Mamma Andersson
Sterbhus, 2015
Oil on panel
49 1/4 x 49 1/4 inches
125 x 125 cm
Signed, titled and dated verso
$400,000
Unframed
Blurb
Swedish artist Mamma Andersson (b. 1962) draws inspiration from a wide range of archival photographic source materials, filmic imagery, theater sets, and period interiors. Her paintings employ a broad array of techniques, deftly shifting between stark graphic lines to loose washes and thickly rendered brushstrokes. With their richly detailed and complex surfaces, the artist's works stand as a testament to her deep engagement with the painterly process itself. Her evocative use of pictorial space conveys a feeling of timelessness, which is further enhanced by a conspicuous absence of contemporary signifiers, appearing to merge the past, the present, and the future.
The present work features a grandly scaled white house with an elaborate portico placed centrally in front of a dark backdrop. While the unlit structure initially appears to be resting on barren land set against the night sky, a pair of black shoes casually placed alongside it reveals its true scale. This sense of ambiguity and dislocation is reinforced by the painting's title, which translates in English as "Estate."
The present work features a grandly scaled white house with an elaborate portico placed centrally in front of a dark backdrop. While the unlit structure initially appears to be resting on barren land set against the night sky, a pair of black shoes casually placed alongside it reveals its true scale. This sense of ambiguity and dislocation is reinforced by the painting's title, which translates in English as "Estate."
Exhibition
Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, 7th Biennial of Painting: Inner Spaces, July 26 - October 18, 2020.
