SANDRA TIRRE

ANGELS in Need and on the Surface
2023

Acrylic, Oil and Pencil on Linen
110 x 220 cm

I read about Art Brut (in Katy Hessels beautiful `the story of art without men´), about Artists who were all Autodidacts like Madge Gill, Aloise Corbaz or Schwester Gertrude Morgan and who were considered mentally ill or suffering from deep trauma. Gill believed her work to be under the influence of a spirit named Myrninerest, Corbaz was diagnozed with Shizophrenia, spent her whole life in a clinic and Morgan also felt gods force behind her.

I do love their work and i feel somehow very connected to it. Maybe it is the autodidactic approach and the feeling of there is a guidance.

MODERN MONASTERY
2022

Acrylic and Pencil on Linen
100 x 200 cm

This winter i got back to paint on raw linen (like in flag series 19`--> FLAG)
it is a paper work feeling
i felt like to paint more sketchi
also easier to work that way, cause my little daughter calls me out in the night shifts.

in Preperation

GIVING BIRTH in the beginning of 2022 was a profound and beautiful experience for me, that inspires me to various reflections on the theme, like

a whole show about it, a work about breastfeeding
and a series of pregnancy photographs, documentary style.

i keep you posted.

Sneak Peek

Stillen,
Foto Series 2023

About

Sandra Tirre`s work is a form of alchemy, processing themes, picking up a vibe and distilling one. In her paintings she mixes autobiographic elements, sketches of people with motives of nature and myth. It is a form of research, finding a rhythm and sensual truth.

In her Photo Series she reflects her fascination for body, space and change.
It mirrors her love for improvised motives and the tension between the sensual in everyday life and the profane household. The result is a humorous, intimate portrait, as through the eyes of a lover and muse.

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© SANDRA TIRRE 2023