Everyone is ordinary, everyone is special. What's important? The simple things in life are very special. Little moments of happiness. A familiar, sweet and happy moment with your loved one. A nice conversation. A view of the sea or a mountain. A person who says something very valuable to you. From my memory I portray these moments symbolically, always emphasizing the person. I portray the person or people (the other and 'I') in an abstract way. Therefore the emphasis is not on the specific appearance of a person, but on the emotion, the inner self and the interaction between people. The paintings are expressive, with big lines and colours. The ordinary becomes special and the extraordinary becomes ordinary. Because society puts a lot of emphasis on performance and speed, I find it important to emphasize the ordinary and simple. That's why this series is called: Ordinary People. This woman I painted turned out to be a modern icon for me: a universal woman with universal feelings. I called her 'Maria'.
Original painting: 80 W x 100 H x 2 cm. @ art-evamaria.com
ART Eva Maria is a specialist in personal painting. Eva van den Hamsvoort (Eva Maria) graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts in Breda in 1993, since then she has been working as an artist, creating commissioned paintings and paintings for ART Eva Maria Online Gallery.
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