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Maria Kuipers
“I aim to make sensuous paintings that have emotional depth and are rich in metaphors and
symbolisms. Each painting is intuitively conceived whilst trusting the creative process
for content and composition to emerge.
Taking a holistic approach has enabled a deeper connection with ‘self’, culminating in
works about ‘states of being’. Informed by disability and with interests in the human
condition, my work portrays a sense of personal histories, spirituality and mystery.
My recent preoccupation in spatial concepts echoes my interest in psychology, reflecting
in motifs and recurring themes, such as; ‘abstract and perspective’, ‘inside and outside’,
the in-between places and spaces, and ‘edges and boundaries’.
My primary concern within the developmental process lies within the properties of
materials what they can do, and their relationship with each other. I aim for material
presence in my work, and by combining a diversity of materials and techniques and using
an assortment of tools, including builders’ or kitchen implements, my paintings result
in rich textures, seductive marks, and weathered surfaces. I employ a layered approach
of reworking, and stages of development incorporate editing, layering, scraping back,
reflecting and reinstating. Major influences can be attributed to artists such as Antoni
Tapies, Doris Salcedo, Ben Nicholson and Alberto Burri.”
Please click on an image to see an enlarged version.
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Serendipity I
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Serendipity II
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Maria Kuipers has work shown all over the UK including St. Ives, Suffolk, Northampton
and East Sussex, not forgetting the London Art Fair at Islington and The Royal Institute
for Oil Painters at the Mall Galleries.
Please contact Artizan Editions for more information.
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