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Stripes

By  Maria Kuipers 2013 - 2017

Dimensions
30 x 30 x 4

The beginnings of a new series of works. 'Bands' represents the contemporary and living in the present day. I painted colour bands loosely and spontaneously, they feel fresh and intentional on top of the warm browns and stitched canvas collage underneath. These primary and secondary colours feel joyful and present a rhythmic quality.
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Connections

'Thrust' has strong structural elements with architectural associations, verticals, horizontals, squares and rectangles . They can be reminiscent of internal and external walls and rooms, places and spaces linked with a passage, a portal, a doorway. And the sensitive surface qualities create textures and feeling alluding to archaeology and limitless time and space, and drawn or incised lines and distressed areas of scratching are like well trodden paths. Within these spaces are narratives of…

Thrust

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