Hi,

I just became member of Flattr. It is a community using micro-donations to support various forms of creative people. I am very new to it but I really like the idea that I can choose to support people I think make amazing stuff, online or elsewhere. As an (broke ass) artist it also gives an opportunity for people to give economic support and appreciation of my work. Not everyone like or have the opportunity to buy art but still like to support artists and creators and Flattr seems like a great solution. So I suggest you register as a Flattr member and start spreading your dineros because people like me are dependent on you!

It is easy. If you like a new paining I have done or a post I wrote or something else, just look for the Flattr button (see icon below) on my page and click. Done!

Also, don´t forget to book the 1st of June for the opening of my upcoming exhibition at Urban Artroom in Göteborg, Sweden. So far I have 13 complete works which I would love to show to you. More works are in progress and all the details will be announced in a near future. Hope I see you at the opening!

Illustration work in progress for a magazine on the subject neo-urbanism. Final outputs will be published when the illustration have been accepted by the editors and sent for printing.

Just realized I have forgotten to update the website in a while. But their is a reason for it, well, actually two reasons. Firstly, I am quite busy working on my new pieces that will be part of my first solo exhibition in Sweden. The opening will be on the 1st of June in Gothenburg, Sweden. Details will come very soon. At least I have came up with a title of the show. I am very exited about the whole deal and I am looking forward to see all of you for the opening. If you can´t make it the show will be up until end of June, so we have plenty of time.

The second reason for not updating the site is because I just started to use Instagram. You can find and join me at @duelling_banjos as usual. Since my latest updates have been on Instagram I thought I should upload some of the pictures here as well. Until now I haven´t shown any pictures of the finished pieces, but I have been sharing parts of the process. And here they are, well, some of them. Thank you for all the comments and for following me, it means alot.

All titles are still working titles. As I said. Still processing.

969 + 119 = 187 (You do the math), 2013

YE3 for president, 2013

YE3 for president, 2013

Screen saviour, 2013

Screen saviour, 2013

Detail

Detail

This piece titled “Israel and Palestine” was just published on the online art site called Scene360/Illusion. Illusion is in their on words “The Illusion site is dedicated to featuring the most amazing creations in art, design, photography, technology and video. It displays projects of individuals with astonishing skills and creativity. From intricately cut paper art to live grass graffiti—one thing is certain, you will often think “WOW!””

The painting itself is actually part of a triptych and is about being a child playing war games in a conflict area. It portray myself wearing a traditional Burmese lungyi aiming with a toy gun made of bamboo. The idea came up when I was travelling in Karen state, Myanmar. An area that have been suffering from one of the longest ongoing civil wars in the world. During my travel I came across a lot of bamboo toy guns being sold in the streets and all I could think of was how it would actually be like being a child raised by war. Especially since when I was a child, when we played, it was always us versus them. Cowboys vs Indians. Police vs Thieves.

Israel and Palestine, 2011, Ink on paper, 76 X 56

The two other pieces of the triptych was not published on the Scenec360 site but is shown below.

Police and Thieves, 2011, ink on paper, 56 X 76

Cowboys and Indians, 2011, ink on paper, 56 X 76

Finished this piece during commercial break. Look mom, we´re on television. Didn´t learn anything from the news. Now a message from our sponsors. Is it true what they say? Switching channel. Same product, but this one contains whitening. The show is on again. The butler is always the killer.

Screensaviour, 2013, ink on paper, 56 X 76 cm