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Acrylic on Cardboard
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Alex Bras
Netherlands
Related collection
Exhibition (KUNST)PERIFERIE - Alex Bras
11 pieces
Artist highlights
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Synthetic board
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Artwork framed.
- Dimensions : 70.9x47.2in
About this artwork
Quite by accident I came across this medieval Netherlands ballad. And I was completely mesmerised by its strength and simplicity.
This work came out in the spirit of 19th century romanticism, which only partly depended on my conscious decision. Some paintings live their own lives and I can only follow the unfolding process.
This work illustrates the following passage from the ballad:
‘Zij nam het hoofd al bij het haer
En waschte ‘t in een bronne… klaer.’
(She took the head by the hair
And washed it clean in a well)
Without context it is difficult to say what exactly is depicted. The character’s faces are relaxed and do not give us any clue. Perhaps the girl is watching her lover cover his eyes while swimming? Is the red tint in the water a reflection of her dress or blood?
In the ballad, predator and prey switch places. I tried to show this metaphorical transition through the uncertainty of the narrative
This work came out in the spirit of 19th century romanticism, which only partly depended on my conscious decision. Some paintings live their own lives and I can only follow the unfolding process.
This work illustrates the following passage from the ballad:
‘Zij nam het hoofd al bij het haer
En waschte ‘t in een bronne… klaer.’
(She took the head by the hair
And washed it clean in a well)
Without context it is difficult to say what exactly is depicted. The character’s faces are relaxed and do not give us any clue. Perhaps the girl is watching her lover cover his eyes while swimming? Is the red tint in the water a reflection of her dress or blood?
In the ballad, predator and prey switch places. I tried to show this metaphorical transition through the uncertainty of the narrative
Alex Bras
Netherlands
Credentials
- Works on commission
Alex Bras, a trained architect turned artist, masterfully employs mediums like used cardboard, acrylic, oil on canvas, and watercolor paper. With surrealistic and figurative techniques in her series, she explores complex human experiences, keying into the subtleties of emotions and mental states. Her emotionally-charged paintings, often featuring sea creatures and human figures, serve as a visual metaphor for the burdensome universality of the human experience, fluctuating between melancholy and hope.
