Bille who

By combining a characteristic color scale, high level of detail and mysterious motifs, Danish visual artist Maiken Bille has created an alluring universe. From her studio in Aarhus, Maiken mainly works with acrylic paint on canvas. Based on a strong color palette, she explores how colors work together to give the motif just the right atmosphere.

But it easily shines through her education as a clothing craftsman and a bachelor’s degree in fashion design that Maiken draws inspiration from and has a strong love for textiles and fashion. She explains: Several years of work in the fashion industry have given me an understanding of textiles. How they move and how the light falls on them – and this helps to give depth to and make my works more lifelike.

In a short time, Maiken has managed to create a well-known universe under the artist name Bille who with works that are full of living scenes. She always has an overall idea of ​​the finished work before she begins to sketch it out. She describes that as an artist there is never a break in her brain. New ideas that she has to test and visualize pop up all the time. The line between private and professional life is almost blurred, as she is constantly moving.