Camilla Engström's recent paintings, inspired by her father's photographs from Sweden, embody both comfort and longing as she navigates her existence in California.
Engström's painting less pays homage to realistic landscapes but rather creates imaginary landscapes, synthesizing the beauty of both Sweden and California.
The large rock in Morro Bay, with its sacred history, recurs in Engström's work, symbolizing life through the metaphor of smoke rising from earth.
Her merging of landscapes with female bodies illustrates a view of nature that is both sensual and animated, echoing themes found in romanticism.
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