A glowing trail breaks open through the sands of the unconscious. Something moves, unseen but inescapable, like a reminder of something yet to happen. The air rustles with tension; shapes emerge and dissipate in a single breath. Here a soul pounds past, rough and brilliant like a storm in the distance.
The works in this series are born from dream images and a deep connection with nature and its restless elements. Each painting is a whisper from the in-between where roots remember, clouds speak in riddles and color carries echoes of something that never quite wants to take shape.
In her vivid, modern portraits, Tanja Kooymans explores the quiet magic that lingers beneath the surface of the everyday.
Her figures, often women adorned with surreal elements , move through a dreamlike space where nature, fantasy, and identity meet.
With intuitive use of color and..
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