Mattias Sonnenberg artworks
Mattias Sonnenberg created LED-luminism and subdivided his art style into postmodern, abstract and abstract realistic LED-luminism. The symbiosis of postmodern and abstract paintings with LED-lighting is unique in the world and knowingly differs from previous light art forms. In addition to the main style the collection contains series of abstract painting and abstract realism. 3D postmodern style paintings are mostly on canvas, wood or plywood, structurally built up and installed in various forms and support of RGB LED-lighting. Symbiotic light also outstands 3D forms and contours in some of the paintings. LED-luminism comes from the latin word lūmen – light.
«Sahara», 2022
Measures: 60x50x7 cm (23x19x2.3 in). Weight: 2 kg (4.4 lbs). Technique: acrylic on canvas, vitrage, mixed media, LED-luminism.
«New Year with Flemm», 2013 (private collection)
Measures: 109x72x15 cm (42x28x6 in). Weight: 24 kg (53 lbs). Technique: oil and acrylic on oak wood, mixed media, postmodern. Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Description: The mirror surface of the water reflects a volcanic mountain range, with a blue moon shining in the night sky behind clouds. The work is dedicated to artist Lemming Nagel and bears Nagel’s motifs.
«Montmartre small elephant», 2016
Measures: 83x93x14 cm (33x37x6 in). Weight: 7 kg (15 lbs). Technique: acrylic on canvas, wood, mixed media, postmodern.
«Winston Churchill finding Shambala at Dagö», 2015
Measures: 64×126 cm ((2x) 25×50 in). Technique: oil, acrylic on canvas, mixed media, abstract realism. Montage author: Lemming Nagel. Price in Haus Gallery: 2700 EUR.
Description: The first collaboration with artist Lemming Nagel. On Nagel’s collage Sir. Winston Churchill walks in the Himalayan mountains as searching of the Shambhala. The mountain range merges with the perfectly peaceful coastline of Kalana-Kaleste. The red stripe symbolizes the author’s handwriting.
«Modern landscape», 2017
Measures: 57x65x14 cm (22x26x6 in). Weight: 10 kg (22 lbs). Technique: acrylic, wood, glass, digital RGB LED-lighting, mixed media, postmodern LED-luminism.
«Another World», 2014
Measures: 75x108x10 cm (30x43x4 in). Weight: 7 kg (15 lbs). Technique: acrylic and oil on canvas and Great Stuff, mixed media, postmodern.
«Universe thorny road to God», 2014
Measures: 175x188x10 cm (69x74x4 in). Weight: 15 kg (33 lbs). Technique: acryl and and oil on plywood, barbwire, Great Stuff, mixed media, postmodern. Pärnu Summer of Art «Labyrinth» theme painting.
Description: The painting was created for the thematic exhibition of Pärnu Art Summer “Labyrinth”. Theme symbolizes the exhibition and the thorny ways of seeking God.
«Taiwan’s bounded dreams», 2012
Measures: 130x70x12 cm (51x27x5 in). Weight: 7 kg (15 lbs). Technique: acrylic on wood, Great Stuff, barbwire, digital RGB LED lighting (not shown on the photo), mixed media, postmodern LED-luminism.
Description: The painting describes the complicated relations between Taiwan and China. Barbed wire – symbolizes shoreline of the Taiwan coast where barbed wire is set to prevent Chinese invasion. Hippopotamus – in Asia it symbolizes strength, courage, peace and readiness to resist. MIG-15 – symbolizes the period during the Civil War. Red LED lighting – symbolizes the rising sun in Asia, but also bloody atmosphere from previous wars in Chinese history etc. No U-turn road sign – symbolizes the irreversible and unresolved situation in the complex Sino-Taiwanese relationship that is not able to be solved through dialogue. A cracked frame around the Taiwanese flag – symbolizes Taiwan’s fragility and dependence on the United States and Western interests. Merging of flags – The Chinese flag on sea foam merges with the Taiwanese flag, despite the two countries people are from the same ethnicity.
«Jacks go all-in», 2014/18
Measures: 80x108x15 cm (31x43x6 in). Weight: 8 kg (15 lbs). Technique: acrylic, digital RGB LED-lighting, mixed media, postmodern LED-luminism.
