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And the winner is….
Feb 2nd
I proudly present to you the winner of the Surreal & Supernatural Portrait Contest:
Premiere of the music video for Red Song by WILDEBEEST!!
Dec 11th
Earlier this year a music video for Red Song by my music brainchild WILDEBEEST was shot in Stockholm, Sweden. After months of waiting and hard work, it is finally finished!
Red Song will premiere exclusively at the amazing KGB Bar & Restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden, on what some sources say will be the End of the World: 21st of December 2012. Starting at 21:00 we will gather, celebrate and party like never before.
There will be a live screening of the video, and for those of you who wanna buy a limited edition, signed copy of the digipak released earlier this year without paying for shipping, you can buy it directly from this chick in dreads for 50 SEK (7.5 USD). All proceeds will be spent on continuing this independent musical endeavor and bringing you more cool stuff.
Come and have a drink with the actors/actresses and crew that made it all happen, listen to the awesome Tony Naima perform live, and dance on the tables to The Catastrophe Orchestra‘s Damón Zurawski’s killer beats.
Join us on Doomsday!
Red Song music video premiere from WILDEBEEST on Vimeo.
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Good vs. Evil sleeve + half-torso design
Nov 14th
- Good vs. Evil tattoo design
- The finished sleeve
As with most large scale pieces this particular design has a lot of intricate, interweaving elements. The client approached me with a request for a half torso + half sleeve design as a celebration of accomplishments and personal victories, as well as a reflection of overcoming struggles in his past.
The main theme is the classic good vs. evil battle, illustrated here by a tug of war between a pinup demoness and a warrior angel. The demoness is seated on a throne of skeletons on a trail of death leading to a pool of blood within which lost souls writhe in anger and agony. The black snake sent by her is the manifestation of problems and personal darkness, as it disappears into the tattoo bearer’s skin and comes out again to wrestle with the warrior angel. Parallel to this imagery the rope which the angel is tugging represents the fight, success and determination, and it buries itself into the skin as well, before it resurfaces to tie up the wings of the demoness. The illusion of objects surfacing from beneath the skin symbolizes internal struggles.
Detail: Demoness and Snake
- Detail: Jesters, Dead Man’s Hand, flags and compass
The evil jesters represent prominent personas in alliance with the demoness, as one of them is being hanged by the rope from the angel and the other two are up to no good offering poison and the Dead Man’s Hand, a combination of cards in poker.
Additionally, the client asked for symbols from aviation and travel: the flags, the compass and the iron wings of the angel.
The design was reinterpreted by Eno Kuiken from Guru Tattoo, (San Diego, CA, USA) into a full sleeve and will be used for the half-torso piece as well.
- Detail: Warrior Angel and Jester
- Detail: Demoness, Snake and lost souls
Monochromatic dinner
Nov 8th
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- Black Destruction
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- Green Obsession
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- Red Aggression
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- White Corruption
One of the first assignments we got when I started my B.A in Digital Design in 2009 was to create a monochromatic dinner. My group decided to take on the colors white, red, black and green and we each cooked food that had the same color -mine was red. Luckily, the presentation was more important than the taste for one of the prizes, so my photos and design won a jar of candy for my group. Fuck yeah, candy!
New prints in the Web Shop
Oct 23rd
Some new prints were added to the Web Shop from the Chicago collection, including one that has not been posted on this site yet!
These are exclusive, limited edition prints, signed and numbered. First come, first serve!
