Mamma Andersson

Mamma Andersson is a Swedish contemporary artist who currently works in Stockholm. She was born and raised in Sweden near the polar circle, and grew up with a passion for painting, though her family did not support her being an artist. She later attended the Royal University College of Fine Arts and married artist Jockum Nordstrom.

Many of Andersson's prints are dreamlike in nature. She juxtaposes thick layers of ink with loosely washed sections, and chooses to work with a more soothing color palette. She finds inspiration in cinematic imagery, theatre sets, and nordic figurative painting. She often chooses to expose private, evocative, and melancholic scenes, and her work tends to have an intriguing narrative.

I find her work to be visually and conceptually intriguing. I love the colors she uses, and how they work together with her subject matter to create this phantasmagorical piece. Because of the odd and unfamiliar nature of her subject matter, her prints are always interesting to look at and think about. What is going on? What led up to this scene?

Humdrum Day 

Family Ties

FacesColor spit bite and sugar lift aquatints with aquatint and soft ground etching

Who is sleeping on my pillow?

Sundial

Color sugar lift and spit bite aquatints with hard ground

etching printed on gampi paper chine collé