A girl paints large flowers on a wall. She wants to brighten up the gray, gray city with colorful graffiti. The work is constructed with different layers. First I create a background with pieces of text from magazines. This is the basis. Then I paint the colorful flowers on top of each other with acrylic paint. Then I make an ink drawing of a girl who paints something on a wall. Finally I make the ground with the paint spatters, with acrylic paint. When all individual parts are ready, I put them over each other in photoshop. This work is part of the 'collages' series. I collect original photos and various papers from magazines for my artworks. I edit this with acrylic paint, charcoal, ink, ballpoint pen and pencil. I have always had a great preference for weathered walls with peeling paint and old weathered posters. I use this as inspiration for my art. The creative purpose of my work is 'to make something beautiful with old and used materials'. Many small details will be visible if the work is printed in a larger format!
I remembered that as a young girl I so much liked to cut images from magazines to paste them into school agendas, scrapbooks and even on my bedroom door. Add to this the fascination I always had for walls filled with old posters, flaking paint, scrappy billboards.. Read more…