Christina Ridgeway

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16 000 SEK
Description - Artist & Artwork
Christina Ridgeway (born 1987) is an American artist in magical realism who lives and works in Falköping, Västra Götaland. Ridgeway has been painting since childhood where she grew up next to the woods in Maryland, USA. In the enigmatic nature, she found a sense of magic, mystery and peacefulness that found its way into her symbolic painting.

She describes her paintings as stories whose words or sentences are not always crystal clear - just like in the old fairy tales we were told when we were little. The openness of the depicted forest and the wild symbolism linger like riddles in the viewer's mind and allow themselves to unfold for a long time. "I choose emotions and situations, both good and bad, and strive to articulate them in a beautiful and sometimes dark way in the paintings." Ridgeway's artistry becomes a kind of alchemical refinement where sensory impressions are transformed into beauty and wonder on the canvas. Christina Ridgeway has been an active artist since the early 2010s and has exhibited and curated exhibitions around the world. Ridgeway is primarily self-taught and has also studied at the Swedish Academy of Realistic Art (SARA).



Technique:
Oil on canvas
Size: 45 x 60 cm excl frame

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SKU: 38154

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MAGIC REALISM

WITH WORLDWIDE INTEREST

Christina Ridgeway (born 1987) grew up next to the woods in Maryland, USA and has been painting since childhood. In the enigmatic nature, she found a sense of magic, mystery and peacefulness that began to find its way into her painting. Her artistry balances poetically between an ancient mythological expression and the modern day. She has worked professionally as an artist since 2011 and has both exhibited and curated exhibitions around the world, not least in her native USA where she has attracted interest from gallerists and art buyers. She is primarily self-taught but has also studied at the Swedish Academy of Realistic Art (SARA).

"The forest embodies magic. There is something mysterious and open about it, as if anything could happen there. That feeling doubled when I met the Swedish forest."

- Christina Ridgeway -

THE FRAMING THE WORK DESERVES

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PLACE FOR BOTH DARK & LIGHT

AN ALCHEMICAL REFINING

The openness of the depicted forest and the wild symbolism linger like riddles in the viewer's mind and allow themselves to unfold for a long time. "In painting, I strive to articulate both positive and negative emotions and situations in a beautiful and sometimes dark way." Ridgeway's artistry becomes a kind of alchemical refinement where sensory impressions are transformed into beauty and wonder on the canvas.

"People have told me about all kinds of things they see in my pictures. They find something in the symbolism that resonates on a very personal level for them. It's about creating a story that is open to the viewer to find for themselves, like the old folktales that we were told when we were little."

- Christina Ridgeway -

AN ENCHANTING WORLD

WHERE MAGIC & REALISM MEET

Christina Ridgeway paints a spellbinding world where symbolism, fantasy and magic meet realistic elements from the natural world. On the screen, stories are created where worlds, characters and destinies meet in an enchanting reality. The details are extremely skillfully produced and the multi-layered depth in the images allows us to enter an enigmatic dimension where only you have the answers. What do the paintings tell you?

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