Ernestine tahedl biography
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Ernestine Tahedl
Canadian painter (born )
Ernestine Tahedl (born )[1] is a Canadian painter.
Born in Vienna, Tahedl studied at the Academy of Applied Arts Vienna, receiving her master of arts in graphic arts in [2] For the next two years she worked with her father, Heinrich Tahedl, on the design and execution of stained glass pieces, before her emigration to Canada.[3] She produced a portfolio of etchings, Circle of Energy, in , and did restoration work on the church of Christ the King in Klagenfurt in ; otherwise she is best known for her abstract landscapes. She has exhibited throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe both in solo shows and group exhibitions, and her work is in numerous public, private, and corporate collections. In she received a Canada Council arts award; in , she was the recipient of a purchase award at the Concours Artistiques du Québec, and in she was awarded the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's allied arts medal. In she won a bronze medal at the Vienna International Exhibition of Paintings; she has also received other awards throughout her career.[4]
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Ernestine Tahedl
What inspires you and what is your creative process?
I am inspired by classical music in the last years. Over the years I have searched for this freedom in my work. I explore and try to find the balance between the realistic image and the pictorial values for my paintings. The concept of multiple canvases and panels has always fascinated me.
I hope that spirituality and serenity are integral to my work. Colour and light are additional factors that guide my work. Colour to me is light.
For me, my recent paintings come close to a musical experience and were painted and inspired while listening to classical music, which is reflected in the titles of the works. I feel these paintings are a more direct, human and spiritual expression without confinement of the motif or formal restriction; yet still consist of all those elements that I have explored in my work over the years.
How have you stayed inspired and energized during the pandemic?
At this time of isolation and recollection, in the midst of the COVID quarantine, I felt it was important to take stock of my work in the studio. I found quite a few paintings, which I thought should be scrutinized and changed.
As in the past decade, music is the inspiration for my recent work. Most of the time while ov