Showing at Dutch Art Now: Annemarie Busschers The large raw-realistic paintings by Busschers are in a seemingly photorealistic style. Her interest however is not photorealism, but lies in the graphic, complex and at the same time clear treatment of the subject matter. This makes her work immediately recognizable and contemporary. Each portrait asks for its own treatment. The materials used in one piece can exist from linen, cotton, felt, graphite, acrylic, rubber and even wood. With this complex layered work method the result seems to strike comparison in drawing, painting and three-dimensional work. The skin of the models is what fascinates her most: the portraits are only a pretence in the exploration of this part of the human body. Busschers takes photographs of her models and studies the skin on irregularities, lines, grooves and veins. These are emphasized in the painting process; the skin as an intriguing landscape that is examined on spots and irregularities (Text by Rutger Brandt)Artist website for more information: http://www.annemariebusschers.com
Showing at Dutch Art Now: Hendrik Kerstens When Hendrik Kerstens decided to dedicate himself entirely to photography in 1995, he turned to a model very near at hand: his daughter Paula. He wanted to document all the important moments in her life, to ‘be there’, to capture something of the fleeting moments that fade from memory all too quickly.The inquisitive eye of the photographer plays an important part in the process: he sets out to catch a glimpse of his subject’s secret being and tries to understand what it is he sees….read more.
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Showing at Dutch Art Now: Annemarie Busschers
Artist website for more information: http://www.annemariebusschers.com
The large raw-realistic paintings by Busschers are in a seemingly photorealistic style. Her interest however is not photorealism, but lies in the graphic, complex and at the same time clear treatment of the subject matter. This makes her work immediately recognizable and contemporary. Each portrait asks for its own treatment. The materials used in one piece can exist from linen, cotton, felt, graphite, acrylic, rubber and even wood. With this complex layered work method the result seems to strike comparison in drawing, painting and three-dimensional work. The skin of the models is what fascinates her most: the portraits are only a pretence in the exploration of this part of the human body. Busschers takes photographs of her models and studies the skin on irregularities, lines, grooves and veins. These are emphasized in the painting process; the skin as an intriguing landscape that is examined on spots and irregularities (Text by Rutger Brandt)
Showing at Dutch Art Now: Hendrik Kerstens
When Hendrik Kerstens decided to dedicate himself entirely to photography in 1995, he turned to a model very near at hand: his daughter Paula. He wanted to document all the important moments in her life, to ‘be there’, to capture something of the fleeting moments that fade from memory all too quickly.The inquisitive eye of the photographer plays an important part in the process: he sets out to catch a glimpse of his subject’s secret being and tries to understand what it is he sees….read more.
Artist website for more information: http://www.witzenhausengallery.nl
Showing at Dutch Art Now: Henk Helmantel
Artist website for more information: http://www.helmantel.nl