Kasper Sonne Danish, b. 1974

Kasper Sonne’s latest body of work explores the boundary of the uncanny valley, blurring the line between perception and reality. His landscape paintings, tinged with unnatural colors and populated by motifs such as solitary figures, vacant houses, withered trees, and the moon. They challenge viewers to introspect and reevaluate their consciousness. Sonne has said of his practice: “through a continuous construction and deconstruction of meaning, I wish to explore how individual and cultural references influence the way we read the world around us.”

Previously, Sonne has made use of diverse materials such as industrial chemicals, volcanic ash, fire, water, and spray paint in order to “paint” onto linen, canvas, and sculptural objects, a way of working which has been described as “process based abstraction.” These works, part of his Borderline and TXC series, contrast monochromatic painting with destructive forces, opening up what Sonne refers to as a space between “the perfect and the imperfect, control and chance, creation and destruction.” He has also produced sculptural works, part of his Body Parts series, for which he kicked and punched blocks of clay in order to create a sort of three dimensional “negative” of the human form, as well as signage, which makes use of this commercial medium to ask cosmic questions.

Born in Denmark in 1974, Sonne earned a BA from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts’ School of Architecture, Design and Conservation. He now lives and works between Brooklyn and Copenhagen, and his work has been extensively exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. His work is held in the collections of Herring Museum of Contemporary Art in Herning, Denmark; the Soros Family Collection in the United States; the Elie Khouri Art Foundation in Dubai, UAE; the David Roberts Art Foundation in London, United Kingdom; and the Fubon Art Foundation in Taiwan.