FRAM EG SENDI FLOTAN MINN – SEA-BORN TREE – Kristjana S Williams

£1,895.00

FRAM EG SENDI FLOTAN MINN – SEA-BORN TREE From Kristjana S Williams.

Printed in Kristjana’ so studio in London on Matt Smooth Fine Art Cotton 300 gsm, using giclée inks to ensure you are able to enjoy your print for years to come.

Edition of 275, signed and numbered by the artist.

Print sizes is XL – 110 cm x 130.9 cm and comes framed in a white box frame.

THE STORY BEHIND THE ARTWORK

The sea has sailed up to the sky in Kristjana’s contemporary, ocean-inspired art tree print. The tree is grounded yet drifts amidst billowing clouds, giving the impression of a cradle being rocked by the wind. Upheld by elegant black branches is an animated fiesta of sea-life. A fuchsia pink crab grabs delightedly at the air with its pincers. Fantastical eel fish, parrot fish, and stingrays, in hues of blue and violet, wrap their bodies around vast ships’ sails, dancing to strains of an old Icelandic lullaby. Crested seabirds call out; insightful eyes beneath the plumage contemplating the vastness of both the sky above them and the ocean below. Two swinging clocks evoke the passage of time, from the long-lost past to the distant future. All corners of the earth are indicated by miniature compasses pointing North, South, East or West.

The beauty of this piece is provided by its simplicity of form. There are far fewer elements than Kristjana habitually uses in her tree prints: Kristjana overcame this challenge to create this understated and yet highly impactful design.

‘Fram Eg Sendi Flotan Minn’ is a line from an Icelandic lullaby:

Ef tig langar eitthvert sinn
ogn ad smakka godfiskinn
fram eg sendi floan minn
skinandi skutur og kugga

If you ever would like
to taste a tiny bit of the good fish
I will send my fleet to sea
shining sailboats and fishing boats.

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Description

Icelandic born artist Kristjana S Williams studied graphic design and illustration at Central St Martins and quickly gained critical acclaim as Creative Director of Beyond the Valley for 8 years. In 2011, Kristjana S Williams began creating fine art pieces, art prints, furniture and more. Williams’s inspiration lies heavily with layering nature upon nature and ‘the symmetry in all things living’, which stems from the artist’s childhood in Iceland. When growing up the artist found nature there stark and unforgiving. Never seeing trees or colourful butterflies or exotic flowers – everything seemed grey. Now in retrospect, she feels the complete opposite as though the colours and landscape are like nowhere else in the world. Each piece created by the artist is its own universe of botanicals, atmosphere and animals, each born and grown from the things that have inspired her since being a child in Iceland.
Williams’ work has become well known throughout the industry winning numerous awards including a D&AD award, Clio Award and a first prize at New York Festivals Grand Prix.

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