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Netherlands
Drawing, Pastel on Paper
Size: 11.8 W x 11.8 H x 0.1 D in
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Portrait of a girl made visible by a pattern of fractured sunlight. It is drawn in a succinct way, in pastel pencil on Strathmore black (cotton-) paper. This is a side branch of a larger series of pattern paintings. This series addresses the interpreting process – of art and the world in general – as it combines a few things that are deep rooted in the oldest parts of the human cognitive faculties. Where does pattern recognition end, and interpretation of facial features start? Often these drawings playfully reference facial tattoo’s, traditional war paint or expressive facial make up for stage performance, as well as the id and personality traits, neuro pathways, connectome, like a stylised map of implied psychological sub-currents. Interim Pastel pencil on paper 30 x 30 cm (12”x 12”) sheet size ± 28 x 28 cm shown crop ------------------------------- This original drawing has been fixed and is fairly smudge proof. It will be shipped flat, well protected in a reinforced box. It comes with a signed certificate of authenticity. I recommend handing the sealed container to a professional framer, where you can choose a frame that suits both the artwork and your interior.
Drawing:Pastel on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11.8 W x 11.8 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Ships From:Netherlands.
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Netherlands
I am a portrait / figurative artist based in Venlo, Netherlands, working mainly in charcoal, pastel, graphite and silver point. I draw portraits and vintage scenes based on antique photographs. I also have an ongoing series of re-imagined classical/mythological 'golden oldies' that have been painted many times in art history, and I really enjoy rendering the human anatomy in a direct and succinct way on paper, resulting in a series of nudes. My main focus is on Humans, but I have recently moved into drawing large scale, gestural, abstracted landscapes in charcoal as well. My approach to inspirational input is that of an omnivore, feeding in 360º on both 'high' and 'low' culture. My creative output has always been similarly divers in form. (i.e. sculptures in stone/metal/wood, paintings, murals, digital photo-based work) Only recently I have been able to narrow things down a bit. Over the last decade, I was forced to focus on one mode of expression (2D, digital), and a couple of years ago I returned full circle to the place where my creativity once sprouted... DRAWINGS Early 2020, I started drawing again, after not having done that for more than a decade, and not this seriously since my childhood/adolescence, when I hardly did anything else. I draw in a sparse yet naturalistic style, capturing many details but also adding layers dealing with realities of existence beyond the obviously visible. They are expressed in colour, direction, gesture, texture, juxtaposition of elements. My images are spiked with a promiscuous mix of style features, which often makes labeling them as such into a somewhat laughable exercise, merely justified by heightened findability. I guess what I make is usually called 'outsider art'. Facing the world as it is evolving, in my current situation, this is my natural response. I try to steer clear of explicit commentary, or attempts at 'activism', focussing instead on developing my draftmanship and chasing beauty in different ways. Still, behind all of my pieces there is also the incredulously curious alien, attempting to process present day reality on Earth while trying to stay sane. ------------------------------------------- In the decade preceding my current adventure as a late-blooming draftsman, my medium has been a Mac with Wacom tablet and much maligned but truly magnificent Photoshop. Plus a high end printer (specialised art printing service for large formats) to get physical output.
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