Clara Gesang-Gottowt (1985, Sweden) is a contemporary artist from Stockholm, known for her ethereal, introspective paintings that explore themes of memory, time and the fragility of human existence. Her work is characterised by a dreamlike quality, often blurring the line between abstraction and figuration. Gesang-Gottowt’s use of soft, muted colour palettes and layered brushstrokes create a sense of depth and atmosphere, inviting viewers into intimate and contemplative spaces.
Gesang-Gottowt’s painting style has an extraordinary subtlety and sensitivity to light, texture and mood. This ambiguity allows her to create poetic compositions that chime of impermanence and the passage of time.
Her process often involves transparent pigments worked into the canvas to build subtle textures and tonal variations. The rubbery paint creates resistance between the brush and the canvas, whilst the wiping back of colours and addition of fresh paint builds new shades. By using these techniques, Gesang-Gottowt captures the delicate interplay between light and shadow, making her paintings appear almost as though they are dissolving before the viewer’s eyes. Her work offers a meditative pause in the fast-paced contemporary art landscape, encouraging viewers to engage with concepts of time, memory and the intangible nature of human experience.
Clara Gesang-Gottowt lives and works in Lund, Sweden. She graduated from the MFA programme at the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, in 2013. Amongst others, she has enjoyed solo shows with OTP Copenhagen (Copenhagen), Galleri Cora Hillebrand (Gothenburg), Lund Cathedral (Lund), Höganäs Museum och konsthall (Höganäs) and Galleri Thomas Wallner (Simris). Group exhibitions include IRL NYC (New York), Artipelag (Värmdö), Werkhalle Wiesenburg (Berlin), Galleri CC (Malmö), Bångska Våningen (Stockholm), The Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Stockholm), Lidköpings Konsthall (Lidköping), Nacka Konsthall (Stockholm) and University of Tsukuba (Japan). Her works are included in the permanent collections of Moderna Museet (Stockholm) and Malmö Konstmusem (Malmö) among other institutions.
