Loribelle Spirovski Filipino Australian, b. 1990

Overview
 "In my practice I have found that portraiture enables me to reflect through the sitter, who becomes a conduit for both their own anxieties, as well as mine. My practice is an attempt to externalise internal conflict, creating a juxtaposition of movement and stillness that forms an unsettling effect, evoking a surreal and dreamlike quality. It is in this dreamlike place that the spectre of mortality emerges, and though my art is often considered 'dark,' I believe it is ultimately redemptive as it lays bare an emotional truth." - Loribelle Spirovski

Born in Manila in 1990, Loribelle Spirovski resettled in Australia in 1999. Her work is influenced by the contrasting images of both countries, as well as her parent's mixed European-Asian ethnicities. Having spent a childhood creating collages, drawing, and. sculptures, she embarked upon formal artistic study at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney, where she graduated in 2012.

Works
  • A dream of men and horses
    A dream of men and horses, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on polyester
    122 x 90 cm
    $ 9,750.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, A dream of men and horses, 2023
    $ 9,750.00
  • Alone Together
    Alone Together, 2021
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil on linen
    152 x 122 cm
    $ 15,000.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Alone Together, 2021
    $ 15,000.00
  • Bacchanal
    Bacchanal, 2019
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil on linen
    120 x 91 cm
    $ 9,000.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Bacchanal, 2019
    $ 9,000.00
  • Be Brave Little One
    Be Brave Little One, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on canvas
    182 x 152 cm
    $ 22,000.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Be Brave Little One, 2023
    $ 22,000.00
  • Blancmange (Fingerpainting of Simon and Nana)
    Blancmange (Fingerpainting of Simon and Nana), 2025
    Loribelle Spirovski
    oil on wood panel
    70 x 90 cm
    $ 9,500.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Blancmange (Fingerpainting of Simon and Nana), 2025
    $ 9,500.00
  • Cockatrice
    Cockatrice, 2019
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil on linen
    120 x 91 cm
    $ 9,000.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Cockatrice, 2019
    $ 9,000.00
  • Crisostomo
    Crisostomo, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on polyester
    150 x 120 cm
    $ 13,000.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Crisostomo, 2023
    $ 13,000.00
  • Homme 296
    Homme 296, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on wooden panel
    62 x 46 cm
    $ 4,100.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Homme 296, 2023
    $ 4,100.00
  • Homme 297
    Homme 297, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on wooden panel
    62 x 46 cm
    $ 4,100.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Homme 297, 2023
    $ 4,100.00
  • Homme 299
    Homme 299, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on wooden panel
    62 x 46 cm
    $ 4,100.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Homme 299, 2023
    $ 4,100.00
  • Homme 301
    Homme 301, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on wooden panel
    62 x 46 cm
    $ 4,100.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Homme 301, 2023
    $ 4,100.00
  • Homme 303
    Homme 303, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on wooden panel
    62 x 46 cm
    $ 4,100.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Homme 303, 2023
    $ 4,100.00
  • Iconoclast
    Iconoclast, 2019
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil on linen
    120 x 91 cm
    $ 9,000.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Iconoclast, 2019
    $ 9,000.00
  • Self at 31
    Self at 31, 2021
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil on linen
    155 x 122 cm
    $ 15,000.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, Self at 31, 2021
    $ 15,000.00
  • The Messenger
    The Messenger, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on linen
    122 x 90 cm
    $ 9,750.00
    Loribelle Spirovski, The Messenger, 2023
    $ 9,750.00
  • Homme 304
    Homme 304, 2023
    Loribelle Spirovski
    Oil and acrylic on wooden panel
    62 x 46 cm
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Biography
 "Artistic creation has always been my escape and fortitude against the personal challenges I experienced as a migrant, adapting to life in Australia - a vast land drenched in colour, and the murmurings of something primordial. Drawing inspiration from artists as varied as Francis Bacon, with his characteristically claustrophobic spatial relationships between figures and their surrounds, David Lynch's dreamlike surrealism, and Olivier Messiaen's static musical tones, my own inner conflicts were perhaps the earliest and most formative influences on my art - I paint from the interior to recalibrate, to defragment and to liberate." - Loribelle Spirovski

Born in Manila in 1990, Loribelle Spirovski resettled in Australia in 1999. Her work is influenced by the contrasting images of both countries, as well as her parent's mixed European-Asian ethnicities. Having spent a childhood creating collages, drawing, and. sculptures, she embarked upon formal artistic study at the College of Fine Arts, Sydney, where she graduated in 2012. 

 

Driven by a strong sense of play and experimentation, Spirovski's work draws inspiration from artists as varies as painter Francis Bacon, filmmaker David Lynch and composer Oliver Messiaen. In her practice, Spirovski feels most connected to the medium of paint, rich in historical tradition, with a timeless versatility able to capture the unique conflicts and contradictions of the 21st century. Though her artistic output varies in subject and style, Spirovski especially drawn to the human form.

She has collaborated across various fields including Swedish fashion brand Limitato, Patos wine, Sinbono handbags, and the album covers of musical artists including, Methyl Ethel, Sondre Lerche, and her husband, pianist Simon Tedeschi. In 2021, her work was featured in a major public art installation in Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. She lives and works in Sydney, Australia.

She has exhibited across Australia, USA, UK and Europe, and her work appears in private and public collections across the world. She is the winner of the 'Naked and Nude Art Prize'  (Manning Regional Art Gallery), the 2021 Bluethumb Art Prize and is a three-time finalist of the Archibald Prize.

 
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