Dagmar Cyrulla: Amour et Vie

Overview

Love and life are two areas in which many artists can't help exploring throughout their career within their medium of choice — and Dagmar Cyrulla’s no exception. Paintings featured in her latest exhibition, Amour de Vie, delve into these themes with a quiet intimacy that is both visually stunning and emotionally arresting. Cyrulla’s portraits may place her characters in ordinary situations, but she's able to convey shared experiences effectively in subtle ways.

Cyrulla has recently experienced important shifts within her own family dynamic that lead her to create work that explores relationships and the emotions they stir. “My aim is to open an opportunity for self-questioning by viewers,” she explains. “Each painting reflects my love of people and their stories, including father-daughter relationships, power relationships, relationships to parents, being and having a role model, and sibling rivalry.”

Along with Cyrulla’s paintings, the exhibition will feature a new song inspired by her painting A New Day, written by songwriting duo Drew Schapper and Chris Pattenden, aka Artist Proof.