Lisa Christiansen New Zealand Artist - Contemporary female figurative paintings
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ARTIST PROFILE |
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Background. Lisa is a fulltime artist with work having sold to clients as far a field as England, Germany and America. Her Qualifications in the area of Interior design have given Lisa an eye for detail and focus on colour and composition, that now flows throughout her work. She has, or is exhibiting in Harrison's and The Art Boutique in Tauranga, Aesthete Gallery in Parnell and various organised exhibitions throughout New Zealand. She won the "Popular Choice Award" at the National Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards in 2006. Lisa has previously worked in areas and mediums such as sculptural work (clay), ink and watercolour, is well versed in the art of gilding and is currently working with oils on canvas . There is a very strong focus on figurative works, especially the female form.
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Description of work from the Artist's perspective.
"I find that the fine detail within the work draws the viewer closer, although visually pleasing from a distance, from a closer perspective the intricate detail becomes visible! Often time needs to be taken to interpret the story within the work". "I enjoy a freedom to play with colour, aiming to create rich vibrant, inviting, balanced works with an emphasis on the beauty of the feminine form". "Some of my work is light and fanciful, visually extravagant, elegant, and sometimes quirky. Tutus, corsets, striped stockings, butterflies, ball gowns, corsets, ribbons, bows, stilettos, flowers, Venetian masks... and the list goes on". "Some work tells a story, often quite personal, with symbolic elements such as the butterfly, scattered rose petals, and the corset repeating throughout the various works. Telling stories of the delicate emotional balance that is life and the human condition. Capturing a moment in time (feelings and situations) - making static the ever-changing emotional states we all experience (even if only momentarily). Feelings that are universal, crossing barriers of age and often gender (spanning all generations) a story everyone can relate to. In short, life's emotional journeys".
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