Elin Bjorsvik's Artist Statement

I started taking an interest in art from an early age and for most of my life painting, drawing and creating things has been both my profession and passion.

Often the inspiration for creating a painting lies within the creative process itself, working with space and light, slowly building up the image by several layers of paint and textures in order to create an illusion of space and depth.

Each one of my paintings has also within itself a quest for wisdom and self-realisation where the illusion of space, movement and dimension challenges our visual perception and raise the questions of "if what we see is real" and "what is the nature of our reality".

My work as a whole is an exploration of form, colour and composition intending to create a feeling of another dimension in my paintings. Sculptural and geometrical modelled shapes are composed into three-dimensional abstract landscapes and spaces; representing gateways that quietly communicate the need for balance, order, harmony and serenity.

Depth and dimensions are created by manipulating light, tone and shadow. Flow and movement evolve from the use of colours, composition and the layering of paint.

Acrylic paintings

Paintings created with acrylics have a fantastic brightness which make colours appear more vivid, resulting in a remarkable three-dimensional effect. These original paintings do not require any additional framing and the canvas is about 38mm deep.

Elin's paintings are all painted on box canvas with acrylic paint. These are original works of art (and therefore more expensive than posters, prints or commercially printed canvases).

As this is original paintings, there will only be one piece of each painting availble for sale