a dedicated to my daughters and sisters... |
maria östensson
What does SYSTRA MI stand for?
This blog was created to share and show creative work and thought. I have spent 15 years in London and 5 years in BArcelona working as an artist and designer and during this time I have been involved in a varitey of artistic projects and collaborated with some fantastic people. At one point I set up an artistic organisation for which we could all co-exsist through the philosophy of ' Systra mi"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tww4ZcbxLuc
PHILOSOPHY;
systra mi was created upon the belief of artistic collaboration and companionship making the whole picture "bigger". sharing the same illusion and desire for creativity and living, bringing the forces together by voluntary nature leaves a translucent footprint of pureness and beauty, without the dirt of 'stepping' on others, which usually the world of finance makes us do. So "systra mi" stands for a genuine sisterhood of creations....
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MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURES, PAINTINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS, TEXTILES AND FASHION
mixed media painting |
Detail of textured paint with sand. |
Detail of 'leaking' form on sculpture 'crossing boundaries, moving out of the frame' |
Plastered garment with wooden frame. |
'Crossing boundaries, moving out of the frame' sculpture made for the IOE exhibition in London. |
Illustrations created in Russell Square, London with found materials, a project for the Institute of Education, London |
'Bird women' made with found feathers and drawing ink. |
'one lonely bird' found feathers and drawing ink. |
"Eli" salt dough puppet with string joints and painted legs. |
"Hugo the cat" salt dough pet with nail legs and stripy tail |
"Mr Undrinkable" recycled art sculpture for a environmental awareness project in London. |
"Can-Man" recycled art for environmental awareness, London. |
Exploring the world of education and art...
Since 2010 Systra mi has been involved with the world of education and developed artistic projects with art schools in London. Inspiration has foremost come from the work of Systra mi, but also from other artists and designers. However Systra mi has artistically continued to develop both with 3D medium like sculpture and 2D medium through painting and illustration, but has also significantly explored fairy tales and digital technology as a tool for artistic creation.
These creations were based on the notion of death and ghosts, and by using old and worn garments in flying motion and photographing them, they appeared as ghost like creatures...
Sculptures reflecting different female identities; the intellectual, vainity and the figther
Plastered garments, body parts and accessories...
The figure with the book necklace represents the intellectual and hungry for knowledge character... |
The intellectual, vainity and the fighter... |
Pose of vanity... plaster, lace and yarn |
Plastered woolly socks with metal details. |
SYSTRA MI: Period of fashion created in Barcelona..
Knitted cashmere dress from work-wear collection with suede details |
Asymmetrical viscose knit hat with details |
Printed knit sleeve with lace details. |
Lovely Neus modelling for a show in Barcelona; wearing a suede dress and feather eyelashes. |
Suede trousers with ruffled hemlines. |
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SYSTRA MI EXHIBITION "Discover", London 2006....
we created a wonderful exhibition "DISCOVER" in London, 2006, inviting artists and creators from london and barcelona; check this out for a taster....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_RajXjUBeY
; in total we had 16 different artists participating and the result was very pleasent....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_RajXjUBeY
; in total we had 16 different artists participating and the result was very pleasent....