Peter Larsen » Bricks Gallery

Peter Larsen’s creative expression offers an enchanting and imaginative approach to artmaking, and his works address surrealist themes like bizarre figures, distorted scenery, and personal iconography. In his modernist yet playful exploration of art, he draws inspiration from well-known fairy tales, mythology, animals, and the cityscape, creating a dream-like and dystopic world in which his art serves as a form of escapism. He enjoys subverting conventional notions of artistic beauty in order to create his own unique interpretations that challenge them.

 Larsen’s artistic practice incorporates a wide range of mediums, including painting, drawing, and ceramics, as well as traditional printing techniques such as etching, screen printing, and lithography. His depiction of familiar characters in strange settings transcends cross-cultural boundaries by using vibrant colors, unusual shapes, and unique symbolism, leaving the viewer with a sense of being stuck between two worlds, as if they are simultaneously awake and in a dream.

Peter Larsen (b. 1984) is a Danish visual artist, who lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Larsen holds an MFA completed in 2013 from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Recent exhibitions include ‘Peter Larsen & Mugi Takei’ at PULP (MA, USA, 2023), ‘Why the Long Face?’ at FRMD Gallery (LDN, UK, 2023), and ‘Fremtiden Er Aflyst at Danske Grafikere’ (CPH, DK, 2022).