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Jörgen Thornberg
London Bridge on a Turquoise Day, 2022
Digital
70 x 100 cm
5 200 kr
Despite people having seen Dino, the friendly dinosaur from the TV series "The Flintstones" and all dinosaur movies thus far ending with humans triumphing, many are still afraid of these harmless herbivores. Some probably have seen too many Jurassic Park films, with their predatory beasts making life difficult for both their kind and humans. These movies, while entertaining, often portray dinosaurs in a way that is not entirely accurate, leading to misconceptions about these ancient creatures.
Like many other herbivores, iguanodons are gentle creatures that will not harm humans or other animals on sight. However, they will fight back once attacked using their thumb spikes in bipedal mode. These spikes, unique to iguanodons, were used for self-defence and were a key feature of their survival strategy.
While it's a challenge to gauge a dinosaur's intelligence from a fossil, Norman and his colleagues suggest that, based on it and other endocasts, the creature was at least as intelligent as modern crocodilians. This insight into the cognitive abilities of these ancient beings is genuinely remarkable.
Fellow commuters, seemingly unperturbed by the unusual sight, continue without taking notice. The traffic was moving slowly, but it wasn't her fault; humans managed that themselves. It's Dina who might be a bit miffed. She's headed to the London Zoo, eager to see what evolution has brought forth since her species roamed the Earth 66 million years ago. The closest living relatives at the Zoo are, strictly speaking, birds, the only direct descendants of the giant, extinct dinosaurs, along with crocodiles, alligators, and other close relatives.
So, if everything is to be correct, there are only descendants of her cousins once during the Jurassic Period. Not all creatures we often think of as dinosaurs are dinosaurs — the whole line of flying creatures known as pterosaurs. The group of reptiles, including pterodactyls, evolved before dinosaurs. They started as more minor, flying creatures and gradually evolved into a larger species with wingspans of more than 33 feet, like the Hatzegopteryx thambema and Quetzalcoatlus Northrop. The latter giraffe-sized reptile had thin limbs, a terrifyingly long beak and a whopping wingspan. That wingspan is about the size of a Cessna four-seat aeroplane as large as 15.9 m (52 ft).
While all birds are descended from dinosaurs, the mysterious Cassowary is thought to be more similar to ancient dinosaurs than most other birds. Large-bodied with fierce claws, these flightless birds also have casques, a helmet-like structure atop the head, which many dinosaurs are believed to have had.
Dina was particularly looking forward to going on a Bird Safari at London Zoo's giant section of the same name. Birds Safari is a walk-through exhibit housing various species of birds, including Waldrapp ibises, Abdim's storks, great argues, emerald doves, scarlet ibises, and Dina's closest relative, the Cassowary.
After crossing the bridge, Dina's journey took her through the bustling streets of King William Street, navigating the narrow, one-way lanes filled with cars. Before turning right onto Outer Circle, she passed through iconic London spots like Cheapside, Euston Road, Great Portland Street, and Gloucester Gate. Here, she found the grand Regents Park, with its main attraction, the London Zoo, at its northern end. Dina, being a dinosaur, didn't need to worry about tickets or senior discounts. She was over sixty-five, sixty-five million years to be precise, but the narrow entrance could be a problem. However, with a little force, most things could be arranged. Her five-ton girl body should quickly force doors and gates.
As Dina crossed the bridge, she couldn't help but notice the amazed stares and pointing children. No one realised she was a real dinosaur, not even imaginative children. Parents assumed it was one of those constant advertising gimmicks for which the capital was known. It could be the toy manufacturer The Toy Barn in action. They had a realistic scale model that could move if wound up. There was also a radio-controlled version, which didn't resemble Dina but a hybrid between her species and Tyrannosaurus Rex. As a herbivore, she didn't need sharp teeth; her jaw resembled the modern-day mouth of a cow.
The next day, Dina planned to visit the Natural History Museum, a place that held some complete dinosaur skeletons, including one she found in Belgium, where it once lived. But first, she had to cross the bridge, and the traffic hardly moved. In front of her cycled one of those guys with a large box on his back, a food delivery from Dinoroo. London was full of them; this one had a stinking meat dish in his box. Iguanodons have sensitive noses when searching for vegetarian delicacies in nature.
