Caroline Örnstedt paints acrylic on canvas or frameless wooden tablets. Her lively, multitudinous compositions in primary hues feature passionate strokes, luscious marks and the intriguing abstractions of unconscious locomotion. Adopting a brushless approach, Örnstedt pushes the paint around by palette knife, leaving a residue that is so thick and multi-dimensional that it verges on topographic. A self-taught artist governed by a freely spontaneous nature, the defining feature of her oeuvre is a micro figure, what the artist terms a ‘soul’ figment, which recurs in each individual work. Adorning her restless and at times theatrical application of paint to canvas with ethereal mists of glitter, Örnstedt’s intuitive abstractions achieve a visceral impact with provocative and lingering appeal.
Caroline Örnstedt, an artist of Swedish heritage, grew up in the small village of Jälluntofta where she was born. She currently lives and works nearby in Reftele, Sweden.