Cooperation between humans and nature
My art projects refer to the cooperation between humans and nature. By using only natural and lightfast materials as sand, soil, stone, feather and shell, I let our planet speak for itself. The material is not only the medium, it is also the subject. Using the portrayed one's background, I make the portrait. Literally. The earth looks back at us.
Art as the connection between the past and the present. I replace the origin of the art of painting into the present. Both raw and pure, familiar and innovative at the same time. The earthy tones are not intrusive, but invite you to contemplate, just like a landscape you see for the first time. When I travel, I do not only look at the landscape, I feel the need to touch it, to take it with me and to let it speak for itself. I feel like the alchemist using these treasures of the earth. From over the whole world the natural materials unite in a painting, reinforcing each other. The glue that binds them is glue being used by artists for ages, and now proves his sustainable power.
- Lees hier over mijn recente project voor WMD in opdracht van Buro Wierda: “Waterzuiveringsproces”
- Benieuwd hoe ik de Winnaar 2023 van de De Nieuwe Vermeer ‘Jupiter, Venus en Mercurius’ vrije categorie werd? Lees This is the story behind the artwork. You can also listen to the jury report of Abbie Candivere, restorer of the Mauritshuis, and Pieter Roelofs, head of painting and sculpture of the Rijksmuseum!
- The work of art was exhibited in the Museum Prinsenhof Delft. You can now only see it on request in Gallery Atelier Judith Dubois.