«Urbanization – Fukushima», 2012
Measures: 130x70x10 cm (51x28x4 in). Weight: 12 kg (26 lbs). Technique: oil and acrylic on wood, mixed media, postmodern.
«Card game», 2016/2019
Measures: 90×110 cm (35×43 in). Technique: acrylic, digital LED and RGB LED-lighting, mixed media, postmodern LED-luminism.
Description: A political roundtable game. The Godzilla-like monster swallows IMF head of the IMF Christine Lagardet and generating new boats that are drifting back to the table. The mood at the game table is very hilarious. The lamp on the table symbolizes the enlightment.
Clockwise from the center: Queen Elizabeth II, King Salaman, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Christine Lagarde, Benjamin Netanyahu, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, Pope Francis, George W. Bush, Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Angela Merkel, Prince Mohammad Bin Salaman.
«Kim Jong-un visiting Beijing», 2018/2019
Measures: 68x70x5 cm (26x28x2 in). Technique: acrylic, oil, canvas, wood, mixed media, postmodern.
Description: Kim Jong-un visiting Beijing, China. The green train carriages are made with a yellow stripe to correspond to the Kim Jong-un bulletproof carriages. Kim looks out from the window to the landscape with the holy mountains of Paektu. The flying bullet symbolizes also missiles. The peaceful landscape symbolizes the direction of the search for peace rather than the aggression that is covered by the media.
«The Holy Supper», 2019
Measures: 60x60x2 cm (24x24x1 in). Technique: acrylic, canvas, wood, LED light, mixed media, postmodern.
Description: The painting theme is based on Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper”. Gods Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are looking from above the the holy supper. Kim Jong-un is in the middle of his loved ones and friends.
From left to right: Kim Kyung-hee, half-brother Kim Han-sol, half-sister Kim Sul-song, Song Hye-rim, film director Shin Sang-ok and actor Choi Eun-hee, wife Ri Sol-yu, Kim Jong-un, friend Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan, former family chef-friend Kenji Fujimoto, sister Kim Yo-jong and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
«Tahiti mountains», 2018/2019
Measures: 40x40x5 cm (16x16x2 in). Technique: acrylic, canvas, digital RGB LED-lighting, mixed media, abstract realistic LED-luminism.
«Space light of Rocketman», 2019
Measures: 125×62 cm (49×24 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media, abstract LED-luminism.
«Sochi Olympic Fire on Moon», 2019
Measures: 60×40 cm. Technique: acryl, RGB LED-lighting, mixed media, postmodern LED-luminism. Montage author: Lemming Nagel
Description: Lemming Nagel’s collage features Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 2014 Winter Olympics games in Sochi. Tank – symbolizes Russia’s militancy and activities in various hotbeds
«Warhol’s dream», 2019
Measures: 80x50x20 cm (31x20x8 in). Technique: acrylic, digital print, mixed media, installation.
Description: From Andy Warhol’s well-known color motifs have created completely new “Campbell’s” chicken soup tin cans. The work symbolizes the flow of Andy Warhol’s pop art in the United States.
«Golden beans in oil – 23. century», 2014
Measures: 40×40 cm (16×16 in). Technique: oil, gold 585°, mixed media, installation.
Description : According to statistics, approximately 1 billion people are starving in the 21st century. With escalating problem, we could see in the 23rd century certain foods in the museum. Golden beans and gold 585° symbolizes parallel to food as the value of gold in future.
«Key to revolution», 2013/2018
Measures: 80x50x7 cm (31x20x3 in). Technique: acrylic, oil, canvas, different objects, LED-lighting, mixed media, postmodern LED-luminism.
Painting description: Mixed grain heads – represents unrealistic norms fulfillment in Soviet countries. Grain heads banded with the slogans: “Long live the people!”, “Let us fulfill the standards in every way it’s possible!”, “Да здравствует Союз Сититических Республик!”, “Ура!”
«Whisky Club», 2019
Measures: 68x38x6 cm (27x15x2 in). Weight: 3 kg (7 lbs). Technique: acrylic, oil, canvas, textile, different objects, digital RGB LED-lighting, mixed media, postmodern LED-luminism. Montage author: Lemming Nagel.
