B.(1992) Painter.Amsterdam-based contemporary artist Eline Martherus.
Eline has a natural curiosity about patterns and geometric rules. In her work she explores the boundaries of intention and the opposing forces of logic and intuition, by applying both sacred geometry and an organic, instinctual-driven, painting method.
She received a BFA (or Bachelor of Fine Arts) from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI). After graduating she continued experimenting with the interplay of nature and its elements, such as water and sun, and developed a unique abstract style with psychological layers that are deeply personal and universal at the same time.
Eline takes inspiration by people and their role in society. The translation is quite abstract , it is about the dynamics between light and dark. The appearance and disappearance of shapes and colors, just as people and situations.” Without a preconceived plan and withbrooms, rags and brushes, Eline creates canvases full of movement and feeling. Because of its fast drying period, she mainly uses acrylic, allowing her to paint in a preferred spontaneous manner. Through this intuitive process she sets out to create an intimate dialogue with her subjects.
In every work it is a disappearing and appearance of organic forms that together form themes. Social unrest on canvases wherecountless energetic bursts of blue alternating in all sorts of hues. In contrast to the lightness, elusiveness or tenderness of existence on canvases with light tones and paint that seems to be embedded in the canvas nest like a water stain.Next to a come and going from shape and color you will also discover sacred geometric shapes in her work. Everything in nature leads back to these shapes. An important recurring aspect in her work is the blueprint of humankind, symbolized by the ‘Flower of Life’. By definition the Flower of Life symbolizes creation and reminds us of the unity of everything: we are all built from the same blueprint. A visual connection expressing the life that runs through all living things. A token of spirituality.
With the hands of a seamstress and the eyes of a painter, the object is texture.
I would love to meet. Studio visits by appointment only.
Studio contact: hello@elinemartherus.com
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