Anne Siems

Tableau by Seattle-based artist Anne Siems (German, b. 1965) features lone, 19th Century-style women set against landscapes that appear to be stage backdrops. By combining elements of still life, landscape and portraiture, she creates compositions that evoke a quiet, clandestine sense of place.
The female figures and landscape formations have a pseudo-historic feeling. Garments, personal possessions and hairstyles are reminiscent of our ancestors. Her European folk-art style of painting, the nostalgic objects and the incongruent narratives allude to a romanticized dreamscape where mementos of frivolous beauty are combined with vibrant flowers, animals and mysterious relics.