Visit the Web Shop to take a look
Warehouse
Weekday
Rooftops
Blanc et Bleu
Chicago Navy Pier
Chicago Cityscape
Bricks and Slices
Jun 11th
Listen to Bricks and Slices
Credits
MUSIC: SEVA GRIGORAKI & MARIAM ZAKARIAN
LYRICS: MARIAM ZAKARIAN
GUITAR, SYNTH, BASS, EFFECTS, TAMBOURINE: SEVA GRIGORAKI
VOCALS: MARIAM ZAKARIAN
DRUMS: JEPPE LØWE & MARK FLINDT ANDERSEN
GUITAR SOLO: RASMUS MISÁ HODAP HANSEN
RECORDED BY: RALF REDDING & RASMUS MISÁ HODAP HANSEN AT UNGDOMMENS HUS FREDERICIA
MIXED BY: JEFFRO LACKSCHEIDE
MASTERED BY: TREVOR SADLER
ARTWORK AND OTHER PROMOS BY: MARIAM ZAKARIAN
MODEL: JANNIKE OLOFSSON
EP artwork: WILDEBEEST
Jun 6th
Design
Details
This is the design and packaging I did for the independently released debut EP for my multimedia project WILDEBEEST. The photo for the cover and the logo were also done by me.
I am the vocalist, co-composer and lyricist on the EP, which is available for streaming and free download. If you want one of the limited edition, signed digipaks, they can be purchased here.
Cover Model: the superhuman Jannike Olofsson
WILDEBEEST logo
May 19th
Made for my multimedia project WILDEBEEST, which has a debut EP with 4 songs coming out. I am the vocalist, co-composer and lyricist.
Check out the official website
Live in concert: Under Byen
Mar 2nd
Under Byen (“Below the City”) is a Danish band, known for producing their own unorthodox interpretation of rock. I highly recommend their breathtaking music.
Warming up for them was a one-man band called Il Tempo Gigante.
I caught them live on the 26th of November 2010 at Musikhuset in Aarhus, Denmark.
Object removal
Feb 22nd
Snapping some shots at a concert is usually a difficult task, especially if you’re shooting from the crowd. In these cases I was unfortunately far away from the stage, so someone’s hand and a white object was in front of me. These were carefully removed in PhotoShop by using the healing tool and the cloning tool.
Check out the reverse of this technique: Composite photos
Photoshoot: Strands and Traces with Denise Karlsson
Feb 14th
Model: Denise Karlsson. Visit her site and book her! She’s incredible.
Photography/editing: myself
Location: Tullinge, Sweden
Homage to the Good Wife
Feb 6th
Homage to the Good Wife
A small piece about domestic abuse.
Pencils on paper
No photo references
A4
Finished in 2010
MJK : Vessel
Dec 4th
MJK:Vessel
Detail - Face I
Detail - Face II
Detail---Strings I
Detail---Strings II
Detail - Edge
Painting process
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This is a painting about the process of creation. In many ways it is a personal attempt to understand and communicate events that I have been experiencing while painting or singing. Often I have felt as if I am simply the medium through which ideas and inspiration is expressed. In those brilliant moments it is as if you plug into something outside yourself in the ether, which feeds you enormous amounts of information -both factual and emotional. You no longer need to think or plan – you simply act. There is perfect synchronization between you and everything else that exists.
References: random photos of Maynard James Keenan. At the time I found myself being very inspired by his voice.
Medium: Acrylics on canvas
Size: Approx. 30 x 40 cm
About 3 months of work, finished in 2010.
R-seal
Sep 23rd
A design for the forearm.
The client wanted a seal to represent his family name, which starts with the letter R.
The sign was to show energy, activity and the inspiration to push forward, while honoring the client’s roots.
The design was to be kept simple and minimalistic.
Portrait of Jeffro
Sep 21st
Jeffro
Finished in 2009. Took around 6 hours.
Photo references were used.
Pencils on paper.
Size: A4
Rebel & Martyr
Sep 19th
Martyr
Rebel
I enjoy playing with symbols and iconic imagery, so I had a little fun with Marx and Ché.
Photo references were used, naturally.
Pencils on paper.
Size: A6
2010
EP artwork: Rune Braendgaard
Jun 25th
EP artwork I designed for a solo artist called Rune Braendgaard. It opens up like a little brochure booklet. The different layers symbolize peeling away the artist’s outer shell, inner desires and reaching the music: the flower. The final image is the fusion of all three phases, a metaphor for completeness.