«Landscape of stormy sea», 2019
Measures: 50×50 cm (20×20 in). Technique: acrylic on canvas, LED-luminism, mixed media.
«California golden poppy meadows», 2014 (private collection)
Measures: 100×50 cm (40×20 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media. Location: Tartu, Estonia
«Bangladesh», 2019
Measures: 67×67 cm (26×26 in). Technique: acryl, rice paper, mixed media.
«Trinity», 2019
Measures: 100×140 cm (39×55 in). Technique: acryl, mixed media.
«Abstract visions», 2018
Measures: 100x60x7 cm (39x24x3 in). Technique: acryl, oil, mixed media, abstract LED-luminism.
«Colorless rainbow», 2016
Measures: 40×80 cm (16×32 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media.
«Islands on sunset», 2015
Measures: 157×165 cm (62×65 in). Technique: acrylic on plywood, mixed media.
«Winter campfire in the woods», 2014
Measures: 40×40 cm (16×16 in). Technique: acrylic on wood, mixed media.
«Night Reflections», 2019
Measures: 70×40 cm (28×16 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media.
«New York midnight lights», 2019
Measures: 16×32 cm (6×12 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media.
«Okinawa Cherry blossoms», 2019
Measures: 40×120 cm (16×47 in). Technique: acrylic on canvas, mixed media.
«Kakwa people three hills», 2015
Measures: 44×34 cm (17×13 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media.
Painting description: The Kakwa people are divided between three countries in South Sudan, Congo and Uganda.
Description: The people of Kakwa are divided between three countries, South Sudan, Congo and Uganda.
«Clothes-peg abstraction nr 5», 2015
Measures: 30×30 cm (12×12 in). Technique: acrylic, different objects, mixed media.
«Autumn forest», 2019
Measures: 40×80 cm (16×31 in). Technique: acryl on canvas, mixed media.
«Circle of Stairs» (private collection)
Measures: 40×40 cm (16×16 in). Technique: paper mosaic. Location: Tallinn, Estonia
«Whitehaven residence», 2019
Measures: 42x30x30 cm (17x12x12 in). Technique: acrylic, LED-light, mixed media.
«Under the Red Flags II», 2019
Measures: 100x55x7 cm (40x22x3 in). Weight: 5 kg (11 lbs). Technique: oil, acrylic, wood, digital RGB LED-lighting, mixed media, postmodern LED-luminism.
«Midnight Poppies», 2015
Measures: 93x40x10 cm (37x16x4 in). Technique: oil, acrylic, canvas, mixed media, postmodern.
«Mount Fuji», 2013 (private collection)
Measures: 30×30 cm (12×12 in). Technique: acrylic on canvas, mixed media. Location: Tokyo, Japan.
«Landing Tokyo», 2014
Measures: 30×30 cm (12×12 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media.
«Blue corners», 2013 (private collection)
Measures: 30×30 cm (12×12 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media. Location: Tallinn, Estonia.
«Atlanta season», 2018
Measures: 150×100 cm (60×40 in). Technique: oil and acrylic on canvas, mixed media.
«Sea and the Seagulls», 2013 (private collection)
Measures: 30×30 cm (12×12 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media. Location: Tallinn, Estonia.
«Lavender fields of Xin Jiang», 2019
Measures: 100×50 cm (39×20 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media.
«Abstract landscape with volcanic mountain», 2019
Measures: 30×30 cm (12×12 in). Technique: acrylic, oil, mixed media.
«Abstract nr 7», 2018
Measures: 90×60 cm (35×24 in). Technique: acrylic, mixed media.
«Abstract nr 9», 2018
Measures: 60×60 cm (24×24 in). Technique: acrylic, canvas, mixed media.
«Abstract nr 17», 2018
Measures: 80×80 cm (31×31 in). Technique: acrylic, canvas, mixed media.
«Abstract nr 3», 2015
Measures: 40×40 cm (16×16 in). Technique: acryl on canvas, mixed media.
«Fried options», 2019
Measures: 40×80 cm (16×31 in). Technique: acryl, mixed media