Collection: Magnus Gjoen | Artist

Magnus Gjoen is a British contemporary artist, born in London to Norwegian parents, who studied design in London and Milan and worked as a denim and graphic designer for Vivienne Westwood, amongst others, before leaving the fashion industry to bring a touch of punk sensibility to the art world.

Magnus Gjoen's art examines how to change people's relationships and preconceived notions of objects: something potentially extremely destructive can be transformed into a beautiful yet fragile object of art. It is this misconception of beauty that he wants us to see in a different light, whether in weapons, animals or the human race itself, a species capable of creating immense beauty yet also of destroying it all.

His fashion background infuses his art practice, re-thinking old concepts and re-interpreting them for the contemporary climate. Working to shed new light on past treasures, Magnus Gjoen's limited-edition prints create modern takes on old masterpieces, questioning the correlation between religion, war, beauty, destruction and art. His work is at once uplifting and damning: salvation for a godless generation.

Magnus Gjoen's limited-edition prints and original artworks are sought after by collectors of contemporary British art, urban art and conceptual art looking for bold, thought-provoking pieces that challenge how we see the world.