On a recent shoot, Kate brought several pieces of art from Little Paper Planes. One in particular caught my eye (the one above, titled Period). It didn’t find a place in the final shot, but I was smitten. This weekend I had a chance to look up the artist and wanted to share his work with you.
Fredrik Åkum is a painter and photographer from Sweden. Fredrik’s paintings attempt to capture fleeting moments from Sweden’s short summers, like a bloom or a flag in the breeze. His style is a mix of his intention and the serendipitous interaction of the fluid materials he uses. I love the watery, dream-like effect this lends his work—there is such a peaceful quality in all his pieces. If you’d like to read more about Fredrik, there’s an interview with him at Little Paper Planes, where a small collection of his prints is also available.
{Images from Fredrick Åkum via Little Paper Planes}
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His work is delightful, thank you!
Little Paper Planes is one of my favorite sources for finding new artists.
Which leads me to say, check out this: http://amzn.to/U4uQGb ! (awesome book of artist-created actual paper airplanes by Kelly of LLP which I edited)
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The girl at the lake and he flag are definitely my favourites. They’re beautiful pieces of work, I love he whimsical feel they all have to them.
These are beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing his work!
Aww thanks so much for posting Fredrik’s work!! LPP loves Anthology!!! xo