Cristian Andersen

Born in Denmark in 1974, lives and works in Zurich (CH)

'Dropping ashes from my fingers - II', 2011, mixed media on wood, 72 x 52 cm 'Dropping ashes from my fingers', 2011, (shoes) mixed media on wood, 72 x 52 cm 'Dropping ashes from my fingers - IV', 2011, mixed media on wood, 72 x 52 cm 'Horse with no name - I', 2011, aluminum, paper, oil pint, wood, styrofoam and wax, 149 x 74 x 44 cm 'Rocco Bladen', 2011, wood, concrete, wax and paint, 262 x 119 x 55 cm 'Palermo - II', 2010-11, ceramics and paint, 154 x 31 x 30 cm 'Brancusi', 2010, ceramics and paint, 169 x 29 x 26 cm & 'Dropping ashes from my fingers I', 2011, mixed media on wood, 72 x 52 cm 'Untitled - II' ceramics and paint, 194 x 31 x 28 cm 'Brancusi', 2010, ceramics and paint, 169 x 29 x 26 cm. 'Oerlikon', 2009, ceramics, paint, 52 x 33,5 x 32 cm. 'Sonic Youth', 2008, aluminium, high-end inkjet print, 55 x 68 cm. 'Stage diver', 2007, mirror, wood, paint, unique piece, 205 x 130 x 33, 2007 Sculpture from the series 'Winners & Losers' ceramics and paint, 2007 'Get the balance right' wax, paint and ceramic, 500 x 190 x 140 cm, 2007 'Get the balance right' wax, ceramic and paint, 500 x 190 x 140 cm, 2007 Drawings from the eerie 'A broken minute later' paint, spray paint, airbrush and rubber with clothing, 33 x 34 cm, 2007 Drawing from the serie 'A broken minute later' paint, spray paint, airbrush and rubber with clothing, 33 x 34 cm, 2007 'Colonisation' epoxy, polyurethane, spraypaint, high gloss painted wood plate, 450 x 500 x 600cm, 2007 (detail) 'As long as it takes' mirror, aluminum, wood and paint, 250 x 180 x 320 cm, 2007 'As long as it takes' mirror, aluminum, wood and paint, 250 x 180 x 320 cm, 2007 (detail) 'Untitled', drawing from the serie 'A Broken Minute Later', 2007, 33 x 43 x 2,8 cm. 'Untitled', drawing from the serie 'A Broken Minute Later', 2007, 33 x 43 x 2,8 cm. 'Untitled', drawing from the serie 'A Broken Minute Later', 2007, 33 x 43 x 2,8 cm. 'We do not move an inch' wax, epoxy, styrofoam and spray paint, 160 x 70 x 70 cm, 2006 'Untitled' mixed media, 40 x 30 cm, 2006 'Untitled' mixed media, 40 x 30 cm, 2006 'Untitled' mixed media, 40 x 30 cm, 2006 'Something Beautiful To Live For, Something Good To Die', 2005, polyurethane, mirror, glue, paint, wood. 'Explosions. With or Without My Friends', 2000-01. Special hexachrome print. Edition of 50. 'Explosions. With/without my friends', 2000-2001, special hexachrom print, edition of 50.
Cristian Andersen
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Biography

Cristian Andersen (1974, Denmark) lives in Zurich. Andersen works with contemporary techniques such as spray paint and digital photomontage and he uses symbols and sign language from the field of art and pop culture. Since 2004 he regularly exhibited at Upstream Gallery. His work is shown at many international art spaces such as Public Art Fund, New York, Avlskarl gallery, Copenhagen, World Expo 2012, Shanghai and Artforum Berlin. He also got awarded with several prizes and Swiss and Danish stipends.

Publications:

Andersen, Cristian. Dokumentation. 2002-2007.

Andersen, Cristian. Selected Works. 2007-2009.

Andersen, Cristian. Explosions/ with-without my friends. Karlsruhe: Engelhardt & Bauer, 2001. ISBN: 3-931126-56-0

Exhibitions

Winners & Losers

27 Oct - 21 Dec '07

Dropping ashes from my Fingers

11 Mar - 29 Apr '11

A Decade Upstream

30 Nov - 19 Dec '13

Only Drawings

28 Nov '04 - 15 Jan '05

A Chair Afraid of the Mouse

3 Sep - 8 Oct '05

Cristian Andersen & Annabel Elgar

14 Feb - 14 Mar '04

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