During the night, she visited New Covent Garden Market, the largest wholesale fruit, vegetable, and flower market in the United Kingdom. In addition to fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers, the wholesalers can provide an extensive list of grocery items, giving Dina many new taste sensations. She was particularly drawn to the sweet fruits, a delicacy that didn't exist when she was alive.
Dina uses her hard beak to cut food, moving further back into her mouth with a powerful tongue. Here, rows of tightly packed teeth help chew thorny vegetation. At the fruit market, she focused on many delicious, sweet fruits that didn't exist when she was alive. A particular favourite was kiwifruits, and she had probably sniffed out every specimen at the nighttime market. Despite being cautious, her rampage through the dense stands left an indescribable mess of crushed tables and trampled vegetables and fruits. The morning newspapers had already dubbed her the 'Kiwi Bandit.'
Bandit! Nonsense! Dina was a well-mannered and harmless Iguanodon girl who happened to be hungry. During her whimsical Odyssey among the Fruits, Dina sang a song she had heard some human children sing at a daycare. Although the procedures were unnecessarily long, Dina skipped all the washing and chopping and chewed down the delicacies while humming:
"This is the way I pick the fruit,
pick the fruit, pick the fruit
This is the way I pick the fruit
ready to be washed
This is the way we wash the fruit,
wash the fruit, wash the fruit
This is the way I wash the fruit
ready to be chopped
This is the way I chop up the fruit,
chop up the fruit, chop up the fruit
This is the way I chop up the fruit
ready to be eaten
This is the way I eat the fruit, eat
the fruit, eat the fruit
This is the way I eat the fruit,
yummy in my tummy".
Jörgen Thornberg
London Bridge on a Turquoise Day, 2022
Digital
70 x 100 cm
5 200 kr
Despite people having seen Dino, the friendly dinosaur from the TV series "The Flintstones" and all dinosaur movies thus far ending with humans triumphing, many are still afraid of these harmless herbivores. Some probably have seen too many Jurassic Park films, with their predatory beasts making life difficult for both their kind and humans. These movies, while entertaining, often portray dinosaurs in a way that is not entirely accurate, leading to misconceptions about these ancient creatures.
Like many other herbivores, iguanodons are gentle creatures that will not harm humans or other animals on sight. However, they will fight back once attacked using their thumb spikes in bipedal mode. These spikes, unique to iguanodons, were used for self-defence and were a key feature of their survival strategy.
While it's a challenge to gauge a dinosaur's intelligence from a fossil, Norman and his colleagues suggest that, based on it and other endocasts, the creature was at least as intelligent as modern crocodilians. This insight into the cognitive abilities of these ancient beings is genuinely remarkable.
Fellow commuters, seemingly unperturbed by the unusual sight, continue without taking notice. The traffic was moving slowly, but it wasn't her fault; humans managed that themselves. It's Dina who might be a bit miffed. She's headed to the London Zoo, eager to see what evolution has brought forth since her species roamed the Earth 66 million years ago. The closest living relatives at the Zoo are, strictly speaking, birds, the only direct descendants of the giant, extinct dinosaurs, along with crocodiles, alligators, and other close relatives.
So, if everything is to be correct, there are only descendants of her cousins once during the Jurassic Period. Not all creatures we often think of as dinosaurs are dinosaurs — the whole line of flying creatures known as pterosaurs. The group of reptiles, including pterodactyls, evolved before dinosaurs. They started as more minor, flying creatures and gradually evolved into a larger species with wingspans of more than 33 feet, like the Hatzegopteryx thambema and Quetzalcoatlus Northrop. The latter giraffe-sized reptile had thin limbs, a terrifyingly long beak and a whopping wingspan. That wingspan is about the size of a Cessna four-seat aeroplane as large as 15.9 m (52 ft).
While all birds are descended from dinosaurs, the mysterious Cassowary is thought to be more similar to ancient dinosaurs than most other birds. Large-bodied with fierce claws, these flightless birds also have casques, a helmet-like structure atop the head, which many dinosaurs are believed to have had.
Dina was particularly looking forward to going on a Bird Safari at London Zoo's giant section of the same name. Birds Safari is a walk-through exhibit housing various species of birds, including Waldrapp ibises, Abdim's storks, great argues, emerald doves, scarlet ibises, and Dina's closest relative, the Cassowary.
