Lars Arrhenius was active in several genres, painting, graphics and film, among other things he was one of the originators of the French children's program chef Bon.

His works are in the Stockholm subway and he is represented at several major museums, among them the Gothenburg Art Museum, the Arken in Copenhagen and the Malmö Art Museum.

Arrhenius was involved in Artists for the future and his art was much about the climate issue in recent years.

Art for the climate

He did several projects with artist and writer Eric Ericson. The board game Kalas from 2019 is a climate-irony competition where you destroy nature while planning a children's party.

They both also have a work they did together at the ongoing outdoor exhibition Quiet Spring at Kaknästornet in Stockholm: a tombstone in the forest with the text: "Here the future rests"

- Lars Arrhenius' artwork was perhaps characterized mainly by ingenuity and playfulness. He was an artist in constant change and development. His work went beyond the traditional art world, both children's programs and metro stations have taken part in Lars's humorous attempts to explain the biggest and most complex issues of our time, Eric Ericson told SVT Kulturnewsna.

Lars Arrhenius died on Saturday after falling ill after surgery. He turned 53.