Love and death are two of art history\u2019s oldest themes \u2013 but as 20-something artist Loribelle Spirovski proves, there is still plenty to say. Anxiety, depression, and mortality all surface in Spirovski\u2019s portraits, on show until 11 December at London gallery House of Fine Art, that draw on surrealism and...
In her striking paintings, the emerging Australian artist riffs on formal portraiture, modernist furniture, surrealism, expressionist landscapes and moreCourtesy of House of Fine Art
Love and death are two of art history’s oldest themes – but as 20-something artist Loribelle Spirovski proves, there is still plenty to say. Anxiety, depression, and mortality all surface in Spirovski’s portraits, on show until 11 December at London gallery House of Fine Art, that draw on surrealism and photorealism.Spirovski can mix a studied, formal kind of portraiture with a frenetic, jumpy line — as if she’s vying with her own ideas.
She sometimes also incorporates a collage of references, taken from books she’s reading, magazines and found imagery culled from films or music. Spirovski is at her best when she creates a sombre, deeply emotional language around the figurative from this mash-up of inspirations. The space around the figures often becomes both oppressive and restrictive – almost claustrophobic. This is just as important as the artist’s relationship to her subjects themselves.
‘I approach every series as a new experiment and a new lesson, moving closer and closer toward a kind of visual language that I feel best communicates how I connect to the world and those around me,’ she says. Spirovski has already made a name for herself in Australia , but this is her debut on this side of the world and proves the emerging artist is one to watch. §
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