Carl Frederik Waage Beck

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Carl Frederik Waage Beck
Born1979 (age 4445)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDenmark
Other namesPaintshooter
Alma mater Copenhagen Business School
Known forActivism

Carl Frederik Waage Beck (born 1979, Copenhagen) is a Danish community activist and artist working under the pseudonym Paintshooter.

As a child, he was inspired to become an artist, as he grew up surrounded by artists who gathered at his parents' art gallery "Kaffeslottet" on the island of Bornholm. [1] He graduated in 2006 with an MSc in Economics & Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School.[ citation needed ]

Beck is a self-taught artist, an impressionist - he mostly paints portraits alla prima in oil on canvas. [1] In 2009, his first show – an event and portrait exhibition named "Elect your saviour"- took place in Brorsons Church, Copenhagen. [2]

The exhibition and church was at that time occupied by roughly 30 Iraqi refugees seeking asylum in Denmark. [3] The Iraqis were later dislodged in a police raid ending a 3-month long stalemate. [4]

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References

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  2. Kunstavisen No. 5 2009 "Kunstavis05.2009:Layout 1". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. Boelskov, Pernille (13 August 2009). "Iraqis ousted from Danish church". Copenhagen, Denmark: BBC News . Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. SALTMARSH, MATTHEW; CONTIGUGLIA, CATHERINE (14 August 2009). "Raid in Denmark to Dislodge Iraqi Refugees Leads to Protests and Hunger Strike". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 3 February 2023.