All layers were hand-painted in PhotoShop CS5
BERLIN Black
Mar 26th
Camera: Kodak EasyShare C913
Software: Adobe PS CS4
February 2010, Berlin
Neue Nationalgalerie
BERLIN By Night
Neue Nationalgalerie II
Sony Center
Holocaust Memorial
Athena
Pedro Roldán : Our lady of sorrows
Neues Museum
Columns
Alte Nationalgalerie
Berliner Dom
Albert Wolff : Löwenkämpfer
Marquesan tribal demon half-sleeve
Mar 13th
The client wanted a traditional Marquesan tattoo to reflect his story about overcoming hardships. After enough research I found the necessary symbols and style to do his story justice.
The central piece of the design is the demon head being caged in by rows of shark teeth, which represent strength and protection against threats and evil spirits coming both from the outside and from within.
The pair of eyes at the top represent the watchful eyes of his ancestors and a connection to his roots.
Along the side of the demon head and around the biceps are several different markings representing family members and the close bonds between them.
The spirals represent time and change.
Marquesan tribal half-sleeve demon
Marquesan tribal half-sleeve
Cold days with Anders Warrer
Nov 19th
Photography & editing: Anders Warrer.
Models: myself & Charli Bregnballe.
Location: Aarhus, DK.
The White Rabbit
Oct 2nd
The White Rabbit
original watercolor painting
detail
I’ve always been fascinated by The White Rabbit from “Alice in Wonderland” as I share the feeling that there are never enough hours in a day.
This is a mixture of digital and traditional media. The main image is a watercolor painting with color pencil detailing, which didn’t get scanned too well, so I started to play around with it in Adobe PS CS4 to see what would happen.
The frame is an edited version of a photo/brush stock
Mars
Sep 30th
Mars
detail
process
photo references from "Ghosts of Mars"
My first painting on canvas.
Mars is the god of war. This portrait is inspired by John Carpenter’s movie “Ghosts of Mars”.
Acrylics on canvas.
August – October 2007
Approx. 40x60cm
Vegetal
Sep 21st
Vegetal
Cocoon
Savage hearts
Contemplation vines
Synchronicity
Pulsate I
Pulsate II
Woven
Floral
Sunlight
Vivid green
Photographer: Bokra Zerinai
Editing: self
Model/styling: self
Location: Botanical Garden, Aarhus, DK
Passive/Aggressive
Sep 11th
Passive
Aggressive
Photo-manipulation.
First, the background photos were taken, then the creatures on the walls were drawn onto the photo digitally.
Software: Adobe PS CS3
2009
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Embrace
Aug 3rd
Embrace
Wings detail
This was a gift for a couple of my good friends.
Pencils on thin sketch paper.
Took me approx. 2 days to finish.
Size: A3.
The Nothing series
Aug 1st
Nothing 1: For better things to come
Nothing 2: Hope
Nothing 3: Change
Photo-manipulation. Used personal stock photos for layering.
Software: Adobe PhotoShop CS4.
To see more from the photoshoot where the model photos were taken, click here.
Lament
Jul 31st
Lament
Cliffs detail
Heart detail
Flower detail
My final high-school project for art class.
Finished in April, 2006
Acrylics on board.
It measures 2,55m x 1,30m (roughly 8’4” x 4’3”….and I’m 161cm tall, you do the math) and took me 2 months of hard work to finish.
This is a painting about change and choices and creating and self-expression. You can let misfortunes drain the life out of you or you can use them to feed pretty things, filtering bad blood through pure white flowers.
Obviously there are lots of symbols in this. The most important is the thick, green vein that leads from the heart, through the body, out the head, around the arm and into the flower that bleeds.
Pierce
Jul 11th
Pierce
Faces detail
Tattoo detail
Just a simple, stylized painting. Red is fun.
Software: Photoshop CS3.
Tablet: Wacom Volito2.
Photo references were used.
