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
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.
Life
Holmwood was born in 1978 in Hobart, Australia.
She was educated at the
Ruskin School of Art,
University of Oxford
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(
BFA, 2000) and the
Royal College of Art
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, London (
MA in Painting, 2002).
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.
She sometimes performs in costume while she paints, dressed in clothing accurate to the 17th C subject of her paintings.
In line with her interest in historical accuracy and reenacting old techniques as part of her contemporary practice, she makes her own handmade
paints
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according to historic recipes.
Holmwood is known to use traditional materials and techniques in a playful manner, for instance combining fluorescent pigments with egg tempera.
References
External links
Official website
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Living people
1978 births
20th-century British painters
21st-century British painters
Alumni of the Ruskin School of Art
Alumni of the Royal College of Art
Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom