Martin Jacobson

Overview
Martin Jacobson, "Magdalene III", 2024. Oil on canvas, 210 x 120 cm (82 5/8 x 47 1/4 in.)
Martin Jacobson, "Magdalene III", 2024. Oil on canvas, 210 x 120 cm (82 5/8 x 47 1/4 in.)

Dreams, myths and archetypical images all have in common that they are a door into a shared human consciousness, to experiences unbound by time. Jacobson’s imagery can be read as an associative stream, generating from these shared experiences. With a desire to deepen the understanding of how we perceive ourselves in relation to the world surrounding us, Jacobson delves with his theatrical and saturated expression deeper into this dichotomy.

 

Starting with existing images on archetypical motifs and themes such as sunsets, forests, mythological images and architectural forms and then recombining these elements, Martin Jacobson creates new motifs, often in stark and an almost unreal range of colours. Interpreting these originals is a way for Jacobson to create an image that is both new and old, familiar and unknown. A concentrate of light- and colour-phenomena, cultural references and emotional reactions take place in scenographic world where, just as on stage, fiction and reality meet and the double nature of beauty is allowed to be both seductive and disturbing.

 

Martin Jacobson (b. 1978, Sweden) has since his graduation from Malmö Art Academy (Malmö, Sweden) in 2005 been exhibited at numerous solo and group exhibitions, both in Scandinavia and internationally. Recent projects include a set design with monumentally scaled paintings, made for a stage show originally, presented at Wanås Konst in Sweden and an extensive solo exhibition at Vandalorum (Värnamo, Sweden) His works have also been shown in the exhibition Martin Jacobson: Excursions at the Nordic Watercolour Museum, (Skärhamn, Sweden), Martin Jacobson: The Traveller’s Guide to the Other Side at La Conservera (Murcia, Spain) and in the exhibition The Collectors, curated by Elmgreen & Dragset in the Danish Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale. 

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  • Bad News
    Martin Jacobson
    Bad News, 2024
  • D'Artagnan
    Martin Jacobson
    D'Artagnan, 2024
  • Beach Scene
    Martin Jacobson
    Beach Scene, 2024
  • Nervous Wonderer
    Martin Jacobson
    Nervous Wonderer, 2024
  • Nervous Wonderer II
    Martin Jacobson
    Nervous Wonderer II, 2024
  • My Future Home III
    Martin Jacobson
    My Future Home III, 2024
  • Old Suffering
    Martin Jacobson
    Old Suffering, 2024
  • Buffalo Bill II
    Martin Jacobson
    Buffalo Bill II, 2024
  • Fencer
    Martin Jacobson
    Fencer, 2024
  • Gardener
    Martin Jacobson
    Gardener, 2024
  • Hoop of Flame
    Martin Jacobson
    Hoop of Flame, 2024
  • Picnic at the Quarry
    Martin Jacobson
    Picnic at the Quarry, 2024
  • Yellow Parasol
    Martin Jacobson
    Yellow Parasol, 2024
  • Magdalene III
    Martin Jacobson
    Magdalene III, 2024
  • My Future Home IV
    Martin Jacobson
    My Future Home IV, 2024
  • Protector
    Martin Jacobson
    Protector, 2024
  • Bird of Prey
    Martin Jacobson
    Bird of Prey, 2024
  • Labyrinth
    Martin Jacobson
    Labyrinth, 2023
  • Pink Moon
    Martin Jacobson
    Pink Moon, 2023
  • Smoking by the Stream
    Martin Jacobson
    Smoking by the Stream, 2023
  • Summer Memory
    Martin Jacobson
    Summer Memory, 2023
  • Water Lily Pond
    Martin Jacobson
    Water Lily Pond, 2023
  • Wildlife
    Martin Jacobson
    Wildlife, 2023
  • Long Distance Runner
    Martin Jacobson
    Long Distance Runner, 2023
  • Flowering Fruit Tree In a Cave II
    Martin Jacobson
    Flowering Fruit Tree In a Cave II, 2023
  • Easter Eggs
    Martin Jacobson
    Easter Eggs, 2023
  • Labyrinth II
    Martin Jacobson
    Labyrinth II, 2023
  • Going Home
    Martin Jacobson
    Going Home, 2022
  • Island II
    Martin Jacobson
    Island II, 2022
  • Island IV
    Martin Jacobson
    Island IV, 2022
  • Magdalene II
    Martin Jacobson
    Magdalene II, 2022
  • Zebra Meets Magpie
    Martin Jacobson
    Zebra Meets Magpie, 2022
  • Arch II
    Martin Jacobson
    Arch II, 2022
  • The Wave
    Martin Jacobson
    The Wave, 2022
  • Shepherd
    Martin Jacobson
    Shepherd, 2022
  • Starfish
    Martin Jacobson
    Starfish, 2022
  • Andromeda
    Martin Jacobson
    Andromeda, 2022
  • The Sculptor's Studio
    Martin Jacobson
    The Sculptor's Studio, 2022
  • My Future Home II
    Martin Jacobson
    My Future Home II, 2022
  • Allegoriska katter / Allegorical Cats
    Martin Jacobson
    Allegoriska katter / Allegorical Cats, 2020
  • Ateljén / The Studio
    Martin Jacobson
    Ateljén / The Studio, 2020
  • Betraktare (takmålning) /Observers (ceiling painting)
    Martin Jacobson
    Betraktare (takmålning) /Observers (ceiling painting), 2020
  • Spektrum / Spectrum
    Martin Jacobson
    Spektrum / Spectrum, 2020
  • Egypt
    Martin Jacobson
    Egypt, 2018
  • Garden III
    Martin Jacobson
    Garden III, 2018
  • Teatime under the moon
    Martin Jacobson
    Teatime under the moon, 2018
  • Town square
    Martin Jacobson
    Town square, 2018
  • Eclipse
    Martin Jacobson
    Eclipse, 2018
  • Cathedral III
    Martin Jacobson
    Cathedral III, 2018
  • Dear Old Battlefield II
    Martin Jacobson
    Dear Old Battlefield II, 2018
  • Nr 37
    Martin Jacobson
    Nr 37, 2016
  • Nr 39
    Martin Jacobson
    Nr 39, 2016
  • Nr 45
    Martin Jacobson
    Nr 45, 2016
  • Nr 63
    Martin Jacobson
    Nr 63, 2016
  • Landskap 12
    Martin Jacobson
    Landskap 12, 2014
  • Landskap 15
    Martin Jacobson
    Landskap 15, 2014
  • Höst, långa skuggor / Autumn, long shadows
    Martin Jacobson
    Höst, långa skuggor / Autumn, long shadows, 2013
  • Landskap 3 / Landscape 3
    Martin Jacobson
    Landskap 3 / Landscape 3, 2013
  • The Park
    Martin Jacobson
    The Park, 2011
  • Acrylic Forest
    Martin Jacobson
    Acrylic Forest, 2011
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