Paul Fägerskiöld, 2018
Paul Fägerskiöld explores perception and symbolism through reduced forms he finds in nature and the cosmos. His multilayered paintings create thick and shimmering sculptural surfaces of impasto that reveal underlying layers of color and linen. Fägerskiöld’s work explores the fundamental nature of painting. His approach is not to create illusions of three-dimensionality or to convey narrative content, but rather to emphasize the tactile, real nature of painting. As viewers, we are invited to engage with the materiality in his paintings.
Paul Fägerskiöld (b. 1982, Stockholm, Sweden) lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. He was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm. Solo museum exhibitions include Kunstmuseum Thun, Thun, Switzerland, (2021); Borås Art Museum, Borås, Sweden (2019); Jönköping läns Museum, Jönköping, Sweden (2018); Moderna Museet Malmö, Malmö, Sweden (2013); and Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden (2010); among others. Fägerskiöld’s work is in permanent collections including Buffalo AKG Art Museum, New York; SEB Collection, Stockholm, Sweden; The Olbricht Collection, Berlin, Germany; Stavanger Kunstmuseum, Stavanger, Norway; Public Art Agency, Stockholm, Sweden; and Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden; among others. He has been awarded the Åke Andrén Foundation's Scholarship (2018); the Fredrik Roos Art Grant (2013); and the Maria Bonnier Dahlins Award for Young Artists (2010); among others.
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