ABOUT

If you are interested in collaboration, making a studio visit, or buying an art work,
please contact me: gunholmstrom /at/ gmail.com

As an artist I work with many mediums; painting, sculpture, animation, video among others. Over the years, my themes have shifted from a sociological, conceptual approach, where the individual and the norms in society have been central, to an interest in the spiritual dimension and ethical questions: what makes us make our choices, good or bad - and who are we really? The ecological aspect is also interesting and important - after all, we are all part of nature, both physically and mentally.

In my paintings, sculptures and installations I seek to convey universal experiences around life’s big questions and fundamental ethical perspectives on existence. I open myself to the possibility that reality also includes dimensions we cannot see or measure – the sublime aspects of our existence. My visual world consists of playful and mysterious combinations of abstract and representative forms and symbols. The ideas for my artworks are born through free associations under deep concentration, outside the rational context. When I think about humanity and nature, I see no boundaries; nor can I see any boundaries between our lives and the present sense of the sacredness of the cosmos.

I did my BA at Turku Art Academy in Finland 1993, and my MA at Valand, Gothenburg University in Sweden 2006. Before that I studied sociology at Åbo Akademi in Turku.

© Gun Holmström 2020