write: Daily—preferably by hand
- Run: Daily—always naked
- Like to: Deal with too many things at once, without having a complete grasp of any of them
- Always brew on: Some artwork or just a new story
Christian Estrup