Heaven Not Earth Online

Contemporary artist, Magnus Gjoen loves to challenge our preconceived notions of beauty by offering modern takes on old masterpieces, and transforming items typically associated with violence into delicate works of art.

Heaven Not Earth depicts a human heart, beating against a duck-egg blue background. Gjoen has covered the organ with imagery from antiquity: Grecian nudes frolic beneath cloud-puffed skies, while cherubs drape silken wreaths around the scene. The piece plays with convention, mixing classical and urban art.