Sigrid Holmwood

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.

Sigrid Holmwood
The Spinners (2007)
Born (1978-11-19) 19 November 1978
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
NationalityBritish
EducationThe Ruskin School of Fine Art and Drawing
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (BFA, 2000)
Royal College of Art, London (MA in Painting, 2002)
Known forPainting

Life

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

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
  1. Marc Valli; Margherita Dessanay (8 April 2014). A Brush with the Real: Figurative Painting Today. Laurence King Publishing. ISBN 9781780672830.
  2. Bloomberg: Newcontemporaries 2003. New Contemporaries (1988) Limited. 2003.
  3. Paul Rockett (15 December 2015). Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-1-5081-7060-0.
  4. hermesauto (13 January 2016). "London's Saatchi Gallery opens landmark women-only show". The Straits Times.
  5. Alexandra Parachini. "Que des femmes à l'œuvre à la Saatchi Gallery de Londres".
  6. "Glenn Brown's recreated historical paintings join Year of Art display at Upton House - Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk.
  7. Harris, Mark. "Sigrid Holmwood". ArtForum. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  8. "Charles Saatchi's new generation of artists - Times Online". 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
  9. 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.
  10. 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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