Luca Bjørnsten is a Copenhagen-based artist who graduated from The Gerrit Rietveld Academie in the Netherlands in 2011.

His vivid visual language fuses pop culture, childhood memory, and the surreal aesthetics of early digital media. Working in oil paint, wax pastels, and glossy papier-mâché, he constructs luminous scenes where consumer imagery, synthetic landscapes, and cartoon-like forms overlap. His compositions often appear playful on the surface, yet carry a subtle sense of unease beneath their sugary palette.

Bjørnsten’s inspiration comes from the overlooked visuals of everyday life—supermarket shelves, airport corridors, outdated logos, bootleg toys, and the strange charm of 90s graphics. Growing up in that decade informs his attraction to bright colors, simplified shapes, and the optimistic awkwardness of early digital textures. These influences combine with a broader interest in painting traditions that blend representation with stylization.

Materials and process are central to his practice. Whether experimenting with bubble wrap, high-gloss lacquer, or sculpted papier-mâché, he uses texture to reflect the material culture that surrounds us. His recent sculptural works, with their plastic-like finish, echo the mass-produced objects that populate contemporary life and highlight the tension between handmade craft and industrial aesthetics.

Behind the cheerful surfaces lies an interest in documenting the modern landscape—its abundance, contradictions, and rapid transformations. Bjørnsten’s works function as both a celebration of everyday visual culture and an inquiry into the world we have created. By elevating familiar scenes and objects, he invites viewers to reconsider the beauty, oddity, and complexity hidden in the imagery of daily life.