sugary-red tomatoes from his rotunda greenhouse
Bo Bendixen's ArtBo Bendixen is one powerful Dane, who can't resist making slight adjustments to the world.
There is a road that winds between his homestead and his shop. It used to run straight through what is now his sprawling gardens - Bo took care of that. When he realized his front lawn lacked a menhir, he hunted one down and carried it in. Deciding he needed a better view of the sea, he got an earth mover and built a personal Mt. Fuji for short, steep hikes, with a meditation spot at the summit.
His pet cows, however, choose to graze somewhere less dramatic.
His artwork has power of a different kind: With a few deft brushstrokes, his animal designs bring a narcotic kind of happiness that induces people to buy and buy. His cards, mugs, t-shirts are found in Bo Bendixen shops that pop up all over the place in Denmark, and reach all the way to Japan and beyond.
"I'm not an artist, I realized early on that was too much trouble, depending on galleries. Why am I successful? I like working hard. And I'm lucky - I just draw what I like, what makes me happy. And it happens to be what the public like too".


In the background are the diverted public road and a Bo Bendixen shop.
Cat pictures, it turns out, outsell dog pictures in legions. The reason for this is that cats come in one model only: cat-shaped. Dogs however come in every which way, from great danes to scotties, and dog people (being the faithful kind) only love the kind of dog they love. They don't go buying cards with the 'wrong' dog.
In Art and in Business, Bo does an unusual amount of observing 'what actually is', then letting the essence of those observations shape his designs, his garden, his manufacturing.
Bo Bendixen's Garden


A plum tree grows into his chicken coop, giving his fluffy friends sweet treats throughout summer, while the tree enjoys home-delivered fertilizing. Eggs and plums are collected simultaniously.



postcard ©Bo Bendixen

postcard©Bo Bendixen

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