Sophie De Garam

Sophie de GARAM is an artist whose deep commitment to Buddhist theory and yoga practice has suffused her artistic expression and her way to perceive the world around her , giving rise to a body of work that blends action of painting with a meditative sense of contemplation and focus.
Sophie’s intention is to cultivate through her artistic expression a generous, peaceful and clear mind to share with others her way of seeing the world and to grow according to her convictions .
She travels the world and has lived in several countries most of her life away from her native country, France .
She now shares her time between Sri Lanka and the south of France .
Due to her extensive travels and the resulting sense of isolation in some remote countries, she was often confronted to a lack of painting materials and was forced to manufacture her mediums, paints, varnish etc…. Often rediscovering old traditional cooking her own recipes from previous centuries in Europe.
S. uses raw materials, such as pure pigments ,encaustic, gum varnish, skin glue, Casein, oil , acryliques etc…. and would use barks of trees( see Tapas), parchments, multiples textiles, recycles wood tea boxes …
The source of inspiration feeding her work ,varies depending o...

School of architecture
old techniques materials art school

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