About me
As a multidisciplinary artist, I find myself drawn to the craft of creating weathered and time-worn canvas paintings. Over the past years, this passion has increasingly become the cornerstone of my artistic practice.
Beyond the realm of painting, my creative pursuits extend to sculpting with nature's discards—driftwood, flotsam, and reclaimed timber—each piece telling its own story of endurance and transformation.
Yours truly. At work by the studio. Photos by Brian Engblad, oddhunt.com.
My paintings may evoke images of exfoliating ship hulls and weathered concrete, testaments to time's relentless march. I'm captivated by nature's processes of decay, and I strive to recreate these raw, poetic surfaces using an alchemical blend of pigments, oils, cement, metal dust, chemicals, and the occasional fire.
Through my creations, I invite you to embrace life's impermanence and discover poetry in the patina of age.
Beyond my tactile creations, I regularly share my thoughts through blogging, exploring the intersections of artmaking, sustainable living, and money. I find myself often challenging the prevailing narratives that shape our culture, believing that confining ourselves and others to traditional roles and notions does a disservice to our collective potential.
In my view, it's crucial that we elevate creativity to a cardinal virtue rather than dismissing it as a character flaw—a perspective I personally grappled with for far too long.
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