Dennis Butabi Borg is a Swedish musician, songwriter and visual artist, known primarily for his work with the melodic rock band Cruzh.

Since 2009, painting has existed alongside music as a second creative language — a space with few rules, loud colors and no real obligation to behave. Between live shows, songwriting sessions and recording studios, Butabi turns to the canvas whenever inspiration demands it.

Working primarily with acrylic paint, while frequently incorporating spray paint and other mixed techniques, his process is instinctive, playful and deliberately open-ended. New styles, methods and visual ideas are constantly tested, twisted and reworked. Whatever the starting point, the finished pieces tend to end up somewhere inside Butabi’s own unmistakable universe: a collision of pop art, 1980s nostalgia, retro aesthetics, rock ’n’ roll attitude, sarcasm and dark-edged humor.
There is no ambition to make art feel overly precious or untouchable. Instead, the paintings are made to have presence, personality and enough attitude to hold their own in a room.

Behind the bright colors and pop-cultural references, however, there is always an affection for the source material. The irony is rarely cynical. It comes from fascination, nostalgia and a lifelong relationship with music, images and the cultural debris that stays with us.

Presented and Curated by:
ArtBoxy, Switzerland

Utställningar
December 2010, Utställning, Stalleriet, Svedberga
April 2015, Utställning, Konstväggen, Kulturhuset, Åstorp
Juni 2020 - 2024, Inredning, Pålsjö Krog, Drottninggatan 151, Helsingborg
April 2023, Utställning, Påskutställning, ArtStudio Spritfabriken, Spritan, Ödåkra
Juli 2023, Utställning, Sommarutställning, ArtStudio Spritfabriken, Spritan, Ödåkra
14 oktober 2023, Beer & Art, Flat Cap - Oxhallen, Bredgatan 25, Helsingborg
21 oktober 9 november 2023, Showroom, Helsingborg C, Helsingborg
11 november - 12 november 2023, RockArt, ArtStudio Spritfabriken, Spritan, Ödåkra
1 december - 3 december 2023, Julsalong, BellamontiArt, Södra Storgatan 1, Helsingborg
7 december - 8 december 2024, RockArt 2, ArtStudio Spritfabriken, Spritan Ödåkra
25 oktober 2025, Toys N Beers, Flat Cap - Oxhallen, Bredgatan 25, Helsingborg
8 november - 9 november 2025, RockArt 3, ArtStudio Spritfabriken, Spritan Ödåkra
Påsk 2026, Mixtape utställning Östra Torups Slott, Vitaby
2 september - 6 september 2026. Swiss Art Expo, Zürich, Switzerland (curated exhibition)

Kommande:
28 november - 29 november 2026, RockArt 4, ArtStudio Spritfabriken, Spritan Ödåkra