Tage Åsén
Tage Åsén (born 1943) is a Swedish graphic artist and painter.
He works in a technique which has been described by art critics as super-realistic or hyper-realistic. The motif in his paintings is a critical "social surrealism" that is predicated on a dark and wry humour. His paintings have been used as covers for a number of books and music albums since his first exhibition (1968).
Most notable among these is perhaps the covers for the Swedish rock group Samla Mammas Manna, ranging from "Måltid" (1972) to "Dear Mamma" (2002).
He also made the book cover paintings of "De heliga geograferna" (1973) and "Guddöttrarna" (1975), the first two novels about Sunne by the Swedish writer Göran Tunström.
2018 Tage Åsén exhibits at Mårbacka.[1]
The Swedish band Långfinger acquired the rights from Åsén to use one of his paintings for the cover artwork of their album Pendulum which was released 15 March 2024 through the record label Welfare Sounds & Records.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Caféet är stängt". marbacka.com (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Nilsson, Kristoffer (15 March 2024). "Långfinger: "Det är ett lite hårdare album än tidigare" | HYMN". hymn.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
Omslaget är en tavla av Tage Åsén från 1970-talet. Han gjorde bland annat alla omslag till Samla Mammas Manna och en logga till Bengans skivbutik.
- ^ "Pendulum, by Långfinger". Bandcamp. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- www.brobytornet.se – Official Home page