Staffan Hallström

The artist Staffan Hallström stood with his painting on a strong expressive foundation. His paintings emerged partly from the material itself but also from his deepest emotional life.

The motifs took shape, slowly and rather circumstantially. He changed, sketched and overpainted, to finally find a composition and color scheme with the balance and expression he was looking for.

Staffan Hallström drew inspiration from artists such as Delacroix, Rubens, Goya and CF Hill's disease drawings. There are also influences of Giacometti's drawings and figures and in Giacometti's depictions of strong emotions.

In Staffan Hallström's artistry, the drawing is important and his paintings radiate as much linearity as poetry. For the artist, the retakes were important for the final result. The fact that the complete creative process is reflected in the final artwork means that his paintings still feel very present.