Dissolve

About Dissolve

It is a lyrical and beautifully expressive painting. This is ‘Dissolve’ by abstract artist Milly Ristvedt. Known as a master colourist, this piece was painted in the 1970’s when the Canadian artist was not only exploring the world of colour but also the energy found in gestural brushstrokes. The colour palette here is rich and vibrant. Against a backdrop of indigo blue, ‘flashes’ of colour—white, lime green, turquoise, red and apricot appear like lightning across the colour field.

“My paintings are, and always have been, attempts not only to focus awareness of colour, but to put colour to use in making cohesive statements that go beyond the visual.” Milly Ristvedt

Born in British Columbia, Ristvedt studied at the Vancouver School of Art (now the Emily Carr University) and had her first solo exhibit at the Carmen Lamanna Gallery in Toronto. In the late 1960s, Ristvedt shared a studio with famed Canadian painter Jack Bush, met art critic Clement Greenberg and was inspired by American painters Jules Olitiski and Frank Stella. Her work has been included in many publications, She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2004 and honoured with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. She has won seven Canada Council awards and two Ontario Arts Council awards and had over 50 solo exhibitions and been part of countless group shows. Ristvedt's work can be found in major public collections throughout North America including the National Gallery of Canada.

Milly Ristvedt is represented exclusively by the Oeno Gallery.