Jakob Juul is a Danish artist known for his vibrant, comic-inspired paintings that blur the line between two and three dimensions. Working with a broad range of mixed-media techniques, including acrylic, oil, pastels, jesmonite, fiberglass, sand, and spray paint, he builds images layer by layer until they gain a paste-like, sculptural presence. His surfaces are rich with texture: dense and tactile, shifting between sharp edges and gestural marks, where flashes of color break open into playful, dynamic forms.

Central to Juul’s practice is the transformation of childhood memories and imagined figures into bold, contemporary expressions. Strange characters once doodled in his school notebooks resurface in his canvases, humorous, vulnerable and curious at once. These figures animate his works with an immediacy that feels both personal and universal, inviting viewers into worlds that hover between the familiar and the fantastical.

Juul’s paintings are driven less by concept than by instinct. He follows what feels urgent in the studio, allowing each work to evolve freely. Over time, these pieces become visual diaries, storing fragments of experience, songs on repeat, fleeting moods, the rhythm of a particular day. They function as living time capsules, simultaneously holding the weight of memory and the vitality of the present moment.

What distinguishes Juul’s art is its restless energy. His works hum, shift and breathe, oscillating between humor and sincerity, control and abandon. By combining the immediacy of comic aesthetics with the depth of sculptural materiality, Juul creates a language that is unapologetically alive.

In September 2025, Massoumi Gallery presents The Days at Kongevej 39, his first European solo exhibition, featuring 17 new works.