A joyful play with colors, forms and life elements in nature
Skjoldvor had a passion for connecting and co-creating with the many elements and aspects of the nature and people through art.
Abstract paintings
She painted a variety of paintings with different styles and materials, mostly abstract paintings She also had a fascination for painting corals, portraits, petroglyphs and orbs. She painted her fascinations with different techniques, such as acryl, tempera, and oil, and used sand in many of her latest paintings..
Expressive artist
Skjoldvor Wiseth had a background in the expressive painting tradition. She was educated at Gerlesborg Art School in Sweden, participated in various courses and creative happenings in Europe, Los Angeles and Bali, which gave her great insight into different cultures, religions and lifestyles. She lived on an island in Norway where she had her atelier and gallery on Tjøme. She became 88 years and spent her last 20 years on Bali and Tjøme. She worked on Bali in the winter period.and showed her art on Tjøme in summer time. On Bali she connected with many powerful elements of the nature, which inspired her to explore new directions with her art and paintings. She used her explorations in the sea, rice fields and beaches to joyfully play with the colors, water, sand and forms in connection with the nature.
Balinese inspiration
In her last 20 years, she lived in Ubud during the winter time where she went to get inspirations for her creativity and painting. She rented a flat with a big outdoor terraces overlooking the rice field from a Balinese family and a well known balinese artist, Wayan Karja. Here she met other artists coming to Bali, and was inspired by the artistic community in Ubud and become friend with Made Wianta. They called her Margareta since Skjoldvor was too difficult to say, and showed in a way that she had a second life on Bali. She was on of the last one to leave Bali when the Corona epidemic started and was hard to get home from her paradise.
She had a strong encounter with the Balinese culture, art and nature and looked at Balinese friends as her own big family. Many of her paintings reflect the beauty of her meetings with Bali, where the Balinese showed her great openness, kindness, interest and presence. She saw that they lived in close contact with nature and that they showed great respect and care for people at all ages and all living things, where they practiced their religion and culture through daily sacrifices, rituals, beautiful ceremonies, sensual dances, drama and temple ceremonies.
Sensational sand
She often used different types of sand with a rich color spectrum enhancing her desired expression. She liked to work with a form she found in nature, where the use of sand gave the images a materiality and sensuality on the canvas. The sand was mainly taken from beaches on Bali, with different colurs, mineral compositions and qualities. The technique of using sand was developed by her and was ground-breaking.
Aqua culture
The underwater life on Bali overwhelmed her from the first moment, with corals, shells and rocks showing their beauty and richness of shapes, colors and movements in the water. Snorkeling and studying this life became an obsession and it gave strong experiences and insight into a new world under water. She used these moments to recreate her magical moments on the canvas.
Balinese portraits and models
Painting portraits of Balinese models was on of here favorite activity on Bali since she loved to connect with the Balinese people and culture. In a joint studio with artists she were weekly painting portraits of Balinese people who set models. The portraits gave her the opportunity to immerse herself and connect with the local people and their lives. As a profound therapist she saw every person as a unique individual, with their own characteristics, personality and history
Ancient petroglyphes In her childhood Skjoldvor Margareta found petroglyphs on stones at the farm she was raised. The memories were carried forward through an amazing series of sand paintings with people, animals, ships and symbols in her own style. Working with the sand gave her inspiration to develop paintings with interpretations of rock carvings found in well-known places in Norway and Sweden. The use of sand in her paintings made them alive and exciting, while holding the connection to earth and their history carved in stones all over the world, as well as painted in many caves.
Mystery orbs Skjoldvor Wiseth had many orbs experiences on beaches on Bali, Thailand. and United States. Orbs showed up on her photos when she used a flash in the evenings. She loved to take photos and created many orb paintings in various styles.