lasse thorst

Lasse Thorst lives and works in Aalborg, Denmark. His artistic style is colorful, expressionistic and figurative. As a Nordic painter, he´s particularly interested in the classical landscape, but often used as a setting for portrayed characters, which are placed in these – for them – unfamiliar scenarios. They’re personal and freely painted, but often inspired by old photos and somehow relate to the artist’s surroundings. Here, the people portrayed reveal in one way or another a particular time or historical period, where the landscape setting seems almost timeless. This makes the works both traditional and modern at the same time. As a matter of fact, Thorst works more like an abstract painter, where he does not use sketches but tests his ideas directly on the canvas. He works in quick sessions – usually wet on wet – with oil. Thorst’s past as a musician and a Grammy-nominated songwriter is clear in his urge to tell stories with his significant, expressive and rhythmical brush strokes.