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Kira Speiser

Kira Speiser

Kira Speiser

Kira's Biography

Anyone who still paints landscapes – or returns to painting them – will almost certainly give serious thought to a great artistic tradition. For Kira, whose family and cultural roots are in Denmark, the tradition in question is that of Nordic painting – a term that covers a development extending from Friedrich to Munch and Kiefer. The concept of Nordic painting holds no ideological connotations today, but is not at all precise in art-historical terms. However, this is immaterial in the sense that Kira does not cite other painters, even if her work does evoke more or less obvious associations with great role models. Visible reality is always Kira’s model, be it the reality of a natural landscape or that of a cityscape.

Kira produces fascinating paintings on large aluminium plates, using mainly an airdrying ceramic paint which enables her to work directly on the aluminium surface. She applies the colour in various levels bringing the metallic background into play. Her repertoire includes forests of all seasons, coastal landscapes from her Danish homeland and views of the city from the time she spent in Madrid and London.

The mostly large works of Kira reflect the light through the “ leaks” of the paint, where the metal shines through, and thus produces more space. Kira draws inspiration from her immediate surroundings. “ I choose a location that I photograph and then sketch. I play with the images, cut them up and put them together again – this is how these mystical forest landscapes are created. She paints what touches her and what captivates her. “That is why my pictures are actually very personal as they tell a scene of my life.”

Available Art

Scandinavian Beechwoods

AED 60,000.00

100 cm x 200 cm

Luminosity II

AED 12,000.00

50 cm x 50 cm

Küsnacht Tobel

AED 40,000.00

100 cm x 100 cm

Autumn Reflection

AED 50,000.00

125 cm x 125 cm

Sunset

AED 42,500.00

80 cm x 120 cm

Summer II

AED 60,000.00

100 cm x 100 cm

Reflection VIII

AED 60,000.00

100 cm x 150 cm

Reflecting Moment

AED 32,500.00

75 cm x 75cm

Frost

AED 28,500.00

50 cm x 75cm

Fairyland II

AED 28,500.00

50 cm x 75 cm

Fairyland

AED 42,500.00

100 cm x 100 cm

Chasing the Light III

AED 60,000.00

100 cm x 150 cm

Previously Sold

Reflection XI
Summernight II
Winter
Seascape II