After crossing the bridge, Dina's journey took her through the bustling streets of King William Street, navigating the narrow, one-way lanes filled with cars. Before turning right onto Outer Circle, she passed through iconic London spots like Cheapside, Euston Road, Great Portland Street, and Gloucester Gate. Here, she found the grand Regents Park, with its main attraction, the London Zoo, at its northern end. Dina, being a dinosaur, didn't need to worry about tickets or senior discounts. She was over sixty-five, sixty-five million years to be precise, but the narrow entrance could be a problem. However, with a little force, most things could be arranged. Her five-ton girl body should quickly force doors and gates.
As Dina crossed the bridge, she couldn't help but notice the amazed stares and pointing children. No one realised she was a real dinosaur, not even imaginative children. Parents assumed it was one of those constant advertising gimmicks for which the capital was known. It could be the toy manufacturer The Toy Barn in action. They had a realistic scale model that could move if wound up. There was also a radio-controlled version, which didn't resemble Dina but a hybrid between her species and Tyrannosaurus Rex. As a herbivore, she didn't need sharp teeth; her jaw resembled the modern-day mouth of a cow.
The next day, Dina planned to visit the Natural History Museum, a place that held some complete dinosaur skeletons, including one she found in Belgium, where it once lived. But first, she had to cross the bridge, and the traffic hardly moved. In front of her cycled one of those guys with a large box on his back, a food delivery from Dinoroo. London was full of them; this one had a stinking meat dish in his box. Iguanodons have sensitive noses when searching for vegetarian delicacies in nature.
During the night, she visited New Covent Garden Market, the largest wholesale fruit, vegetable, and flower market in the United Kingdom. In addition to fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers, the wholesalers can provide an extensive list of grocery items, giving Dina many new taste sensations. She was particularly drawn to the sweet fruits, a delicacy that didn't exist when she was alive.
Dina uses her hard beak to cut food, moving further back into her mouth with a powerful tongue. Here, rows of tightly packed teeth help chew thorny vegetation. At the fruit market, she focused on many delicious, sweet fruits that didn't exist when she was alive. A particular favourite was kiwifruits, and she had probably sniffed out every specimen at the nighttime market. Despite being cautious, her rampage through the dense stands left an indescribable mess of crushed tables and trampled vegetables and fruits. The morning newspapers had already dubbed her the 'Kiwi Bandit.'
Bandit! Nonsense! Dina was a well-mannered and harmless Iguanodon girl who happened to be hungry. During her whimsical Odyssey among the Fruits, Dina sang a song she had heard some human children sing at a daycare. Although the procedures were unnecessarily long, Dina skipped all the washing and chopping and chewed down the delicacies while humming:
"This is the way I pick the fruit,
pick the fruit, pick the fruit
This is the way I pick the fruit
ready to be washed
This is the way we wash the fruit,
wash the fruit, wash the fruit
This is the way I wash the fruit
ready to be chopped
This is the way I chop up the fruit,
chop up the fruit, chop up the fruit
This is the way I chop up the fruit
ready to be eaten
This is the way I eat the fruit, eat
the fruit, eat the fruit
This is the way I eat the fruit,
yummy in my tummy".
5 200 kr
Jörgen Thornberg
Malmö
Lite om bilder och mig. Translation in English at the end.
Jag är en nyfiken person som ser allt i bilder, även det jag fäster i ord, gärna tillsammans för bakom alla mina bilder finns en berättelse. Till vissa bilder hör en kortare eller längre novell som följer med bilden.
Bilder berättar historier. Jag omges av naturlig skönhet, intressanta människor och historia var jag än går. Jag använder min kamera för att dokumentera världen och blanda det jag ser med vad jag känner för att fånga den dolda magin.
Mina bilder berättar mina historier. Genom mina bilder, tryck och berättelser. Jag bjuder in dig att ta del av dessa berättelser, in i ditt liv och hem och dela min mycket personliga syn på vår värld. Mer än vad ögat ser. Jag tänker i bilder, drömmer och skriver och pratar om dem; följaktligen måste jag också skapa bilder. De blir vad jag ser, inte nödvändigtvis begränsade till verkligheten. Det finns en bild runt varje hörn. Jag hoppas att du kommer att se vad jag såg och gilla det.
