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Voyage

By Maria Kuipers 2013 - 2016
My purpose and aim is to not only to convey a sense of mystery but convey something of the complexities of the human condition and therefore hoping for my work to draw the viewer into a space where they can find more of themselves. It is essential for me to work with the physical act of touching which helps me get more in touch with my deeper self and go beyond the familiar. In this piece I used old dressmaking material evoking memory and experience combined with immediacy of drawing and painting. Layering the surfaces gives an indication of the restoration process, the building of the self, layer upon layer building a sense of self that was once lost.
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Bcalm has a history of transition starting from 2013 when I exhibited this painting in a solo show in London, Thomas and Paul Gallery. Returning after the show I modified the painting by simplifying the complex array of shapes and making subtle changes to the colour values. Then in early 2015, post West Pier Art project, I changed it again. Materials and techniques used within a layering process, were painting, incising, scraping, sanding sgraffito, fabric and paper collage, tapestry, and…

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