Vision

My goal is to express the beauty of our world, light and inspiring, to create and to share the backgrounds of my work with others. Space plays a central role. Realizing that as a painter I create illusionary space, I often seek the boundaries with real space, whereby illusion and physical reality become (seem to) one whole. The ultimate is when the viewer also becomes an active participant in the work of art.

I hope to add value, to give the spatial experience and to bring joy. It is important to me that the image is more than just a pretty picture, that it surprises, amazes and is an eye-opener.

Imagination

For me, my computer and my camera are my most important media. I try, just like the painters of the past, to explore the boundaries of reality through new experiments. I am inspired by the Renaissance painters who tried to paint our world in perspective as we see it with our eyes and by abstract painters from the early 20th century like Mondrian who painted their inner ideas of the same world. In addition, I have been inspired by the American philosopher Ken Wilber to learn to look at the concept of space in a more integral way.

Working in interaction between reality and illusion has always intrigued me. On the one hand the image and on the other hand reality and how they can communicate with each other or even become one. Can they create a friendlier and more inspiring experience for individuals? How can we create a positive impact on people and their environment? These are the questions I want to continue to explore with my partners and clients and want to continue to portray hope.

Imagination

For me, my computer and my photo camera are my main mediums. I, like the painters of the past, try to explore the limits of reality through new experiments. I am especially inspired by the Renaissance painters who tried to paint our world in perspective as we perceive it with our eyes and by abstract painters from the early 20th century like Mondrian painted their inner idea’s of the same world. Both these ways of looking at painting are often the foundation on which my work is built.

Working in interaction between reality and illusion has always intrigued me. On the one hand the image and on the other hand reality and how they can communicate with each other or even become one. Can they together create a friendlier and more inspiring experience for individuals? These are the questions that I want to go on exploring with my fellow designers, manufacturers, architects and clients.

My story

At eighteen year I quitted school and together with my then boyfriend we took over a publishing house in distress. By working very hard we were able to make this a success with three weekly papers and related activities in publicity. The business flourished, but I kept missing something to be truly happy.

After fourteen years I took a big leap, bade farewell to the publishing house and moved to Florence taking a sabbatical. I wasn’t prepared but this was the beginning of a whole new journey in my life.

I was looking for growth, movement, development, a new opportunity and decided to go back to school. In 2004 I was allowed to go to the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (Royal Academy of Art – KABK) and graduated in 2009 with the 3D artwork Caleidoscopia.

This is where my new life as a visual artist started and to my great joy the interest in my work grew, even in my beloved Italy. To my surprise, I received an invitation from the Venice Biennale in 2015. The following years I spent most of my time in Venice and in a completely new life I got to know many new people, a new language and culture that has given my life new dimensions. I already had the Dutch independence thinker in me, the Italian artist of life was embedded.

I enjoy now to bring my experiences from both worlds together.