Overview

Morten Lassen is a Danish abstract painter, living and working in Copenhagen. 

 

He creates richly-worked images, in which the variegated textures and complex colours of the freely painted surface, seem braced against a half-concealed sense of structure in the composition. Beneath the organic richness of all his paintings there lies a sense of something formal, even geometric. It is a compelling vision.

He works in sequence on multiple canvases (or sheets of card) concurrently, each suite of paintings being created over a period of weeks, or even months. 

His process allows each new layer of paint to dry thoroughly before the application of the next, ensuring an element of clarity and control amidst the dynamic and expressive.  

There are areas of over-painting, of scratching back, of drawing-over-painting, of spray-paint highlighting. Each layer of paint suggests and challenges the last.

 

‘Some paintings almost paint themselves and some I struggle with for a long time before they are finished. It is a long journey from start to finish, but it is the journey that makes the painting. Every brushstroke informs the next.’ – Morten Lassen

 

Lassen’s work has been exhibited extensively across the UK, Scandinavia, North America and Australia. His paintings are held in a number of public and corporate collections including the Ministry of the Interior and Health, Copenhagen; IBO, Den Danske Bank, and Ålborg Universitet.

Works
  • Morten Lassen, 2025, hand painted and hand glazed ceramic vessel, 2025, contemporary artist, danish artist, Copenhagen. Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London.
    Vessel 18, 2025
  • Morten Lassen, 2025, hand painted and hand glazed ceramic vessel, 2025, contemporary artist, danish artist, Copenhagen. Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London.
    Vessel 17, 205
  • Morten Lassen, 2025, hand painted and hand glazed ceramic vessel, 2025, contemporary artist, danish artist, Copenhagen. Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London.
    Vessel 16 , 2025
  • An abstract geometric painting with blue and white and pink yellow rectangle shapes by Morten Lassen.
    Intuition B, 2024
  • Morten Lassen, 2025, hand painted and hand glazed ceramic vessel, 2025, contemporary artist, danish artist, Copenhagen. Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery London.
    Vessel 15, 2025
  • A multicolored abstract painting with complex colours and geometric shapes by artist Morten Lassen.
    Intuition E, 2024
  • An complex and geometric painting with multicolored square and rectangle shapes by abstract artists Morten Lassen.
    Intuition H, 2024
  • An complex and abstract painting with complex textures and colours by artist Morten Lassen.
    Brainstorm W, 2024
  • An abstract painting with geometric shapes and complex textures and colours by artist Morten Lassen.
    Brainstorm N, 2024
  • A ceramic vase with organic red and yellow organic shapes by abstract artists Morten Lassen.
    Vessel 12, 2024
  • A geometric and abstract painting with orange and green rectangular shapes by Danish artist Morten Lassen.
    Brainstorm V, 2024
  • An abstract ceramic vase with complex textures and colours by artist Morten Lassen.
    Vessel 11, 2024
  • An abstract geometric painting with complex textures and colours by painter Morten Lassen.
    Poem U, 2023
  • Ceramic vases with geometric and abstract shapes by Danish artist Morten Lassen on display at an art fair.
    Installation shot
  • A ceramic vase with complex colours and textures by abstract artist Morten Lassen.
    Vessel 6, 2024
  • A geometric and abstract work with red and yellow colours and complex textures by Morten Lassen displayed in a home.
    Install Shot
  • Danish artist Morten Lassen's expressive abstract painting in oil on linen with geometric orange and red colour and texture
    Poem T, 2023
  • Painter Morten Lassen in the studio creating an abstract geometric painting using complex colours and textures.
    In the studio
  • Danish artist Morten Lassen's expressive abstract painting in oil on linen with geometric red and blue colour and texture
    Unspoken I, 2023
  • Morten Lassen looks up at the camera in the studio while creating an abstract and geometric painting that uses complex colours and textures.
    In The Studio
  • Danish artist Morten Lassen's expressive abstract painting in oil on canvas with bold geometric white colour and texture
    Beyond Words B, 2022
  • Geometric and abstract works with complex textures and colours by Danish artist Morten Lassen displayed in a room.
    Install Shot
  • Danish artist Morten Lassen's expressive abstract painting in oil on linen with geometric orange and green colour and texture
    Poem S, 2023
  • A geometric and abstract work with blue and white colours and complex textures by Danish artist Morten Lassen on display in a home.
    Install Shot
  • A geometric oil on linen painting with orange and blue colours by abstract Danish artist Morten Lassen.
    Paper 50, 2024
  • A geometric and abstract oil and charcoal painting with blue and orange colours and complex textures by Danish artist Morten Lassen.
    Paper 49, 2024
  • Several of Danish artist Morten Lassen's geometric and abstract paintings on display at an art fair.
    Installation shot
  • An abstract and expressive painting with blue and yellow and green colours and complex textures by Danish artist Morten Lassen.
    Paper 48, 2024
  • A geometric abstract work with complex textures and blue and yellow colours on display at an art fair.
    Installation shot
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