Tippan Nordén works in Stockholm, Sweden. She was educated at Beckman’s School in Stockholm and at the Tailors’ Academy in Copenhagen. She has worked as a fashion designer, illustrator and set designer, and for many years she has taught fashion drawing at Beckman’s School of Design.
Since 1990, however, she has focused on oil painting. The drawing, the precise knowledge of line, are still there as the foundation when she is capturing people’s movement and expression. This knowledge allows her passion for colour to sparkle into a driven performance. The use of contrasts creates tension in different scenarios: sharp against diffuse lines, light against dark colours. People are shown at parties, mingling at restaurants and bars, or just being alone working things out…