Sophie von Hellermann

Sophie von Hellermann

BornNationalityBased In
1975GermanLondon, Margate
Biography

Sophie von Hellermann’s paintings recall the look of fables, legends, and traditional stories that are imbued with the workings of her subconscious rather than the content of existing images. Her romantic, pastel-washed canvases are often installed to suggest complex narrative threads. Von Hellermann applies pure pigment directly onto unprimed canvas, her use of broad-brushed washes imbues a sense of weightlessness to her pictures. Von Hellermann’s paintings draw upon current affairs as often and as fluidly as they borrow from the imagery of classical mythology and literature to create expansive imaginary places. In subject matter and style, von Hellermann tests imagination against reality. ...

Selected Artworks
Spring Ritual
Sophie von Hellermann
Spring Ritual, 2022
180 x 230cm
Rhinegold
Night Surfing
Sophie von Hellermann
Night Surfing, 2022
180 x 230cm
Ultramarine Surfer
Sophie von Hellermann
Ultramarine Surfer, 2021
180 x 230cm
Flying Kites
Sophie von Hellermann
Flying Kites, 2021
180 x 230cm
Under the Apple Suckling Tree
Sophie von Hellermann
Under the Apple Suckling Tree, 2021
140 x 160cm
Midnight's Dance
Sophie von Hellermann
Midnight's Dance, 2021
140 x 160cm
Fairy Dance
Sophie von Hellermann
Fairy Dance, 2021
130 x 150cm
Zither
When truth becomes fiction
Sophie von Hellermann
When truth becomes fiction, 2021
130 x 150cm
Fairy Dance
Sophie von Hellermann
Fairy Dance, 2021
130 x 150cm
She Wolf
Sophie von Hellermann
She Wolf, 2022
160 x 140 x 3.6cm
Gaia
Harvest
Phoenix
I Hated Her
Sophie von Hellermann
I Hated Her, 2022
130 x 150cm
Survivor
Riff Raff
Gallery Representation
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