Bjorn Copeland (b. 1975, Malone, New York, USA) received his BFA in 1998 with a focus in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, USA. His artistic practice involves reclaiming the discarded waste of contemporary consumer society to produce collages, prints, sculptures, and drawings that reflect the influence of psychedelia and Pop art. By using these materials to create his works, he side-steps the role of consumer in materially saturated culture. Additionally, in reorienting the viewer around the altered functions of his sculptures’ component parts, Copeland suggests the social potential of multifarious perspectives.
Copeland was an artist in residence at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2001. He has exhibited at galleries internationally including Capital, San Francisco; Bahamas Biennale, Detroit (2019); Night Gallery, Los Angeles; Cooper Cole, Toronto; David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen; and Canada Gallery, New York. He has additionally exhibited in museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit; University of Redlands Art Gallery, Redlands; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Kunst (Zeug) Haus, Rapperswal; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago; and Musée d’Art Contemporaine, Montréal. Copeland is also one of the founding members of the seminal electronic rock band Black Dice. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, USA.
Bjorn Copeland
Compress/Sustain Print Error
Bjorn Copeland – Compress/Sustain Print Error, 2015
Found billboard and grommets
Bjorn Copeland
Compress/Sustain NO
Bjorn Copeland – Compress/Sustain NO, 2015
Vinyl and grommets
Bjorn Copeland
Compress/Sustain (Legshow)
Bjorn Copeland – Compress/Sustain (Legshow), 2017
Vinyl and grommets
Bjorn Copeland
Dim + Flacid (yellow horns)
Bjorn Copeland – Dim + Flacid (yellow horns), 2017
Collage, vinyl, crayon
Bjorn Copeland
Dim + Flacid (red squares)
Bjorn Copeland – Dim + Flacid (red squares), 2017
Collage, vinyl, crayon
Bjorn Copeland
Compress/Sustain $5
Bjorn Copeland – Compress/Sustain $5, 2017
Found billboard and grommets
Bjorn Copeland
Green Tilt
Bjorn Copeland – Green Tilt, 2017
Mixed Media
Edition of 3, 2 AP
Bjorn Copeland
Orange Slat Stack
Bjorn Copeland – Orange Slat Stack, 2017
Mixed Media
Bjorn Copeland
Compress/Sustain 13′
Bjorn Copeland – Compress/Sustain 13′, 2017
Mixed Media
Bjorn Copeland
Precarious Recline
Bjorn Copeland – Precarious Recline, 2015
Found lawn chairs, strap, bottle
Bjorn Copeland
Compress/Sustain Horizontal
Bjorn Copeland – Compress/Sustain Horizontal, 2015
Wood, Metal Containers, Car Jack
Bjorn Copeland
Milk and Coffee Brandy
Bjorn Copeland – Milk and Coffee Brandy, 2016
Mixed media
Bjorn Copeland
Perfect Pairing
Bjorn Copeland – Perfect Pairing, 2016
Mixed media
Bjorn Copeland
Logo Tumors
Bjorn Copeland – Logo Tumors, 2016
Metal chairs and magnets
Bjorn Copeland
Compress/Sustain White
Bjorn Copeland – Compress/Sustain White, 2015
and gromets
Bjorn Copeland
Compress/Sustain NO
Bjorn Copeland – Compress/Sustain NO, 2015
Vinyl and gromets
Edition of 3, 2 AP
Bjorn Copeland
Compress/Sustain IFIF
Bjorn Copeland – Compress/Sustain IFIF, 2015
Vinyl and gromets