Jag är också en skrivande person och till många bilder hör en kortare eller längre essay. Den följer med tavlan, tryckt på fint papper och med en personlig hälsning från mig.
Flertalet bilder startar sin resa i min kamera. Enkelt förklarat beskriver jag bilden jag ser i mitt inre, upplevd eller fantiserad. Bilden uppstår inom mig redan innan jag fått okularet till ögat. På bråkdelen av ett ögonblick ser jag vad jag vill ha och vad som kan göras med bilden. Här skall jag stoppa in en giraff, stålmannen, Titanic eller vad det är min fantasi finner ut. Ännu märkligare är att jag kommer ihåg minnesbilden långt efteråt när det blir tid att skapa verket. Om jag lyckas eller inte, är upp till betraktaren, oftast präglat av en stråk av svart humor – meningen är att man skall bli underhållen. Mina bilder blir ofta en snackis där de hänger.
Jag föredrar bilder som förmedlar ett budskap i flera lager. Vid första anblicken fylld av feel-good, en vacker utsikt, fint väder, solen skiner, blommor på ängen eller vattnet som ligger förrädiskt spegelblankt. I en sådan bild kan jag gömma min egentliga berättelse, mitt förakt för förtryckare och våldsverkare, rasister och fördomsfulla människor - ett gärna återkommande motiv mer eller mindre dolt i det vackra motivet. Jag försöker förena dem i ett gemensamt narrativ.
Bild och formgivning har löpt som en röd tråd genom livet. Fotokonst känns som en värdig final som jag gärna delar med mig.
Min genre är vid som framgår av mina bilder, temat en blandning av pop- och gatukonst i kollage som kan bestå av hundratals lager. Vissa bilder kan ta veckor, andra någon dag innan det är dags att överlämna resultatet till printverkstaden. Fine Art Prints är digitala fotocollage. I dessa kollage sker rivandet, klippandet, pusslandet, målandet, ritandet och sprayningen digitalt. Det jag monterar in kan vara hundratals år gamla bilder som jag omsorgsfullt frilägger så att de ser ut att vara en del av tavlan men också bilder skapade av mig själv efter min egen fantasi. Därefter besöks printstudion och för vissa bilder numrera en limiterad upplaga (oftast 7 exemplar) och signera för hand. Vissa bilder kan köpas i olika format. Det är bara att fråga efter vilka. Gillar man en bild som är 70x100 men inte har plats på väggen, går den kanske att få i 50x70 cm istället. Frågan är fri.
Metoden Giclée eller Fine Art Print som det också kallas är det moderna sättet för framställning av grafisk konst. Villkoret för denna typ av utskrifter är att en högkvalitativ storformatskrivare används med åldersbeständigt färgpigment och konstnärspapper eller i förekommande fall på duk. Pappret som används möter de krav på livslängd som ställs av museer och gallerier. Normalt säljer jag mina bilder oinramade så att den nya ägaren själv kan bestämma hur de skall se ut, med eller utan passepartout färg på ram, med eller utan glas etc..
Under många år ställde jag bara ut på nätet, i valda grupper och på min egen Facebooksida - https://www.facebook.com/jorgen.thornberg.9
Jag finns också på en egen hemsida som tyvärr inte alltid är uppdaterad – https://www.jth.life/ Där kan du också läsa en del av de berättelser som följer med bilden.
UTSTÄLLNINGAR
Luftkastellet, oktober 2022
Konst i Lund, november 2022
Luftkastellet, mars 2023
Engleson Galleri Caroli, april 2023
Hydra, Greece June 2023
Engleson Galleri Caroli, oktober 2023
Toppen, Höllviken december 2023
Luftkastellet, mars 2024
Torups Galleri, mars 2024
Venice, May 2024
Luftkastellet, oktober 2024
Konst i Advent, December 2024
Galleri Engleson, Caroli December 2024
Jäger & Jansson Galleri, april 2025
A bit about pictures and me.
I'm a curious person who sees everything in pictures, even what I express in words, often combining them, for behind all my pictures lies a story. These narratives, some as short as a single image and others as long as a novel, are the heart and soul of my work.
Pictures tell stories. Wherever I go, I'm surrounded by natural beauty, exciting people, and history. I use my camera to document the world and blend what I see with what I feel to capture the hidden magic.
