The Swedish painter Markus Åkesson has fascinated me for a while. Sometimes I think of his images as "dreamlike". In a way, yes, and I'll come back to it. But you could also say that the presentation is theatrical.The light can be partial or may seem fleeting. But like a spotlight, it shows you what you need to see.
And what you see suggests more than is right there in front of you. That's where the dreamlike quality comes in. The narrative is a whisper.
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I opened both images in order to get a closer view of their strangeness, strange being the operative word despite the fact they look almost, but not quite, like ordinary well executed modern paintings. You're right about them seeming more theatrical than dreamlike as well as deeply mysterious after the first glance - more so the first one that has the woman poking her finger into some tiny shark-like instrument. I can see why you find his work both subtle and fascinating.
Ah yes, the one with the woman in scrubs and the little shark is called "Science." Or, you know, the Swedish translation of that. In these there's a clarity involved with the things and people you're looking at. At the same time, it's mysterious in terms of context. I like that combination. And the nocturnal feel.
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