Craquelé (2024)Mixed-media painting
by Karin Vermeer

My work is a mix of pictures/images and paints that I combine on the computer and canvas to create a new image. My favourite subject is the female face. Most of the portraits that I create are a mix of four to five different faces, mostly of different races and origins. On my computer, I create a new, non-existing person out of them. Besides creating and building new persons I also take pictures in my studio of models that I use. With these pictures and the pictures of old walls, grunge posters, and other interesting subjects, I create a new image. I also use already existing pictures that I manipulate in photoshop and create a new image with. When the digital part is ready I print the image and start painting over it. I create thick structures and a lot of layers of paint and gel over them. In this way, I try to make the digital image tangible again. My work is not so much about explanation and concept it is a game and all about the image. I start with no idea in general but by looking at images that interest me and mixing them, a new image slowly evolves.

All works are made on request in any size of preference. Most of these works are a mix of print, paint, grain gel, heavy gel and math/gloss coating. The works are made by hand, individually a bit different in editions of max. 25 pieces.

Materials used:

Print, grain gel medium, heavy gel medium, acrylics, satin coating.

Details:

• Mixed-media painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 100 x 100 x 4.5cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Unspecified
• Subject: People and portraits

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