Sirje Papp, b. 1962, lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
A swedish contemporary artist inspired by the classical masters, but also from contemporary photorealist painters as well as photography and film.
Sirje Papp works in a realistic painting tradition and is inspired by the motion of the human body and our states of mind. Light and reflections are an important part of her compositions.
She captures with subtle sensitivity the borderland between dream and reality. Some of her works integrates water and a weightless human body, but there are no feelings of drowning. Instead, the model just floats there in calmness and contemplation together with Papp’s playfulness between light and dark.
A unique characteristic of Sirje Papp's art is her tendency to depict herself and her loved ones. Through her works of art, she creates not only visual representations but also an emotional connection with the viewer. Her works are thus not only art but also a reflection of human relationships and experiences.
Her fascination with the human body shapes the motifs that provide a wordless story.
A title for the painting is perhaps not necessary but still there rests a calmness, a contemplation in her figures, as if they were caught in a frozen moment.
Papp’s paintings give expression to a suspenseful mystery and can be expressed as magical realism. Through her realistic, evocative and poetic imagery, she wants to achieve
a sense of presence and wonder in the spectator.
CURRICULUM VITAE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 ”Balance” Gallery Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm
2024 ”Sirje Papp” Gallery Mats Bergman, Karlstad
2024 ”State of Mind” Mollbrinks Gallery, Uppsala
2023 ”Short Stories” Tyresö Konsthall, Stockholm
2023 ”Memories of a Summer” Gallery Blå, Båstad
2023 ”Sirje Papp – Paintings” Gallery Blå, Linköping
2022 ”Atmosphere” Gallery Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm
2021 ”Sirje Papp” Gallery Blå, Linköping
2020 ”Time” Gallery Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm
2019 ”Moments” Gallery Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Grand Antiques Art & Design, Liljevalchs, Stockholm
2023 Grand Antiques Art & Design, Liljevalchs, Stockholm
2023 Krapperups Konsthall, Höganäs
2022 Grand Antiques Art & Design, Liljevalchs, Stockholm
2021 Grand Antiques Art & Design, Liljevalchs, Stockholm
2019 Edsviks Konsthall, Solna
2019 Krapperups Konsthall, Höganäs
2019 Grand Antiques Art & Design, Liljevalchs, Stockholm
2017 Katrineholms Konsthall
SCHOLARSHIP
2024 Tyresö Kulturstipendium (Tyresö Cultural Scholarship)
EDUCATION
Basic courses in drawing and paintings, Stockholm 1987–1988.
BERGHS School of Communication, Graphic Design & Illustration, Stockholm 1988–1991.
