Daniel Fleur’s recent paintings blend traditional techniques with contemporary themes to tell stories that resonate today. They feature diamonds, watches, and various social events, using realism to explore humanity’s desire for leisure, luxury, and pleasure. Fleur taps into our deeper longings for escape, even if briefly, from the relentless pressures of daily life. While many of his paintings may seem to celebrate the appeal of luxury items and experiences, Fleur’s focus goes beyond mere allure. He critiques society’s obsession with success and material wealth. This sense of ambiguity and tension is central to Fleur’s work, inviting viewers to reflect on the complexities of our materialistic culture.
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About the artist:

Drawing from a deep well of traditional artistry, Daniel Fleur’s paintings marry time-honored techniques with narratives quintessentially rooted in our contemporary epoch. His commitment to realism, honed through extensive training, is a tribute to and a tool for exploring the nuances of the modern human experience. The subjects and themes, seemingly every day at first glance, dive deep into the intricacies of pleasure, beauty, materialism, and societal hierarchies.

Daniel Fleur was born in 1992 in Lemera, D. R. of the Congo, and lives in Malmö, Sweden. He holds a BFA (2016) and an MFA (2018) from  Malmö Art Academy in Malmö, Sweden.

He has mounted recent solo exhibitions at Painters Painting Paintings (online, 2024); KANT Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark (2024); Wadström Tönnheim Gallery in Malmö, Sweden (2023); Wadström Tönnheim Gallery in Marbella, Spain (2022); and Stene Projects Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden (2019).

Fleur has participated in group exhibitions at Galerie Nathalie Obadia in Paris, France (2025); Wanda Gallery in Warsaw, Poland (2024); Anthony Gallery x The Mass in Tokyo, Japan (2024); Winter Street Gallery x Penske Projects in Edgartown, MA (2024); de Boer Gallery in Los Angeles, CA (2024); Thomas Wallner in Simris, Sweden (2024); Galleria Annarumma in Naples, Italy (2024); Coulisse Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden (2023); Ars Belga in Brussels, Belgium (2023); and elsewhere.

He has won grants or scholarships such as the One Year Working Grant via The Swedish Art Grants Committee, the Ellen Trotzig Scholarship, and the Studio Scholarship.

His work is in the public collections of the X Museum, the Swedish Public Art Agency, the Malmö Art Museum, and the Skåne Region Art Collection.

Specs:

23.62 inches
15.75 inches
Daniel Fleur:
Time In Hand, 2024
Oil and acrylic on canvas
15.8 × 23.6 inches /