Malene Heerup was born into a Danish family of internationally renowned artists. She proved to be a keen observer of the world around her. From an early age she began to develop her own visual vocabulary and proficiency in various art mediums and techniques. She has strong attention to detail and the ability to communicate through graphic motifs, colors, texture, and dynamic shapes and compositions.

“In both her paintings and her designs, we meet a rich abundance of amorphous forms, surprising juxtapositions, unexpected meetings, funny stories, and body firings, told in a color and imagery that is steeped in both tropical heat and urban “street” mentality. She draws inspiration from around the world; from New York’s street art – over plant – and the floral world to fashion illustrations, crafts, theatre set design, modern dance, ethnic arts and inevitably, abstract surrealism.”

“Everywhere in her work Malene Heerup’s philosophy of life shines clearly through an optimistic, and above all, humorous approach to art; there is an overwhelming desire to reach audiences. Her works confront us at eye level, teases, excites us and challenges us with their visual cornucopia of shapes, colors and stories to explore our own dreams and fantasies.”

“The interaction sharpens the viewer’s senses, and one can almost feel the movement in the body from the shapes on the canvas, taste the sour in the bright green color – well, almost hear the jazz flow.

As with Kandinsky, Klee and Arp, Malene Heerup’s works are in a much larger context than their two-dimensional reality.”

“She works consciously to expand the space between work and viewer and has the incredible ability to create a third place where space, art and man equally meet.”

While living in New York City and attending the Parson’s School of Design, studying Fine Arts and Graphic Design, Malene began to define her artist self in the context of the city. This included: “Hard work and the belief in transcendence, New York taught me to believe in wonders. I draw my inspiration from a subconscious state where observations are molded by joy, humor, imagination, and a desire to communicate.”