My images tell my stories. Through my pictures, prints, and narratives, I invite you to partake in these stories in your life and home and share my deeply personal perspective of our world. More than meets the eye. I think in pictures, dream, write, and talk about them; consequently, I must create images too. They become what I see, not necessarily confined to reality. There's a picture around every corner. I hope you'll see what I saw and enjoy it.
I'm also a writer, and many images come with a shorter or longer essay. It accompanies the painting, printed on fine paper with my personal greeting.
Many pictures start their journey on my camera. Simply put, I describe the image I see in my mind, experienced or imagined. The image arises within me even before I bring the eyepiece to my eye. In a fraction of a moment, I see what I want and what can be done with the picture. Here, I'll insert a giraffe, Superman, the Titanic, or whatever my imagination conjures up. Even stranger is that I remember the mental image long after it's time to create the work. Whether I succeed is up to the observer, often imbued with a streak of black humour – the aim is to entertain. My pictures usually become a talking point wherever they hang.
I prefer pictures that convey a message in multiple layers. At first glance, they're filled with feel-good vibes, a beautiful view, lovely weather, the sun shining, flowers in the meadow, or the water lying deceptively calm. But beneath this surface beauty, I often conceal a deeper story, a narrative that challenges societal norms or explores the human condition. I invite you to delve into these hidden narratives and discover the layers of meaning within my work.
Picture and design have been a thread running through my life. Photographic art feels like a fitting finale, and I'm happy to share it.
My genre is varied, as seen in my pictures; the theme is a blend of pop and street art in collages that can consist of hundreds of layers. Some images can take weeks, others just a day before it's time to hand over the result to the print workshop. Fine Art Prints are digital photo collages. In these collages, tearing, cutting, puzzling, painting, drawing, and spraying happen digitally. What I insert can be images hundreds of years old that I carefully extract so they appear to be part of the painting, but also images created by myself, now also generated from my imagination. Next, visit the print studio and, for certain images, number a limited edition (usually 7 copies) and sign them by hand. Some images may be available in other formats. Just ask which ones. If you like an image that's 70x100 but doesn't have space on the wall, you might be able to get it in 50x70 cm instead. The question is open.
The Giclée method, or Fine Art Print as it's also called, is the modern way of producing graphic art. This method ensures the highest quality and longevity of the artwork, using a high-quality large-format printer with archival pigment inks and artist paper or, in some cases, canvas. The paper used meets the longevity requirements set by museums and galleries. I sell my pictures unframed, allowing the new owner to personalise their artwork, confident in the lasting value and quality of the piece.
For many years, I only exhibited online, in selected groups, and on my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/jorgen.thornberg.9. I also have my website, which unfortunately is not constantly updated - https://www.jth.life/. You can also read some of the stories accompanying the pictures there.
EXHIBITIONS
Luftkastellet, October 2022
Art in Lund, November 2022
Luftkastellet, March 2023
Engleson Gallery Caroli, April 2023
Hydra, Greece June 2023
Engleson Gallery Caroli, October 2023
Toppen, Höllviken December 2023
Luftkastellet, March 2024
Torup Gallery, March 2024
Venice, May 2024
UTSTÄLLNINGAR
Luftkastellet, oktober 2022
Konst i Lund, november 2022
Luftkastellet, mars 2023
Engleson Galleri Caroli, april 2023
Hydra, Greece June 2023
Engleson Galleri Caroli, oktober 2023
Toppen, Höllviken december 2023
Luftkastellet, mars 2024
Torups Galleri, mars 2024
Venice, May 2024
Luftkastellet, October 2024
Konst i Advent, December 2024
Galleri Engleson, Caroli December 2024
Jäger & Jansson Galleri, April 2025
Utbildning
Autodidakt
Medlem i konstnärsförening
Öppna Sinnen
Med i konstrunda
Konstrundan i Skåne
Utställningar
Luftkastellet, October 2022
Art in Lund, November 2022
Luftkastellet, March 2023
Engleson Gallery Caroli, April 2023
Hydra, Greece June 2023
Engleson Gallery Caroli, October 2023
Toppen, Höllviken December 2023
Luftkastellet, March 2024
Torup Gallery, March 2024
Venice, May 2024