Jakob Oksbjerg

Jakob Oksbjerg is a multi-disciplinary artist working primarily within the medium of painting; he also employs elements of sculpture, textile production, and drawing. Seeking inspiration through a variety of personal experiences, oneiric visions, and traditional folklore, he creates illustrations of mythological landscapes and abstract human figures and explores themes of mysticism and spiritual belief. 

Through his fascination with the beauty of nature, Oksbjerg uses a captivating array of quietly intense palettes of earth tones, lush vegetative greens, and pulsing ultramarines to invent an almost dream-like universe. Oksbjerg’s visual language alternates between being expressive and subtle, combined with a symbolic simplicity that leaves room for nuanced interpretations. The viewer is invited on a reflective journey in the hopes of finding personal resonance and meaning in each of his pieces.

Jakob Oksbjerg (b. 1985) is a self-taught artist living and working in Faxe, Denmark. He began his career in 2019, and the same year he presented his first exhibition at Den Frie Udstillingsbygning in Copenhagen, Denmark. Oksbjerg has since exhibited his work in numerous locations, the most recent of which was at Bricks Gallery in Copenhagen, DK, for his second solo exhibition, Something to Believe (2024). He has previously had shows at Koloristerne at Den Frie Udstillingsbygning (Copenhagen, DK, 2023) and Round Two at Gisselfeldt Kloster (Haslev, DK, 2023). Other exhibitions include: To the End of Reality at Bricks Gallery (Copenhagen, DK, 2022) and ‘jjaakkoobb’ (2022), a duo project with fellow artist Jakob Steen.