| Artist | Erik Mark Sandberg | Resides | United States |
| Website | eriksandberg.net | Mediums | Oil Acrylic Epoxy resin |
| Press | eriksandberg.net/news | info@eriksandberg.net | |
| Follow the Artist | Themes | Consumer Culture Psychology Love in the modern age Surrealism Beauty Zeitgeist Material Craft Nature |
About the artist
Erik Mark Sandberg is an artist residing in Los Angeles, California. His compositions delve into the complexities of modern consumer culture and love, drawing inspiration from the everyday. Utilizing a diverse range of mediums, including painting, printmaking, digital processes, and sculpture, Sandberg’s hirsute figures and allegorical narratives come to life in a crafted fusion of painting techniques. His work creates a painterly space of psychological dimensions between the natural world and the artificial reality of the digital sphere, making his art a thought-provoking exploration of our present condition.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Erik Mark Sandberg’s work delves into the complex themes of consumer culture, psychology, and love in the modern age. Through a surreal lens, he investigates the mechanics of our society. His works create a painterly space that is both psychologically charged and visually engaging, inviting the viewer to question our relationship to nature and the impact of technology on our lives.
Press
Erik Mark Sandberg’s paintings have been published in notable magazines and online sources including Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Juxtapoz Magazine, New American Paintings, Soldes Almanac, Arts in Square, American Illustration Annual, Acclaim Magazine, Empty Magazine
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| Fall 2023 | Solo Exhibition: no title yet | Galleri 47 Næstved, Denmark |
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Education
2002 – BFA with Distinction / Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA. United States
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Golden Pacific, Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA. United States
2018 Interlude, Stephanie Chefas Projects, Portland, OR. United States
2017 Atwater, Det Nya Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
Tiny Ghosts, Roq LA Rue, Seattle, WA. United Sates
Show Off, Galleri 47, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021
Don’t Wake Daddy XVI, Galerie Feinkunst Kruger, Hamburg, Germany
BLAB World Annual Show, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA. United States
The Beginning, Galleri47, Næstved, Denmark
Lucid Dreaming, curated by Beautiful Bizarre, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. United States
2020
Microdose 2, Nucleus Portland, Portland, OR. United States
BLAB World Annual Show, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA. United States
The New Vanguard III, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, CA. United States
Mother Earth: We Are All One, Thinkspace Projects, Culver City, CA. United States
A Go Go, Mash Gallery Frieze Event, W Hotel, Hollywood, CA. United States
2019
DREAMstate, GR Gallery, New York, NY. United States
BLAB World Annual Show, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA. United States
Seeing Red, curated by Jeff Hamada Booooooom, Thinkspace Projects, Culver City, CA. United States
2018 BLAB World Annual Show, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station Santa Monica, CA. United States
2017
Masked Intentions, Cass Contemporary, Tampa, FL. United States
Quiet Please Pop-Up, Ace 121 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. United States
Anniversary Show, Anthen B Gallery, Oakland, CA. United States
Neon Love, Stephanie Chefas Projects, Portland, OR. United States
Figurative Features, Curated by Mark Murphy, 101/Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA. United States
