We Love This: October 2024
By Celina Tran | Press photos
While it might not be the first thing you think of when moving, wall art can make a house or an apartment into a home. Take inspiration for your space from these beautiful pieces of wall art.
As Much As One Can Swallow by Rory Mitchell (2021)
Perhaps best described as a satirical piece with a child-like spirit, As Much As One Can Swallow by Norway-based Rory Mitchell portrays a crammed group of people sailing across the sea in a rusty bucket. Despite the lack of space, they find themselves lost in their own worlds – a piece of escapism against a world of restlessness, upheaval, and worsening weather. Available as digital print, this affordable piece is bound to be a conversation starter. Just when you think you’ve seen all, another fun element pops out.
As Much As One Can Swallow Print (2021), 350 NOK
Lovegun (2022) by Dani André Skogfelt
For lovers of minimalism, Dani André Skogfelt’s black-and-white pieces are perfect. Lovegun features large, soft strokes and a woman’s face, and can elevate any Scandinavian living room with its simplicity and texture.
Lovgun (2022) fine art drawing on paper 1,977 USD
Woman With Poppy (2022) by Susanne Butcher
Susanne Butcher is a Danish painter who experiments with colours and motifs to explore human interactions. Woman with Poppy is an homage to love and portrays a woman who has lost her son to World War I. In all its abstract and colourful form, the painting is soaked with emotion, revealing more of itself to the viewer as time passes.
Woman With Poppy (2022) painting, 23,000 DKK
The Kiss (2018) by Edvarda Braanaas
Inspired by an infamous Gustav Klimt painting of the same title, The Kiss by Edvarda Branaas blends a 70s paisley-esque design with the classic kiss. The incorporation of both two and three-dimensional elements creates a feeling of timelessness, moving while standing perfectly still. This is not just a piece for hopeless romantics and Klimt lovers, but also for those looking to find a new, favourite contemporary artist.
The Kiss (2018) medium print, 9,000 NOK
Under certain circumstances II (2015) by Yrjö Edelmann
Swedish artist Yrjö Edelmann often created pieces that were located somewhere between dream and reality, deluding the viewer’s eye with a highly realistic optical illusion – a classic trompe l’œil piece. Under certain circumstances II is a classic Edelmann piece, namely an illustration of wrinkled wrapping paper. The impressive light and shading could trick any passing viewer without much notice, but upon further inspection, you’ll find a carefully created, hyper-realistic piece.
Under certain circumstances II (2015), 650 EUR
Untitled (Girl Spinning) (2020) by Mikael Siirilä
Mikael Siirilä is a Finnish darkroom artist and photographer based in Helsinki. He only works with black and white film and the darkroom, which is also evident in Untitled (Girl Spinning). Themes like absence and presence often make themselves evident in his spall photos, as seen in this piece. Look long enough, and you might find yourself spinning too. Either way, this art print is a beautiful conversation piece, and perhaps the beginning of a large Siirilä collection.
Untitled (Girl Spinning) (2020) fine art print, 320 EUR
Left: Under certain circumstances II (2015) by Yrjö Edelmann. Right: Untitled (Girl Spinning) (2020) by Mikael Siirilä
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