Henrik Uldalen (1986) is a self-taught artist whose creative production revolves around classic figurative painting, presented in a contemporary manner. Henrik explores the dark sides of life, nihilism, existentialism, longing and loneliness, juxtaposed with fragile beauty.
The atmosphere in his subject matter is often presented in a dream or limbo-like state, with elements of surrealism. His focus on atmospheres rather than narratives and realism leaves his painting open for many interpretations.
Uldalen paints people in oils and then pieces these images in impossible scenes such as climbing upside down spiral staircases, or falling from tilted buildings. His work has been described as photosurrealism.
“I try to translate my current mood into my work, and paint as a means of getting destructive thoughts out of my mind. I can be enveloped in my thoughts for hours on end, until I get to the point when I desperately need to get out into the real world, and be a normal, functioning and social being. I’m fighting fire with fire.”
Images courtesy of Henrik Uldalen
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