Milly Ristvedt

Heaven (Paradise Paintings) - large, geometric, abstract, group series, acrylic

2017

Canadian painter Milly Ristvedt’s masterful exploration of colour and abstract form continues with this diptych (two panels create a singular piece of art) in a classic grid pattern....

Using rich colours—blues, reds and yellows reminiscent of the old masters, Paris born Alice Teichert’s new work continues to explore the effect of light on delicately layered translucent gels. Central to this ethereal piece is a radiant yellow sphere...

Enigmatic shapes and calligraphic lines dance across a flood of turquoise beneath a sky of burnished orange in this large scale painting by Alice Teichert. The artist works with thin...

Aron Hill’s dynamic graphic compositions were inspired by the work of the late Canadian modernists like Jack Bush. Minimalist shapes and bold colours continue to characterize their n...

Lyrical and expressive in both colour and form, this compelling abstract work is by Milly Ristvedt. The Canadian artist is known for her masterful use of colour. The palette of this ...

Dynamic and whimsical, Aron Hill’s mobile is a joyful contemporary kinetic sculpture. Three separate discs are covered in a curated collage of shapes and brilliant colours. The colour profile here is Hill’s characteristically vivid palette-- orange, yellow, blue, red, and green punctuated by black and white. Delicately balanced, the sculpture moves in the air redefining the space and affording the viewer a fresh ‘view’. Mobiles have existed for millennia—at first as windchimes, then re-imagined by Russian sculptors...

Ianick Raymond approach painting as an experience that helps him understand how a painting is viewed, how the eye scans the canvas. Driven by a desire to tinker with visual reflexes,...

Ianick Raymond approach painting as an experience that helps him understand how a painting is viewed, how the eye scans the canvas. Driven by a desire to tinker with visual reflexes,...

Ontology of Love (To my Muse) by Lélia Pissarro (B. 1963) Acrylic and resin on canvas 65 x 81 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 31 ⁷/₈ inches) Signed lower left, Lélia Pissarro Inscribed on the reverse ...

Brave - Vigorous - Manful by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963) Black and red acrylic, red glitter 121 x 126 cm (47 ⁵/₈ x 49 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Executed in 2007 Literature Lélia Pissarro, Abstraction, London, 2008, p. 3 (illustrated) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Artist biography Born in Paris in 1963, Lélia is the third and youngest child of Hugues-Claude and Katia Pissarro. She was raised, however, in the loving care of her grandparents Paulémile Pissarro, Camille’s youngest son, and his wife Yvonne, in Clécy, Normandy. From a young age, Lélia’s interest in drawing and painting was nurtured by her grandfather while she sat beside him at his easel, captivated. He taught her the fundamental Impressionist and Post-Impressionist techniques he had learnt from his father and brothers before him and watched as her skills blossomed rapidly. Standing readily on the shoulders of giants, Lélia sold her first painting to New York art dealer Wally Findlay, when she was only four years of age. When Lélia turned 11 she moved to Paris to live with her parents where, with the guiding support of her father’s teachings she began to broaden her skill sets. Under the watchful eye of her father Hughes Claude Pissarro, she became exposed to new environments and learnt to experiment with abstract styles and subjects. At age 14 Lélia submitted some of these works to the exhibition ‘Salon de la Jeune Peinture’ at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris. Being underage, however, she had to submit these works secretly under the pseudonym Rachel Manzana Pomié. With her parents dividing their time between France and California, Lélia found herself moving between Tours, Paris and San Francisco, all the while studying fine art and psychology at the University des Beaux Arts. She eventually settled in Paris to teach art at the Moria School and study oil painting conservation under the guidance of a teacher from the Louvre museum. During this time she began to present her work in solo exhibitions in Paris, Lyon, Mulhouse and Rennes. In 1988 Lélia married English art dealer David Stern and moved to London. Their three children Kalia, Lyora and Dotahn, all paved their own way in the art world. From 1995 Lélia participated in a series of exhibitions entitled Pissarro – The Four Generations, which were held in galleries in London, Tel Aviv, Boston, Austin, San Francisco, Cleveland, Milwaukee and Los Angeles as well as a number of museums in Japan in 1998 and the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2000. In 1999 Lélia also became one of the founders of the Sorteval Press, a group of artists dedicated to developing techniques in etching and printmaking. Their first exhibition took place at the Mall Gallery in London. In 2005 following a long break in painting because of cancer, Lélia started a journey into modern art creating a number of different series: Circles, Shoes, Animals, exploring these until she reached the point of abstraction and minimalism. Developing innovative techniques, she began incorporating in her work new materials such as gold, wax and encaustic paint. To coincide with a major exhibition at Stern Pissarro...

In this piece, I've woven a tapestry of emotions using acrylics and ink, exploring the complexity of the mind's wanderings during sleepless nights. My brushstrokes swirl in a dance o...

In this canvas, my strokes dance with vigor, wrapping acrylic and ink into an abstract tapestry. The textures speak of ancient tales, untamed nature, and the ever-shifting play of li...