The Danish painter Michael Kvium has since the early 1980s created grotesque realistic works, depicting the darker side of life. He works in a conceptual narrative language with an inspiration and interest in classical paintings and techniques. Kvium draw on personal experiences and everyday life in an expression where the lines are blurred between reality and fantasy - The twin strategies of personal material and formal multiplicity allow the artist to infiltrate his viewers’ consciousness with raw truths about contemporary society.