| Kristina Asvarn’s serene paintings create an innovative world within a world. Each of these “worlds” have led to the artist to develop a reputation for poetic epic works that display both delicacy and fragility, revealing a deep respect for something fundamental, some primal, indigenous sense of shape and color. |  |
Kristina Asvarn’s serene paintings create an innovative world within a world. Each of these “worlds” have led to the artist to develop a reputation for poetic epic works that display both delicacy and fragility, revealing a deep respect for something fundamental, some primal, indigenous sense of shape and color. Her paintings are playful, spirited, freeform and deceptively complex. There’s not a single corner, hard edged, geometric line to be found in her composition, instead the shapes are as fluid as the submerged sounds that fuel her imagination. Using acrylic paint to explore color, luminosity, movement, and relationships, Asvarn captures the energy of the life—from the people she meets to the places she travels. With raw energy and provocation Asvarn’s work explores painting’s potential. Her art occupies a domain between a romantic and a conceptual art form in which a deep, psychological experience is formed. In her works broad brushstrokes and symbols of affection, in acidic and delicate colors, dash across an epic surface inviting the viewer inside, allowing them the freedom to let feelings be their guide. Her paintings and sketches straddle the line between representation and abstraction. The artist’s strength lies within this fluid movement between genres and categories. Caught between description and dreamlike states, the observed and the imagined, Asvarn’s work transforms the natural world into poetic visions and fantasy, while still utilizing symbolic elements to convey psychological ideas and emphasize the “freedom” of art from traditional culture.
Utilizing every inch of the canvas her artistic vision is not hampered by the edges of the canvas limits. This is a method Asvarn come to be known for during her many years of artistic discourse. Born in Stockholm, Sweden Asvarn’s works are reminiscent of a dream voyage to another place, deeply personal, evoking her own subconsciousness, while revealing universal truths about the journey and celebration of life.
