Sophie Wahlquist German, b. 1983
Sophie Wahlquist explores themes of growth and reproduction in her work. She is aiming for an image of the psychological states of humans, raising questions about their role in this world. Social anxieties in an increasingly individualized society are reoccurring concepts which inform the shapes and figures in her work.
Wahlquist’s paintings depart from a state of mind rather than from a narrative. Playing with different genres of painting and medium, new gestures and perspectives reverse existing ideas. She likes to negotiate the level to which absence can be replaced by clarity of something intangible or how the depiction of something recognizable can become a trigger for imagination.
The artist lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
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Sophie WahlquistSheets 1, 2021Soft pastel on canvasCanvas: 65 3/8 x 47 5/8 in (166 x 121 cm)
Framed: 72 7/8 x 55 1/8 in (185 x 140 cm)
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Sophie WahlquistSheets 2, 2021Soft pastel on canvasCanvas: 63 x 51 1/8 in (160 x 130 cm)
Framed: 72 7/8 x 55 1/8 in (185 x 140 cm) -
Sophie WahlquistUntitled, 2019Soft pastel and ink on paper
Framed: 73 x 55 1/2 in (185.4 x 141 cm)
Paper: 68 1/8x 51 1/8 in (173 x 130 cm) -
Sophie WahlquistUntitled, 2019Soft pastel and ink on paper
Framed: 73 x 55 1/2 in (185.4 x 141 cm)
Paper: 68 1/8x 51 1/8 in (173 x 130 cm) -
Sophie WahlquistUntitled, 2019Soft pastel, ink and spray paint on paperFramed: 55 1/2 x 73 in
141 x 185.4 cm
Paper: 51 1/8 x 68 1/8 in
130 x 173 cm -
Sophie WahlquistRealtor, 2019Acrylic, ink, soft pastel and marker on paperFramed: 69 3/4 x 56 in (177.1 x 142.2 cm)
Paper: 65 x 51 1/4 in (165.1 x 130.2 cm) -
Sophie WahlquistBeach, 2019Ink, acrylic and soft pastel on paperFramed: 63 1/4 x 49 1/4 in (160.6 x 125 cm)
Paper: 58 1/2 x 44 1/2 in (148.6 x 113 cm) -
Sophie WahlquistForest, 2019Soft pastel on paperFramed: 63 1/4 x 55 3/4 in (160.6 x 141.5 cm)
Paper: 58 1/2 x 51 in (148.6 x 129.5 cm) -
Sophie WahlquistGrowth, coming and going, 2019Soft pastel on paperFramed: 46 3/4 x 40 1/2 in (118.7 x 102.8 cm)
Paper: 42 x 35 3/4 in (106.7 x 90.8 cm) -
Sophie WahlquistUntitled, 2021Glazed earthenware clay9 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 11 1/8 in
24 x 25 x 28 cm -
Sophie WahlquistUntitled, 2021Glazed earthenware clay11 3/4 x 9 7/8 x 10 1/4 in
30 x 25 x 26 cm -
Sophie WahlquistUntitled, 2021Glazed earthenware clay15 3/8 x 9 7/8 x 10 1/4 in
39 x 25 x 26 cm -
Sophie WahlquistUntitled, 2021Glazed earthenware clay10 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 6 1/4 in
27 x 18 x 16 cm -
Sophie WahlquistUntitled, 2021Glazed earthenware clay, light fittings9 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
24.1 x 26.7 cm -
Sophie WahlquistUntitled, 2021Glazed earthenware clay, light fittings8 x 7 3/4 in
20.3 x 19.7 cm
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Sophie Wahlquist
Lace of Love and Bones 29 Jan - 12 Mar 2022One luminary clock against the sky Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right. I have been one acquainted with the night. -Robert Frost, “Acquainted...Read more -
SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION
Melinda Braathen, Paolo Colombo, Pam Evelyn, Reuben Gordon, Iliodora Margellos, Francesca Mollett, Jebila Okongwu and Sophie Wahlquist 24 Jul - 18 Sep 2021Baert Gallery is pleased to present a Summer Group Exhibition featuring Melinda Braathen, Paolo Colombo, Pam Evelyn, Reuben Gordon, Iliodora Margellos, Francesca Mollett, Jebila Okongwu and Sophie Wahlquist. This group...Read more -
UNTITLED, ART MIAMI BEACH OVR 2020 | IRL
Melinda Braathen, Reuben Gordon, Sophie Wahlquist 30 Nov - 12 Dec 2020 -
Works on Paper
Melinda Braathen, Paolo Colombo, Francesca Gabbiani, Reuben Gordon, Dene Leigh, Daniel Silva, Sophie Wahlquist 8 Feb - 28 Mar 2020