VERA STOLTE, ARTIST

MASTERS GALLERY highlights art works by prominent artists every week. Vera Stolte, known as Crazy Art by V, creates colorful and expressive work. Her strength lies in portraying faces, and she incorporates something striking into each piece. She often uses thick materials, so you can feel the texture of a painting.

In MASTERS GALLERY are published weekly art works by prominent artists. Vera Stolte, in other words Crazy Art by Vera, mainly creates colorful and expressive work. Her strength lies in faces and she prefers to incorporate something striking into each item. Such as thick materials, so you can literally feel a painting. Text: Larissa Schaule Jullens
Image: Vera Stolte

80's Madonna

“This painting consists of many layers and... mixed media: vdifferent materials and techniques. Because there is so much happening, you keep looking at it. First I covered the entire canvas with a book. You can see this in some parts and that was a conscious choice. It is a painting with a four cm thick frame. A so-called 3D canvas. I like using those thick cloths. This really means there is something on your wall. Why Madonna from the eighties? Precisely through the 80's colours, motifs and prints. Nice and hysterical. Neon pink, green, yellow, purple, blue, all colors mixed together. Dots, stripes, crazy surfaces and so on. I like that you wonder what I did first or last…”

inner peace

“In contrast to the neon colors that I like to use, I have chosen ice blue and light purple shades here. Deliberately not bright colors, but cool tones. In combination with this pose, I thought this was a perfect balance. The title of the painting already indicates what the painting radiates: (inner) peace. Here too I have used striking details. Her earrings in particular stand out. I have thickened these extra, so you can literally feel them. These really stand out when you look in front of the painting. I also used metallic accents here. A sturdy frame of four cm thick gives this painting extra body. With every painting it is interesting where it will hang: for example, this one would look beautiful in a quiet white room. On the other hand, these colors also stand out against, for example, a black wall. This painting indicates to me what I find very important: inner peace. If you do that, you can take on the whole world.”

Untouchable

“An intense and penetrating look. This cloth radiates self-confidence and strength. Partly due to the size of the canvas, this is literally and figuratively one eyecatcher. Here it is again mixed media Used. The color scheme is ton sur ton. Different shades of gray, in combination with black, white and metallic. Depending on the light, the glare falls on a different point every time. I love painting women. I can get inspiration at any time of the day. Out fashion magazines, photos from the past and sometimes I'm just walking somewhere and then I see someone who inspires me. I prefer to use a powerful pose, or striking look. Here I have chosen black and white tones. If this painting had been in color, it would have looked very different. That is a decision you always have to make.”

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