I clearly remember the first time. It wasn’t in a metropolis like New York, London or Paris. It was in a small town in Denmark – and it was one of these trips that you weren’t really keen on as a sixteen year old, but went anyway – you simply had to. And there it was. Impressive in all its bright colours, trees and figurative birds. Birds. Hundreds of birds. For some reason I sat down and started counting the birds – an impossible task as the deeper you were dragged into this forest the more birds began to appear from the canvas. From this moment on I was in love with the Cobra artists and their way of portraying the world around them. My work has over the years allowed me to travel around the world and stand face to face with the greatest art; Picasso at the Prado in Madrid, Botticelli and Da Vinci at the Uffizi in Florence – and Rembrandt at the Winter Palace in Skt Petersburg. But it wasn’t one of the great masters who got me intrigued and started asking questions – it was a painting titled “The Troll and the Birds” by the Cobra artist Asger Jorn - quietly hanging in a museum far from any beaten track. My love affair with art had begun.

Artica was founded in 2008 as a natural progression of my interest of young contemporary art – and the similar interest to collect original art within my network of friends.

My vision is to present a range of young artists who create art who inspire me. Many of the artworks shown and available on Artica have from time to time made me stop my busy life for a just a tiny moment - and made me think.

Henrik Riis
Director

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The foundation of Artica Worldwide is based upon our relationships with our artists, customers and staff which rely on friendships formed with common incentives and collective attitudes.

We do accept submissions and if you are interested, please email to us on submission@artica.com, including:

- 3-4 samples of your work in a format of min 500 pixels wide
- your website address (if you have one)
- a brief history about youself

Thank you.