<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sofia Wallner]]></title><description><![CDATA[My work operates at the intersection of classical figurative painting and contemporary inquiries into the body. I showcase my portfolio and CV here.]]></description><link>https://www.sofiawallner.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:54:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sofiawallner.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to delimit my painterly approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am currently in my third week, out of five, of my landscape painting project. My objective has been to delimit my painterly approach by working from three principles derived from Romantic art history: composed landscapes, inner vision over external reality, and the demand for artistic integrity. The primary aim of this project has been to test the boundaries of an individual, painterly engagement with a Romantic mode of expression. The secondary aim has been to grant myself the freedom to...]]></description><link>https://www.sofiawallner.com/post/how-to-delimit-my-painterly-approach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f8d597808bacbfb07585cf</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:32:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/98b17e_46a80742f63540e4977f76df8cf11e25~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>sofiawallner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romanticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[This marks the beginning of two large-scale landscape paintings. Reading about Anna Boberg https://kunstkritikk.se/man-andas-med-vindens-andedrakt and — Caspar David Friedrich “The painter should not merely paint what he sees before him, but also what he sees within himself. If, however, he sees nothing within himself, he should refrain from painting what he sees before him.” I’m using the art history era of Romanticism as a platform for my new landscape project. -What happens to accuracy...]]></description><link>https://www.sofiawallner.com/post/romanticism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e0fc7616b0ab534cf32467</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:54:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/98b17e_801a826e41ac42249ce374a93951e579~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>sofiawallner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Me, myself and I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zigge and Me In my painting, I explore the body as a carrier of both history and contemporaneity. The nude man recurs as a motif—not as an ideal, but as a site where notions of strength, vulnerability, and identity meet and create friction. I am interested in how masculinity is shaped, maintained, and can be renegotiated, both in relation to art history and to our own time. By working with traditional oil painting, I engage with a legacy in which the male body has often been presented as...]]></description><link>https://www.sofiawallner.com/post/me-myself-and-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dd89d4c31b00fb8515598c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:29:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/98b17e_3b13a1514024400e95c54d0c10671a18~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>sofiawallner</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>