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A painting of two figures kneeling on a grey ground between several plain, boxy buildings. A small white dog watches them from a doorway on the right.

Art: Submit to Camilla Engman's fantastically dream-like paintings

Words
Emily Beber
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Date
19 September 2013

Reminiscent of those dreams that leave you feeling discombobulated Swedish artist Camilla Engman’s paintings are eery, slightly haunting yet so beautiful that you can’t help but want to spend time in front of them. Perhaps it is her neutral pastille palette or the greys and mustard yellows; or maybe it is the animals or the curious situations she creates where people walk through empty swimming pools or humans walk as animals, masked on all fours, they are fascinating.

A painting of a figure in a blue bodysuit standing with their back to the viewer. They look out over a landscape of sharp, angular mountains under a pale sky. To the left, a heavy red curtain is draped over a thick dark pillar.
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Camilla Engman: Jag skickade ett brev en gång, jag vet inte till vem

A painting of four figures in long, heavy coats and hats, standing and crouching on a diamond-patterned floor. The figures are rendered in muted tones of green, yellow and red against a pale, geometric background.
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Camilla Engman: Han försöker avstå från att gå

A painting of a swimming pool where a person in a grey uniform hugs another person wearing a yellow swimsuit. In the background, two figures stand together on the pool deck.
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Camilla Engman: Läppar, tänder, tunga och gom

A painting of three figures in a sparse, pale room. On the left, a pale figure is wrapped in a blue cloth and held by a dark, draped form. To the right, a person in a grey jumpsuit holds a small white dog, while two other figures hold hands on a circular rug.
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Camilla Engman: Vi ses i kyssrumme

A painting of a small, pale figure clinging to a large, dark, amorphous shape in a forest. The surrounding trees and ground are rendered in muted shades of green and ochre.
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Camilla Engman: En försvarslös pojke i strumplästen försöker förleda mörkrets krafter

A painting of two figures standing side by side against a muted grey background. They wear short white skirts, orange tights, and cardigans in green and blue, each holding a small bucket and a stick.
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Camilla Engman: Rastlösa ben / Restelss legs

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