{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Jakob Tolstrup Studio-Visit","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-01-23T14:43:03Z","description":"With Danish artist Jakob Tolstrup in Berlin, the Gemran capital got another attraction! His paintings are humorous illustrated caricatures of modern society. I just visited his studio...","html":"\u003cp\u003eThe marvelous paintings and illustrations by graffiti-inspired Danish artist \u003cstrong\u003eJakob Tolstrup\u003c/strong\u003e describe his worldview in the humorous way of someone who was born in the middle of nowhere - the countryside of Denmark. During the last couple of years, Jakob not just pushed his amazing painting series forward, experimenting with different techniques, materials and mediums, but also worked together with different galleries and invoiced several papers and magazines for his illustration works.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy earlier work use to have a lot of political content, but as I grow older I got more and more disillusioned about society\u0026hellip; (Jakob Tolstrup)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast year, I got the chance to meet Jakob Tolstrup in his Berlin studio, and photographed him while preparing paintings for his first solo-show in the German capital! I really enjoyed watching him creating those clean, amusing artworks with their more or less hidden messages.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently, LDWT published \u003ca href=\"http://www.ldwt.net/2012/01/feed-the-monsters-jakob-tolstrup/\"\u003ea nice interview\u003c/a\u003e with him, talking about his early years as an artist, growing up in Denmark, past experiences and cultural influences that affected his art. It’s definitely worth reading it. Furthermore, you should check out Jakob’s website for more impressions of his great works: \u003ca href=\"http://www.jakobtolstrup.dk\"\u003ewww.jakobtolstrup.dk\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_58a26e9ba316119b.avif 480w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_7c66b665aba4e6e8.avif 960w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_6ff3b16d854d169c.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_a8dee6d3bc755ce0.webp 480w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_558a010e77ca7b58.webp 960w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_1e46b4dc32aa615c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_8240ddb575dccd20.jpg\" srcset=\"/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_1959860658d75b05.jpg 480w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_4e81264e203eeed.jpg 960w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio_hu_8240ddb575dccd20.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2760\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2760\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2760\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_83f7618a6b10eac7.avif 480w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_2897eed11bd96128.avif 960w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_294a234eb69cff1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_8f2c61770c239dc7.webp 480w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_27a8402298bece59.webp 960w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_9ba1761c774f8d84.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_5ed068330060cc10.jpg\" srcset=\"/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_d17b71e303482f77.jpg 480w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_badfa58bada84484.jpg 960w, /jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin_hu_5ed068330060cc10.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; 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During the last couple of years, Jakob not just pushed his amazing painting series forward, experimenting with different techniques, materials and mediums, but also worked together with different galleries and invoiced several papers and magazines for his illustration works.\n\n\u003e My earlier work use to have a lot of political content, but as I grow older I got more and more disillusioned about society... (Jakob Tolstrup)\n\nLast year, I got the chance to meet Jakob Tolstrup in his Berlin studio, and photographed him while preparing paintings for his first solo-show in the German capital! I really enjoyed watching him creating those clean, amusing artworks with their more or less hidden messages.\n\nRecently, LDWT published [a nice interview](http://www.ldwt.net/2012/01/feed-the-monsters-jakob-tolstrup/) with him, talking about his early years as an artist, growing up in Denmark, past experiences and cultural influences that affected his art. It’s definitely worth reading it. Furthermore, you should check out Jakob’s website for more impressions of his great works: [www.jakobtolstrup.dk](http://www.jakobtolstrup.dk)\n\n![](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-studio.jpg\u003e) ![](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-berlin.jpg\u003e) ![](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/jakob-tolstrup-artworks.jpg\u003e) ","tags":["Artist Studio","Illustration","Painting","Jakob Tolstrup","Artist Photography"],"title":"Jakob Tolstrup Studio-Visit","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jakob-tolstrup-studio-visit/"}