Lali TORMA

Lali Torma is an artist who works mainly with ink and paper. Influenced by the work of the North American abstract expressionists (Pollock, Riopelle), she creates colored and aerial forms with delicate, repetitive, and elongated strokes. She pulls inspiration from patterns and movements of nature, such as the agitation of water and the forest foliage, to translate an aspect of the sublime that surrounds her. Lali Torma developed a meditative method in her creation that allows her to find an equilibrium, a connection with her subconscious. She authorizes herself the complete freedom of transcribing what she feels through the movement of the line and the variations of light in her environment. This way, each of her monochromatic artworks express a state of mind thanks to the expressive qualities of a particular colour. The artist lets herself be swayed by the vibration of her linework without a specific idea of the final form of the drawing: “I work with a fountain pen with broad nib that, after thousands of lines, becomes an extension of my body.” L. Torma

Lali Torma was born in Romania in 1975. In 1994, she leaves Romania as a political refugee to live abroad, and she now lives and works in Montreal and Berlin. In 2009, she completes her MBA at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) and then works in finance from 2000 to 2014, in Montreal and Paris. Her life takes a new turn in 2010, when she decides to make a career out of her art, at the occasion of a move to Paris. There, she makes a European tour in which she dedicates herself entirely to her art career, which first began back in 2003. From 2014 to 2020, her work gets presented in many collective and solo exhibitions in Germany, France and the United Kingdom, notably at the Kunstpunkt in collaboration with the Netzwerk freier Projekträume und-initiativen, at the Weartberlin Gallery, and at the ECC Weißensee (Berlin, Germany), as well as the Galerie Feral (Bordeaux, France). Her artworks were also exhibited at the contemporary art fairs of Hamburg (2019 and 2022), the Köln Liste (2017) and Berliner Liste (2015). Torma comes back to live in Montreal in 2021, to pursue her artistic endeavours. Her artworks are now part of many private collections, as well as the collection of the Art and Design Foundation (Zaragoza, Spain) and the Museum Editions – Fine Art Gallery and Consultancy (New York, United States).

Teal Flow, 2023

Teal Flow, 2023

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1000 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Spiced Brandy, 2022

Spiced Brandy, 2022

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1000 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Blue Jar Bells, 2023

Blue Jar Bells, 2023

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1000 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Sunlight Twist, 2021

Sunlight Twist, 2021

Encre sur papier, 70 x 50 cm, 900 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Night Blue Turn, 2023

Night Blue Turn, 2023

Encre sur papier, 70 x 50 cm, 900 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Sunlight Pinch, 2021

Sunlight Pinch, 2021

Encre sur papier, 70 x 50 cm, 900 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Blue Wine Tango, 2023

Blue Wine Tango, 2023

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1000 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Night Blue Dance, 2023

Night Blue Dance, 2023

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1000 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Green Butterfly Leaves, 2023

Green Butterfly Leaves, 2023

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1000 $ + txs, encadrée.

Light Leaf Turn, 2023

Light Leaf Turn, 2023

Encre sur papier, 70 x 50 cm, 900 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Dark Raspberry, 2022

Dark Raspberry, 2022

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1000 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Blue Dolphin, 2022

Blue Dolphin, 2022

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1 000 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Orange Smoke, 2022

Orange Smoke, 2022

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1 380 $ + txs, encadrée.

Bubbly Jar Blue, 2023

Bubbly Jar Blue, 2023

Encre sur papier, 70 x 50 cm, 1 200 $ + txs, encadrée.

Darker Pink, 2022

Darker Pink, 2022

Encre sur papier, 77 x 57 cm, 1 380 $ + txs, encadrée.

Dark Blue Frizz, 2021

Dark Blue Frizz, 2021

Encre sur papier, 70 x 50 cm, 1 200 $ + txs, encadrée.

Venetian Bubble, 2020

Venetian Bubble, 2020

Encre sur papier, 100 x 70 cm, 1 900 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Sea Blue Fold, 2020

Sea Blue Fold, 2020

Encre sur papier, 100 x 70 cm, 1 900 $ + txs, non encadrée.

Sunset Arms, 2022

Sunset Arms, 2022

Encre sur papier, 100 x 70 cm, 2 340 $ + txs, encadrée.

Fiumi di Fumi, 2022

Fiumi di Fumi, 2022

Encre sur papier, 117 x 117 cm, 3 300 $ + txs, non encadrée.

When the Shark Turned Left, 2022

When the Shark Turned Left, 2022

Encre sur papier, 100 x 140 cm, 3 550 $ + txs, non encadrée.

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