Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Illustrator and sculptor Bjørn Okholm Skaarup brings vibrant life to his contemporary art through a parade of joyfully imaginative animalistic figures. These creatures are often depicted in anthropomorphic poses, such as a cheetah riding a scooter or a rhino dressed as a harlequin.
Okholm Skaarup was born in 1973 in Rudkøbing, Denmark. In 1994, he began working at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. In 2004, he moved to Florence, Italy, to study the work of the Renaissance masters and learn large-scale bronze casting. He received a PhD in 2009 from the European University Institute.
Now based in New York City, Okholm Skaarup builds on elements of art history in his work, as seen in his numerous renditions of the Hippo Ballerina, which is a whimsical take on Edgar Degas’s The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer with an enthusiastic nod to Disney. Many of his artworks contain a mischievous twist, like his bronze sculpture of a lion with a crown on his head, riding a rocking horse instead of a majestic stallion.
Okholm Skaarup is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and has exhibited his works at many notable venues, including the Koldinghus Museum in Kolding, Denmark, the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, the Four Seasons Hotel in Florence and the Hotel Cipriani in Venice.
On 1stDibs, find authentic Bjørn Okholm Skaarup sculptures, prints and paintings.
2010s Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Pastel, Watercolor, Acrylic, Etching, Paper
2010s Other Art Style Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Etching, Watercolor, Pastel, Acrylic, Paper
2010s Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Linocut
1840s Victorian Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Watercolor, Lithograph
1770s Baroque Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Etching, Intaglio
Mid-20th Century Modern Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Paper, Ink, Gouache
18th Century Naturalistic Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Ink
1770s Naturalistic Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Watercolor, Engraving, Handmade Paper
18th Century Naturalistic Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
1770s Realist Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio
1950s Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
1650s Old Masters Bjørn Okholm Skaarup Animal Prints
Watercolor, Intaglio, Laid Paper, Engraving