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==Life== |
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Holmwood was born in 1978 in Hobart, Australia.<ref name="ValliDessanay2014">{{cite book|author1=Marc Valli|author2=Margherita Dessanay|title=A Brush with the Real: Figurative Painting Today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wga-Ycz3cMUC|date=8 April 2014|publisher=Laurence King Publishing}}</ref> She was educated at the [[Ruskin School of Art]], [[University of Oxford]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]], 2000) and the [[Royal College of Art]], London ([[Master of Arts|MA]] in Painting, 2002).<ref>{{cite book|title=Bloomberg: Newcontemporaries 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iFtIAQAAIAAJ|year=2003|publisher=New Contemporaries (1988) Limited}}</ref> |
Holmwood was born in 1978 in Hobart, Australia.<ref name="ValliDessanay2014">{{cite book|author1=Marc Valli|author2=Margherita Dessanay|title=A Brush with the Real: Figurative Painting Today|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wga-Ycz3cMUC|date=8 April 2014|publisher=Laurence King Publishing|isbn=9781780672830 }}</ref> She was educated at the [[Ruskin School of Art]], [[University of Oxford]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]], 2000) and the [[Royal College of Art]], London ([[Master of Arts|MA]] in Painting, 2002).<ref>{{cite book|title=Bloomberg: Newcontemporaries 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iFtIAQAAIAAJ|year=2003|publisher=New Contemporaries (1988) Limited}}</ref> |
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==Work== |
==Work== |
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Her paintings are historical re-enactments of the work of a painter of peasant life, referencing sixteenth century genre-painting and nineteenth century impressionism.<ref name="Rockett2015">{{cite book|author=Paul Rockett|title=Pieter Bruegel the Elder|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OKBhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA37|date=15 December 2015|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc|isbn=978-1-5081-7060-0|pages=37–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/londons-saatchi-gallery-opens-landmark-women-only-show|title=London's Saatchi Gallery opens landmark women-only show |
Her paintings are historical re-enactments of the work of a painter of peasant life, referencing sixteenth century genre-painting and nineteenth century impressionism.<ref name="Rockett2015">{{cite book|author=Paul Rockett|title=Pieter Bruegel the Elder|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OKBhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA37|date=15 December 2015|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc|isbn=978-1-5081-7060-0|pages=37–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/londons-saatchi-gallery-opens-landmark-women-only-show|title=London's Saatchi Gallery opens landmark women-only show|last=hermesauto|date=13 January 2016|website=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lequotidien.lu/culture/que-des-femmes-a-loeuvre-a-la-saatchi-gallery-de-londres/|title=Que des femmes à l'œuvre à la Saatchi Gallery de Londres|last=Alexandra Parachini|publisher=}}</ref> She sometimes performs in costume while she paints, dressed in clothing accurate to the 17th C subject of her paintings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.culture24.org.uk/art/painting-and-drawing/art399074|title=Glenn Brown's recreated historical paintings join Year of Art display at Upton House - Culture24|website=www.culture24.org.uk}}</ref><ref name="Harris">{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Mark |title=Sigrid Holmwood |url=https://www.artforum.com/picks/sigrid-holmwood-68979 |website=ArtForum |accessdate=17 January 2019}}</ref> In line with her interest in historical accuracy and reenacting old techniques as part of her contemporary practice, she makes her own handmade [[paints]] according to historic recipes.<ref name="Harris"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article6922197.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615180204/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article6922197.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2011|title=Charles Saatchi's new generation of artists - Times Online|date=Jun 15, 2011}}</ref> Holmwood is known to use traditional materials and techniques in a playful manner, for instance combining fluorescent pigments with egg tempera.<ref name="EllisMessenger2011">{{cite book|author1=Patricia Ellis|author2=Jane Messenger|author3=Maria Zagala|author4=Saatchi Gallery|author5= Art Gallery of South Australia|title=Saatchi Gallery in Adelaide: British Art Now|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q0e_T6kSAUoC|year=2011|publisher=Art Gallery of South Australia|isbn=9781921668104 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jan/17/champagne-life-saatchi-gallery-review|title=Champagne Life review – from the monumental to the mildly insulting|first=Rachel|last=Cooke|newspaper=The Observer |date=17 January 2016|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 08:05, 13 April 2023
Sigrid Holmwood | |
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 The Spinners (2007) | |
| Born | 19 November 1978 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | The Ruskin School of Fine Art and Drawing |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BFA, 2000) Royal College of Art, London (MA in Painting, 2002) |
| Known for | Painting |
Sigrid Holmwood (19 November 1978) is a British/Swedish artist known for paintings that integrate and examine historical art practices. She lives and works in London.
Life
[edit]Holmwood was born in 1978 in Hobart, Australia.[1] She was educated at the Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford (BFA, 2000) and the Royal College of Art, London (MA in Painting, 2002).[2]
Work
[edit]Her paintings are historical re-enactments of the work of a painter of peasant life, referencing sixteenth century genre-painting and nineteenth century impressionism.[3][4][5] She sometimes performs in costume while she paints, dressed in clothing accurate to the 17th C subject of her paintings.[6][7] In line with her interest in historical accuracy and reenacting old techniques as part of her contemporary practice, she makes her own handmade paints according to historic recipes.[7][8] Holmwood is known to use traditional materials and techniques in a playful manner, for instance combining fluorescent pigments with egg tempera.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Marc Valli; Margherita Dessanay (8 April 2014). A Brush with the Real: Figurative Painting Today. Laurence King Publishing. ISBN 9781780672830.
- ^ Bloomberg: Newcontemporaries 2003. New Contemporaries (1988) Limited. 2003.
- ^ Paul Rockett (15 December 2015). Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-1-5081-7060-0.
- ^ hermesauto (13 January 2016). "London's Saatchi Gallery opens landmark women-only show". The Straits Times.
- ^ Alexandra Parachini. "Que des femmes à l'œuvre à la Saatchi Gallery de Londres".
- ^ "Glenn Brown's recreated historical paintings join Year of Art display at Upton House - Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk.
- ^ a b Harris, Mark. "Sigrid Holmwood". ArtForum. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Charles Saatchi's new generation of artists - Times Online". 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
- ^ Patricia Ellis; Jane Messenger; Maria Zagala; Saatchi Gallery; Art Gallery of South Australia (2011). Saatchi Gallery in Adelaide: British Art Now. Art Gallery of South Australia. ISBN 9781921668104.
- ^ Cooke, Rachel (17 January 2016). "Champagne Life review – from the monumental to the mildly insulting". The Observer – via www.theguardian.com.
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