A natural born contemporary artist, Jakob Straume explores in moving and vivid color, the topography of his soul.

Inspired by the Scandinavian landscape of his Nordic ancestry, Jakob’s early work breathes new life into abstract minimalism and contemporary concepts of recent decades,

as he translates his experiences through sculpted metal and paint on canvas.

Forming his art from the emotional sediment of his life

His bold and meticulous knife strokes build texture, layer upon layer

Mixing, merging, and melding color into a metamorphic result

With tempestuous heat and pressure, Jakob expresses an understanding of universal structure, balance, and beauty..

and the human desire to contain it.