Artospective: Paintings by Caroline Dahlgren from Sweden.

All the best in the future, acrylic on canvas.

An small Interview with Caroline Dahlgren

Who and from where are you?

My name is Caroline Dahlgren, born 1982 in Sweden where I grew up and still live and work.

How did you get into this?

I always had the need to be creative. As a child I drew, painted and sculpted, encouraged by my parents. I also spend allot of time playing alone in the woods and countryside where I grew up. Making up my own little worlds and stories while playing made me feel free. Imagination can get you anywhere you want. That is were it all started I think.

What drives you?

I´m driven by the need to understand inner and outer environments and emotions, both good and bad. I´m trying to look at what makes us the person we are, identity, how we interact with each other, abstract feelings I can't yet explain to myself.

I love the creative process, but that is not why I do it. I need to paint, I have to. I don't think I would function as a human being without it. Or at least I would be unhappy and definitely be a pain to the people around me if I stopped.

What kind of work do you do and why?

Mostly I paint in acrylic. I am absolutely fascinated by the human face, and I don't think that will end anytime soon. I very rarely do portraits, that would take away the rush and excitement of meeting someone new every time I start a painting.

I strive to develop my technique and I know I have a long way to go. I want to create an atmospheric and intimate place for my characters to tell their story. Hopefully I will keep pushing myself to try new things that will allow me to express myself even better.