Martin Bigum

Martin Bigum has exhibited his works widely in Denmark and abroad, but this upcoming exhibition will be his first in Norway. In the fall of 2024, we at Høyersten Contemporary started representing Martin Bigum in Norway. We are very much looking forward to introducing Bigum to Norway and marking the collaboration.

For the exhibition, Bigum has created a completely new series of paintings and drawings. In his works, Bigum thematizes the human experience we have in common. Longing, creating, personality, loss and courage. With his certain, distinct brushwork and use of color, Bigum shows us the world around us in a dreamlike light, where meaning is condensed, the world is refracted and emerges more clearly. In his artistry, he alternates between art history from the first half of the 20th century and popular culture from the latter half. And in this exhibition there are particularly clear nods to both the Norwegian Munch and the Danish Willumsen. Bigum is a great colorist and aesthetician, but also a fabulating narrator.

Get in touch on hello@hoyerstencontemporary for more detailed information about available works and we will contact you once we have it.

About Martin Bigum

Martin Bigum (b. 1966) is a Danish visual artist, who lives and works in Copenhagen. He is primarily a painter, but he also works in drawing, graphics, sculpture, poetry, music, photography, installation and video. Bigum is particularly known for his lines and use of color, where he creates a distinct and recognizable pictorial space.

His works can be found in public and private collections worldwide. He is included in museum collections such as ARKEN (DK), ARoS (DK), Statens Museum for Kunst (DK), Malmö Konstmuseum (SE), Artotheek den Haag (NL), Bibliotheque Nationale (FR), Musee d´Art Moderne de la Haute-Viennes (FR) and Marc Blondeau Collection (CH). He is included in private collections in Denmark, Sweden, UK, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, USA and Japan.

In 2015, Martin Bigum was also made a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by Queen Margrethe II.