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Björn Ekegren
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Björn Ekegren was born on August 26, 1955, in Askim, Gothenburg, and grew up in Saltsjöbaden outside Stockholm after moving there at the age of five. His artistic path began in his early teens, and from 1970 to 1993 he worked primarily as a painter and printmaker - producing watercolors and lithographs in a naturalistic, near-impressionistic style where light, atmosphere, and the shifting character of the Swedish seasons were central concerns.
In the early 1990s, Ekegren turned his attention toward three-dimensional work and began teaching himself glass molding techniques. The transition marked a significant shift in both medium and ambition. His primary technique became sand casting, a method with roots going back roughly 2,000 years to ancient Egypt, where molten glass is poured into sand molds that leave the surface with a warm, textured finish unlike anything achievable through blowing or pressing. The approach demands precise control over temperature and timing, and Ekegren refined it into a personal vocabulary over subsequent decades.
Ekegren works from his studio in Höganäs in Skåne, northern Scania, and collaborates with four master glassblowers at Bergdala glasbruk in Småland - a region with a centuries-long tradition of glass production. His sculptures are produced both independently and at this historic glassworks. The subjects of his glass sculpture range from abstracted human figures to more formal geometric forms, with a color palette - deep blues, turquoise, ochre - drawn from Mediterranean light. He also works in bronze.
His work has been shown at galleries and exhibitions across Europe and the United States. The combination of an ancient technique, restrained Nordic sensibility, and warm Mediterranean color creates objects that sit comfortably in both contemporary interiors and institutional collections.
On the auction market in Sweden and Scandinavia, Ekegren's glass sculptures appear regularly at regional houses and specialist auctions. Auctionist records 29 works across his auction history, with 3 currently active. The top auction result in our database is 7,500 SEK for a sand cast glass sculpture at Helsingborgs Auktionskammare. Works appear most often in the glass and sculpture categories, with house representation at Metropol, Auctionet, and Kalmar Auktionsverk alongside dedicated glass auction specialists.