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
