Ink painting

2019
SofieDieu
SofieDieu

ink on watercolour paper, mounted on wood board W25.5 x H20.4cm acid free

SofieDieu_NebulaWheel
SofieDieu_NebulaWheel
SofieDieu_Passage
SofieDieu_Passage

ink on watercolour paper, mounted on wood board W20.4 x H25.5cm acid free

SofieDieu-AbsoluteMagnitude_detail02
SofieDieu-AbsoluteMagnitude_detail02

ink on watercolour paper, mounted on wood board W20.4 x H25.5cm acid free

SofieDieu-StarGazing-detail01
SofieDieu-StarGazing-detail01

ink on watercolour paper, mounted on wood board W20.4 x H25.5cm acid free

SofieDieu_KatabaticGold
SofieDieu_KatabaticGold

Gold leaf on layered paper, mounted on wood board W36 x H 28cm acid free

SofieDieu_WallCloud
SofieDieu_WallCloud

Gesso and ink on layered paper, mounted on wood board W36 x H 28cm acid free

SofieDieu_PondReflection-afterGiverny
SofieDieu_PondReflection-afterGiverny

Ink and gesso on layered paper, mounted on wood board W36 x H 28cm acid free

SofieDieu_Advection-poems
SofieDieu_Advection-poems

Ink on layered paper, mounted on wood board W36 x H 28cm acid free

SofieDieu_MontagneCeleste
SofieDieu_MontagneCeleste

ink and gesso on Japanese paper, mounted on wood board W36 x H 28cm acid free

SofieDieu_CloudMonolites
SofieDieu_CloudMonolites

ink on Japanese paper, mounted on wood board W36 x H 28cm acid free

SofieDieu_CloudChamber
SofieDieu_CloudChamber

ink and white stamping on Japanese paper, mounted on board H45.5 x W60.5cm acid free

SofieDieu_MagneticStorm
SofieDieu_MagneticStorm

ink on Japanese paper, mounted on wood board H45.5 x W60.5cm acid free

SofieDieu_BlackWind
SofieDieu_BlackWind

ink on Japanese paper with white stampings, mounted on wood board W51 x H40.5cm acid free

SofieDieu_PluieNoire-omen
SofieDieu_PluieNoire-omen

ink on Japanese paper, mounted on wood board W51 x H40.5cm acid free

2018
SofieDieu_Judith_Above_the_Clouds_2018
SofieDieu_Judith_Above_the_Clouds_2018
Daniel of leaves and fire
Daniel of leaves and fire
SofieDieu_Julia_Reaching_for_the_Stars_2
SofieDieu_Julia_Reaching_for_the_Stars_2
SofieDieu_Rob_SilverHand_ websize
SofieDieu_Rob_SilverHand_ websize
SofieDieu_Michael_Fire_Vortex_2018
SofieDieu_Michael_Fire_Vortex_2018
Traverse
Traverse

Chinese ink on layered paper mounted on basswood panels Diptych each panel measures H24' x W18' x D3/4''

Night Sky Over The Tambo
Night Sky Over The Tambo

Ink on Awagami paper mounted on bass wood panels Diptych each panel measures H18' x W24' x D3/4'' Finalist of the John Leslie Art Prize 2018

Sofie Dieu - Shallow River
Sofie Dieu - Shallow River

Ink on paper

Sofie Dieu - Convection
Sofie Dieu - Convection

ink on paper 30cm x 30 cm

Sofie Dieu Neutrino
Sofie Dieu Neutrino

ink on paper 30cm x 30cm

2017
Sofie Dieu - Cloud study detail
Sofie Dieu - Cloud study detail

Ink on Mulburry paper detail of a full work L8m x H46cm 2017

Sofie Dieu - Bark study
Sofie Dieu - Bark study

Ink on paper L11.9cm x H63.7cm 2017

Sofie Dieu - Stone reading
Sofie Dieu - Stone reading

Ink on paper L20m x H20cm 2017

Sofie Dieu - Pépite
Sofie Dieu - Pépite

Ink on Chinese rice and flower paper, gold leaf L58.5cm x H69.5cm 2017

Sofie Dieu - Drift
Sofie Dieu - Drift

Ink on Chinese rice paper 69.5 cm x 69.5cm 2017

2016
Sofie Dieu - The Knight
Sofie Dieu - The Knight

Ink on paper 1200cm x 897cm 2017

Sofie Dieu - By The River
Sofie Dieu - By The River

Ink on paper 1200cm x 897cm 2017

Sofie Dieu - The Pythia
Sofie Dieu - The Pythia

Ink on paper 1200cm x 897cm 2017

Sofie Dieu The Organist
Sofie Dieu The Organist

Ink on paper 1200cm x 897cm 2017

Sofie Dieu - Cascade
Sofie Dieu - Cascade

Ink on Awagami bamboo paper, W75xH55.5cm, 2017 Corangamarah Art Prize (finalist) 2017

Sofie Dieu - Swirl I
Sofie Dieu - Swirl I

Chinese ink on bamboo awagami paper, W111cm x H150cm, 2016 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize (finalist) 2016

Dieu Sofie - Vortex
Dieu Sofie - Vortex

Chinese ink on bamboo awagami paper, W55.5cm x H75cm, 2016 North Art Prize (finalist) 2017

Sofie Dieu - Swirl II
Sofie Dieu - Swirl II

Chinese ink on bamboo awagami paper, W225cm x H166.5cm, 2016

Sofie Dieu - Eclipse
Sofie Dieu - Eclipse

Indian ink on Indian handmade paper, W20cm x H20cm, 2017

Born in France, Sofie Dieu’s first encounter with art was through church. With a penchant for ritual and spirituality, the artist is best known for her fragile, sombre, and sometimes violent ink paintings and textile works.

 

Poetic and humanist, her practice draws on her journeys to China and Australia. She explores how identity and memory fluctuate according to their immediate environment. Landscapes, people, secrecy, healing, and the dichotomy between light and darkness are some of her recurring themes.

  

Multi-art prizes and award finalist, her work was included in the Sydney North Art Prize, Waterhouse Natural Science prize and the Contemporary Art Award amongst others. In 2016, she worked on the Camperdown Cemetery installation for Sydney Biennale. In 2017, her work will be shown during Vivid and Mental Health Month in Sydney.