Artist: KC Ortiz
Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: ± 60x80 cm
(Signed by the artist on reverse)

In the summer of 2020, with COVID19 still present all around the globe, we sent KC Ortiz on a trip to Bornholm, a Danish island off the coast of Sweden. Having moved from Chicago to Copenhagen a few years prior, KC didn’t find the time to explore this part of Denmark yet.

About the artist:
Born in Chicago, and currently residing in Copenhagen, KC Ortiz has a rich history that has informed him and his worldview to this day. After an active graffiti career and gaining a notorious reputation in and around Chicago, he had a series of run-ins with the law and ended in prison. While incarcerated Ortiz developed an interest in current events through the work of photojournalists in newspapers. After getting out, Ortiz worked as a photojournalist in combat zones, and ultimately he landed back in love with art again. The work of KC Ortiz is an exploration on survival, preservation, and resistance in a world that is rapidly changing under political upheaval, economic inequality, misinformation, and technological advances. By examining and questioning both our individual and collective roles and responsibilities in these current times and to future generations and civilizations, Ortiz visualizes the struggle of these questions. 

You can find more work of KC Ortiz on his website: www.kcortiz.com