Torben Mølgaard-Andersen
Danish artist
Reviews
" Torben Mølgaard-Andersen is hard and pushy in his work. The humour is harsh.
He displays a rough virility and depicts a chaotic and weird world. A courageous artist".
Aalborg Stiftstidende, Denmark
"....absolute and extreme fantasy...."
Fernande Angel, L'Express, France
"....in his grotesque and bizarre world, modern world gets a kick Torben Mølgaard-Andersen's satirical work.
A real talent."
Vendsyssel Tidende, Denmark
"Lou Reed is looking down, through heavy sunglasses, at the spectators at Odder Art Society's summershow.
Torben Mølgaard-Andersen's universe is figurative and at times surreel with input from from cartoons
...these are not nice and normal pictures"
Odder Avis, Denmark
Short bio
Born 1954 in a small town near the second-largest city in Denmark: Aarhus. Ordinary danish childhood on black bread and porridge, school, highschool. Discovered surrealism at the age of 12 when I presented a drawing of flying hands to my mother, who said:
"That's surrealistic". She should know, 'cause there are 4 painters in the family. My father converted the garage to a studio and here I did woodcuts in early cubist style listening to Jimi Hendrix and Cream. Salvador Dali and any -ism of the 20th century became focuspoints.
Attended the Aarhus Art Academy where I had formal training for 4 years and made friends with other painters. A happy time. Discussing, smoking cigars, drinking, romancing the models. Peter Skriver, Iwan Johnsen and I founded an art group, "Paria", and had exhibitions across Europe and Scandinavia.
Lately I have started to make modern, protestant based icons in Scandinavian tradition and imagery. A major inspiration is murals and relics from Danish medieval churches.
I live in Malling now, a small town in Denmark, with my wife of 38 years, Ella. Only a mile from the sea. As a dane I have to be able to get to the sea quick. Or else I feel trapped.
Training:
Aarhus Art Academy 1971 - 1975
Studies with graphic artist Thomas Arnel
Studies with painter Jens Thomsen
Studies with painter Nikolai Mølgaard Andersen
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Exhibitions
1973 Aarhus Art Academy, Denmark
1973 Gallery Vestergade 58, Denmark
1973 Rotterdam Cultural Center, Holland
1973 Danish Police Art Foundation, Denmark
1973 Oslo Art Academy, Norway
1974 Groupshow Bremen, Germany
1974 The Artist's Easter Exhibition, Denmark
1975 Gallery Clemens, Denmark
1978 Ceres Art Circle, Denmark
1979 Galerie Regine Lussan, Paris, France
1980 Gallery Stald 15, Denmark
1980 Galerie Glaub Cologne, Germany
1981 Blackheath Gallery London, England
1982 Art Foundation of the Danish State Radio, Denmark
1982 Gallery Stald 15, Denmark
1982 Woodstock Gallery London, England
1983 Gallery Borgen, Denmark
1984 Fall Exhibition Svendborg, Denmark
2003 The Artist's Easter Exhibition, Denmark
2006 The Artist's Easter Exhibition, Denmark
2007 Crossworlds Gallery, Secondlife
2008 Crossworlds Gallery, Secondlife
2009 Omni Market Gallery, Secondlife
2010 Odder Art Society, Odder Kunstforening Denmark
2010 Crossworlds Gallery, Secondlife
2010 Burning Man, Secondlife and the US, California
2011 Crossworlds Gallery, Secondlife
2011 The Criss MCA, Secondlife
2023/2024 The Art Foundation at Aarhus Ø, Denmark
Contact
www.torbenmoelgaardandersen.com
Majsvænget 58, 8340 Malling Denmark