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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic, Gilding on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 35.4x35.4in
About this artwork
This painting is part of a series inspired by a very special book the artist read: "Furthermore" by Tahereh Mafi.
"Everything was bathed in an unearthly glow of the rainlight that hung all around her. She opened her mouth to taste it, but no matter how hard she tried, it didn't work. Rainlight never touched the people, because it was made only for the land." (From 'Further' by Tahareh Mafi)
The painting is ready to hang. The sides are painted.… I wrote the texts with silver and gold leaf metal. On request, the artwork can be framed in a blank wooden frame.
"Everything was bathed in an unearthly glow of the rainlight that hung all around her. She opened her mouth to taste it, but no matter how hard she tried, it didn't work. Rainlight never touched the people, because it was made only for the land." (From 'Further' by Tahareh Mafi)
The painting is ready to hang. The sides are painted.… I wrote the texts with silver and gold leaf metal. On request, the artwork can be framed in a blank wooden frame.
Elise Eekhout
Netherlands
Credentials
- Group shows participant
- Experienced Artist
- Covered by the Press
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
« When you read, you travel to all kinds of places. I try to capture them on canvas. »
Elise Eekhout is a visual artist working at the intersection of painting and graphic design. Her practice explores the language of light, texture, and text. Letters fascinate her not only as carriers of meaning but also as abstract forms — beautiful shapes that dissolve the moment we begin to read them.
By combining traditional techniques with contemporary materials such as gold and silver leaf, she creates layered works that shift with light and perspective. Depending on where the viewer stands, words emerge or vanish, landscapes solidify or dissolve. Her paintings therefore never remain static: they are living surfaces, changing with time, movement, and light.
Recurring themes in her work are memory, transformation, and our relationship with nature. From abstract landscapes to text-based compositions, she seeks to evoke both wonder and reflection. Her art connects the fragility of human stories with the enduring rhythms of the earth, offering viewers a space for contemplation.
By combining traditional techniques with contemporary materials such as gold and silver leaf, she creates layered works that shift with light and perspective. Depending on where the viewer stands, words emerge or vanish, landscapes solidify or dissolve. Her paintings therefore never remain static: they are living surfaces, changing with time, movement, and light.
Recurring themes in her work are memory, transformation, and our relationship with nature. From abstract landscapes to text-based compositions, she seeks to evoke both wonder and reflection. Her art connects the fragility of human stories with the enduring rhythms of the earth, offering viewers a space for contemplation.