The Structure of Stillness

Susanne Arvidsson – Artist Statement My artistic practice is rooted in a long and lived relationship with color and creation. For more than five decades, painting has been a natural part of my life—sometimes in the foreground, sometimes as a quiet but necessary force alongside everyday life. For me, art is both a language and a space for presence, where intuition leads and each painting carries traces of time, experience, and movement. I work primarily in an abstract and expressive manner, often in layered processes where color, charcoal, and structure interact. I begin without a fixed plan, allowing the painting to evolve through dialogue with the canvas. It is within this open and intuitive approach that energy emerges and the work finds its own expression. Alongside my studio practice, I have worked extensively as an art educator. Teaching has deepened my understanding of creativity as something fundamentally human. My guiding belief—everyone benefits from creating—is grounded in experience rather than theory. Color is a central force in my visual language. I use it to create movement, balance, and depth, as well as to convey emotion beyond words. My works move between strength and stillness, leaving space for the viewer’s own interpretation. Today, I work from my own studio and gallery in Örebro, Sweden, creating original paintings and fine art prints on canvas. My practice is shaped by continuity, curiosity, and a strong sense of presence.