Victorians
The series Victorians is inspired by vintage Victorian photography. The romantic and melodramatic images are inhanced so life-size paintings can be made. Starting point of the proces is the vintage photograph after which layer by layer is added to give the series a dreamy and surreal feel.
Essence (2016)
I was touched by the beautiful photographs I accidentally found on the internet. My hands were eager to do something with it, so I just started to play around. Once I got the result I was looking for I decided to make a series that still increases today.
Long (2016)
Techniques
Startingpoint of the series is always the vintage Victorian photograph. When the photograph is selected, layers of modern photography are added. It can be anything, sometimes the image is just added to get the right color and sometimes it is selected to complete the scenery. By working in transparant layers each added image works to complete the eventual work. After this proces the work is transferred...
Silence (2017)
... on linen
The image is transferred onto linen. Before the transfer the linen is hand worked with gesso, pigments and paints... After the transfer the painting is finished with inks, paints, varnish etc. and mounted onto a frame.
Observe (2017)
... pieces
The image is transferred onto pieces of paper. These pieces are assembled back into the image and glued onto linen. After this point the linen is mounted onto the frame, the background of het center figure is altered with layers of paint and paper to give the whole work more structure...
Aware (2017)
... pieces
Glimpse (2017)
.... hybrids
Hybrids
Sometimes a hybrid is formed. A modern image which caught my eye, just by the sheer feel of it.... yet not entirely wright. A hybrid is a combination of modern photography and vintage Victorian.
Lucid (2016)
