MAAIKE WYCISK, ARTIST

MASTERS GALLERY highlights art works by prominent artists every week. Maaike Wycisk sees her work as a journey of discovery in which different images and materials merge into new creations. Inspired by Pop Art, she creates colorful works of art in which the classical and digital meet.

In MASTERS GALLERY are published weekly art works by prominent artists. Maaike Wycisk sees her work as a journey of discovery in which different images and materials merge into new creations. Inspired by Pop Art, she creates colorful works of art in which classical and digital meet. Text: Larissa Schaule Jullens
Image: Maaike Wycisk

Linda

Growing up in the 90's I really grew up with the The supermodels from that time: Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington. The Big 6 were literally everywhere: from advertisements to TV shows to music videos. The great thing is that they have never actually gone away and that they still leave their mark on the current (fashion) image. In that respect they will be an inspiration to many, including me. That's why you see them a lot in my works. In this work I used images of wall posters (grunge art) and paint. The style is inspired by Street Art en Pop art. The mix of styles has a cool effect and also creates depth. The painting techniques that I apply to the print make it a lively work again, because it adds structure and depth to the work. As a result, it no longer affects one digital print thinking, but an interesting mix of new and old techniques is created. All works are original and unique works, but can be ordered in size upon request. I then print them in the desired size and paint them in my own unique way.

Naomi Mouse

“My work is not about telling a story or looking for a deeper meaning: I create images that I find interesting to look at. In that respect, for me it is mainly a journey of discovery in which different images and materials come together to create a new creation. It is interesting for me to use the more classic ones real combining painting techniques with the more modern techniques of digital art. With this work I found it interesting to see to what extent I could combine abstract art with a photo. The background and foreground of this work consist of prints of bright paint colors of an abstract work of art. By then repeating Naomi's image on this surface several times, a playful and exciting effect is created. By adding paint to the print, the work becomes tangible and the difference between the image of the paint and the real paint disappears. This causes the viewer to doubt whether it is a painting or digital work. And in the end it is exactly that: a combination.

Doutzen in Japan

My works are always a combination of digital art and paint/paint medium. I print the digital design on canvas and further edit it with acrylic medium, paint, stencils or spray paint. This is the youngest model in the list. But of course our Doutzen Kroes should not be missing! One of the basic images for this work is a cover of a Japanese Vogue. What I find interesting about that is that I obviously have no idea what it says, while you immediately understand the essence. This makes it more exciting for me. I edited the Vogue cover with various images of paint, creating interesting layers in the work. After printing on canvas and processing with different painting techniques, confusion arises - just like with Naomi Mouse - between a digital and a painted work.