ABOUT IDA

A painting series inspired by Ida – A Novel, by Gertrude Stein. Written in a very painterly and flowing manner I was intrigued by the protagonist Ida and her shifting and overlapping way of being. 2014.

A View from Gallery Jangva studio, Helsinki. 2014.
A View from Gallery Jangva studio, Helsinki. 2014.
There Was Always At Least Three of Them, 2014, oil and spray on canvas, 20 x 20 cm
A View from Gallery Jangva studio, Helsinki. 2014.
A View from Gallery Jangva studio, Helsinki. 2014.
Dear Ida, 2014, oil on canvas, 33 x 24 cm and Darling Ida, 2014, oil and spray on canvas, 31 x 27 cm
Ida Is Ida Is Ida, 2014, oil and spray on canvas, each 27 x 22 cm
Between Places, 2014, oil and spray on canvas, 30 x 40 cm
And That´s How Ida Is Like, 2014, oil on canvas, 27 x 22 cm
A No Place, 2014, oil and spray on canvas, 35 x 28 cm
Ida Is Ida Is Ida, oil and spray on canvas, 27 x 22 cm
She Decided to Sit, 2014, oil on canvas, 35 x 28 cm
The Dog She Had One, 2014, oil on canvas, 27 x 22 cm
There´s No Harm in Going Away No Harm, 2014, oil and spray on canvas, 35 x 28 cm
Already Gone, 2014, oil and spray on canvas, 27 x 22 cm
Disappearing Tricks, 2014, oil and spray on canvas, 27 x 22 cm
Ida Is Ida Is Ida, oil and spray on canvas, 27 x 22 cm
What Happened Was Not A Surprise, 2014, oil and spray on canvas, 35 x 28 cm
Ida Is Ida Is Ida, oil and spray on canvas, 27 x 22 cm
Appearing, 2014, oil on canvas, 25 x 20 cm