KARIN VERMEER, ARTIST

woensdag 17 maart 2021
10:30
Door: Larissa Schaule Jullens

In MASTERS Gallery this week, one ... Vermeer 'hangs'! Karin Vermeer combines abstraction with realism, using different techniques. Existing photographs are merged with images from old posters, with the aim of creating a totally new image.Text: Larissa Schaule Jullens
Image: Karin Vermeer

Oxidation

"Oxidation is a portrait which is composed of several women's faces. I always start my way of working on the computer: there I combine several existing photographs until a new and unique image emerges. Until then, the work is still purely digital. When I am satisfied with the digital image, I have it printed on paper. I glue this onto canvas and also process it with thick layers of gel and acrylic paint. The works have a lot of texture and therefore really come to life. With an edition of up to 25 pieces, they are all a little bit different. Each piece of art is completely handmade and is therefore very unique."

Skin

"The Skin series consists of several diptychs. I begin by creating a basic portrait. This portrait is composed of five different women's faces, each with a different ethnic identity. This can be seen on the left half of the diptych. The right half is further modified with an image of a rusty plate. The work is about equality, beauty and impermanence. Like the previous portrait, the diptychs are first created digitally, and later they are also reworked with gel mediums and acrylic paint. The structure of these art pieces is just more refined these are made in a smaller edition of up to six pieces. This series is also completely handmade, so each piece is unique."

Riserva Statale Badia Prataglia

"This series consists of very exclusive works that I started working on last year. It is a series of forest landscapes that I made from photographs taken during one of my travels. This painting was made from a photograph I took in Italy, in the Riserva Statale Badia Prataglia nature reserve. Again, with these photos, I will first start digitally and then work with them in a similar way as the two previous works. Only with this work I go one step further: the work is much more detailed and it is made as a unique 180x140cm print. It is now a series of four forest landscapes from Italy, but the intention is for this series to become a kind of travelogue with structured landscapes. The thick structures give this artwork a 3D effect and it almost seems like you can step right into it."

Take a look at Karin Vermeer's website here.

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KARIN VERMEER, ARTIST

Oxidation

Skin

Riserva Statale Badia Prataglia

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