Dali Schonfelder: London Painter Plans New Work on Mathematics of Physical Reality
Dali Schonfelder, a painter based in London with Dutch and Australian roots, is currently crafting new artworks that delve into the mathematics of space, time, and physical reality. Her interest in mathematics ignited during her high school years, where she memorized pi's digits and completed a Rubik's Cube in just 41 seconds. Having spent her childhood between the Netherlands and Bali, she was educated at the Green School before pursuing fashion design at Parsons in New York. During the Covid pandemic, she returned to Bali, where she sold seven paintings for $7,000, funding her relocation to London. Known for her bold lines and vibrant layers, Schonfelder's works are now part of collections worldwide. She has showcased her art in London and Singapore and describes her current phase as transitional.
Key facts
- Dali Schonfelder is a London-based painter of Dutch and Australian heritage.
- She grew up between the Netherlands and Bali, attending Green School, a bamboo-built school with no walls and over 50 nationalities.
- She studied fashion design at Parsons School of Design in New York but found its structures too restrictive.
- During Covid she returned to Bali and began painting; a hotel under construction bought seven paintings for $7,000, funding her move to London.
- She secured an empty upstairs space in Shoreditch as a studio.
- Her work is held in collections in the UK, Singapore, Bali, Miami, Australia, Germany and New York.
- She has exhibited in London and Singapore and shown at art fairs in London, New York and Singapore.
- Nile Rodgers, who co-wrote We Are Family, became an early collector of her work.
- Her influences include Mahler, Beethoven, Mozart, Hans Zimmer, Leonardo da Vinci, Monet, Matisse, Carl Jung, Vadim Zeland, Sofia Coppola and David Lynch.
- She plans new work on the mathematics behind space, time and the structure of physical reality, with three blank canvases in her studio.
Entities
Artists
- Dali Schonfelder
- Mersuka Dopazo
- Nile Rodgers
- Gustav Mahler
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Hans Zimmer
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Claude Monet
- Henri Matisse
- Carl Jung
- Vadim Zeland
- Sofia Coppola
- David Lynch
- Alexander Fox
Institutions
- Parsons School of Design
- Green School
- FAD Magazine
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- Bali
- Indonesia
- New York
- United States
- Singapore
- Miami
- Australia
- Germany
- Shoreditch