Terrence Higgins Trust - 2024, Timed Auction

Icelandic artist Kristjana S Williams creates fine art pieces, prints, interiors and more. Her designs are inspired by nature and her technique involves layering nature upon nature to mirror the symmetry in all living things. Her work has become well-known, winning numerous awards and can be found worldwide.

One of two prints by Williams in The Auction, Tanning Draumaland – Skyjum is inspired by one of the most exploratory artists of her generation, Dorothea Tanning. This fascinating artwork invites you to use your own imagination to understand the scene before you. The eye is drawn to the mother and child pair - the daughter's hair standing on end, as in many of Tanning's artworks - while they watch an unsealing scene of a bird trapped in the tree trunk. Windows and doors whisper of secrets within, watched closely by all-seeing flowers amid metamorphosing structures. Dimensions blend, and a giant hand stretches out, pen in hand, looking for inspiration. 

Donated by Kristjana S Williams 

Website: www.kristjanaswilliams.com
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