BRITT-MARIE T I D E M A N D
530 West 25th Street, New York, NY
There is a dark sensual fascination to Britt-Marie Tidemand’s paintings. The Swedish artist portrays the emotions buried deep within our psyche with fearless intensity. Grotesque faces emerge from a pitch black background, their mouths locked in an agonizing grimace; beautiful longilineal figures stand at the center of the canvas, looking back at us enigmatically, as if coming from a dream; twisted bodies float upside down in a sea of fire. The palette is warm: reds, oranges, yellows accompanied by shades of gold, chocolate, and black. The texture is buttery and soft, as conveyed by oil paint, either alone or mixed with sand from the shores of Gothenburg. Through her work Tidemand wants us to feel, hear, and see at all costs. Even if this means dragging us into the flames, blasting our ears with cries of agony, or dazzling our eyes with beauty. Tidemand has exhibited widely in Scandinavia as well as in Italy and New York. Her art is on permanent display at Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, and appeared on the cover of Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital’s 2009 and 2010 annual reports. Tidemand holds an MBA and a degree in Fashion Design. Alongside painting, she exercises her left brain cells as the CFO of a medical company.
V I E W B R I T T-M A R I E T I D E M A N D O N A G O R A G A L L E RY
Abstract, 2021 Oil on Canvas 47” x 31.5” $ 4 7 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Baking Son, 2021 Oil on Canvas 39” x 23.5” $ 3 7 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Enlightening, 2016 Oil on Canvas 49.5” x 32.5” $ 1 0 0 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
People, 2016 Acrylic on Canvas 21.5” x 17.5” $ 3 1 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Hair, 2020 Oil on Canvas 39” x 31.5” $ 4 7 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Come on Guys Lets Go for A..., 2020 Oil on Canvas 27” x 40.5”
$ 3 9 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Owl in Dropp Cave, 2016 Acrylic & Oil on Canvas 39” x 39” $ 5 8 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
We Spin it Around and Hopefully We Getting it Right, 2021 Oil on Canvas 47” x 31.5” $ 4 8 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Snake, 2017 Oil on Canvas 55” x 25.5” $ 5 7 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Glamour, 2016 Oil on Canvas 21.5” x 17.5” $ 3 1 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Wow, 2016 Oil on Canvas 48” x 37.5” $ 4 7 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Wonder, 2018 Oil on Canvas 21.5” x 17.5” $ 3 1 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
This is It, 2018 Oil on Canvas 61” x 31.5” $ 7 8 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Lost, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas 39” x 31.5” $ 3 9 5 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Still, 2020 Oil on Canvas 39.5” x 31.5” $ 4 7 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
Oh! I am So Beautiful, 2019 Oil on Canvas 35.5” x 45” $ 4 2 0 0 – B U Y O N A RT-M I N E.C O M
I have a strong fascination with how human emotions are conveyed through facial expressions. The subjects of my paintings come from real-life encounters or images of people I find in newspapers, magazines, or videos. What draws me to them is the story I discover when I look into their eyes. It could be a message of liberation, resilience, suffering, or simply beauty. I convey the intensity of their feelings through chiaroscuro and a predominantly dark palette; as if their face and body glistened in the moonlight in the dead of the night. I paint primarily in oils, although I also incorporate materials like textiles or sand, which I collect in Gothenburg, on the shores of the North Sea. When I paint I am fearless. I set no boundaries and use no filters. I show that true strength is rooted in vulnerability and courage.
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