Beauty Will Save the World — with Danny Larsen, Norwegian Artist and Former Pro Snowboarder

Danny Larsen specializes in dark, yet beautiful paintings that are done entirely by small, individual dots with an acrylic pen. When I first discovered Danny on Instagram back in 2019, I was initially drawn to his work, not just the quality and style, but the endurance required to do large pointillism pieces. Shortly after, I saw that he had done the artwork for one of my favorite modern black metal albums, by the Norwegian band Djevel. Danny was also a professional snowboarder in the early to late 2000s, riding for K2 and several other brands—designing the artwork for those brands as well. The more time I’ve spent learning about Danny and interviewing him for this episode, the more of a fan I have become of him and his work. I’m really grateful for the opportunity I had to speak with Danny, and I hope you all find our conversation to be as interesting, surprising and illuminating as I found it to be.Music:Intro: Saa Begynner Det; Djevel; with permission from Aftermath Music, 2018Outro: Alt Som Her Var Er Naa Borte; Djevel; with permission from Aftermath Music, 2018