
Darja Collin 21-09-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper,
2022
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings : pencil
31 x 23.9 x 0.3 cm 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
Second NOT DISPLAYED BLUR TEXT
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31 x 23.9 x 0.3 cm 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Artwork sold in perfect condition
Artwork location: Netherlands
Incredible Life Story.
Darja never left my mind ever since and finally I got to read her life story. An incredible tale I must say. She was a ballet dancer and married to Jan Slauerhoff, if only for 5 tumultous years. Modern for her time she also was know to be the first celebrity with star airs. So there she is, an incredible woman of prickly character but also an eye-charmer, in and out of relationships. Then Europe found itself on the eve of World War II and she was on tour. She managed to escape through Africa to the Dutch East-Indies. She also escaped Japanese concentration camp by fleeing on a boat to Australia in 142 where she performed for the troops. A story to make a movie of, I think.
Natural Phenomenon.
One of her lovers, poet A. Den Doolaard, described as an elusive natural phenomenon that Cana be grasped like water. Not for me though. I got hold of her resemblance quite easy. Maybe because I was motivated to capture her beauty and her star airs allowed me to do. On the reference picture there was an unattractive white negative space to the left. I decided to make that one dark too, forcing the viewer to focus only on her side view. Pitt Graphite Matt pencil (Faber-Castell) drawing on Hahnenmuehle paper.
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In his paintings, the artist explores the nude and portrait with several types of analysis and treatments, and doesn't lose sight on how light plays an important role. He combines the figurative style and the quest for abstraction, he plays around with colors and creates vast optical illusions. Not only is his work unique, his paintings shout out cubism but also surrealism and fauvism. They are so hypnotic that they are able to capture the look.
While working as a painter, Akkers also teach art at Voorburg in Netherlands. His paintings have been exhibited several times and sold to art collectors, all around the world.
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