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Sigrid Sandström
Sigrid Sandström is a Swedish painter whose work moves between landscape and abstraction, including documented acrylic paintings on polycarbonate.
Sigrid Sandström quick facts
Review key details about Sigrid Sandström's painting practice, landscape and abstraction, acrylic media, and documented use of polycarbonate.
| Full name | Sigrid Sandström |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 · Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | — |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Movements | Contemporary abstraction |
| Paint types | Acrylic paint |
| Other media | — |
| Other materials | — |
| Painting surfaces | Polycarbonate |
| Painting methods | Pouring acrylic and making imprints with dyed cloth, rags, or plastic film to balance chance and control |
| Common subjects | Landscapes, abstract forms, spatial uncertainty, and image perception |
| Notable works | Ginnungagap |
Sources: Frye Art Museum: Ginnungagap, Sigrid Sandström CV, and Cecilia Hillström Gallery.
Paint types used by Sigrid Sandström
Records document Sigrid Sandström’s use of Acrylic paint; examples below link each paint medium to a specific work and its role in the image.
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Acrylic paint
The Frye Art Museum identifies acrylic on polycarbonate in Sandström’s Ginnungagap, while the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston records acrylic on a Masonite panel in Thoreau’s Ax. These works document acrylic across a transparent synthetic sheet and a rigid board, linking paint to the physical character of the support.
Sources: Frye Art Museum: Ginnungagap, MFAH collection: Thoreau’s Ax.; Sigrid Sandström: curriculum vitae
Painting surfaces used by Sigrid Sandström
Documented works by Sigrid Sandström use Polycarbonate, with examples clarifying when a material is painted ground, backing, or part of a constructed work.
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Polycarbonate
Sandström’s Ginnungagap uses polycarbonate, a rigid transparent sheet that shapes the installation’s light and space. The Frye records acrylic applied to this surface, allowing the support’s translucency to remain part of the image and distinguishing the work from opaque canvas or panel painting.
Sources: Frye Art Museum: Ginnungagap, Sigrid Sandström CV, Cecilia Hillström Gallery.
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