Xtreme Blue
Blue oilpaint and pigments on linen
40 x 40 cm
in private collection Bussum, the Netherlands
Indian Yellow
oil and pigments on linen with collage, cutting and stiches
100 x 106 cm
In private collection Amsterdam
Who is afraid of green yellow red and blue
Four oil paintings colourfields in green, red, blue and yellow made by Hester van Dapperen made in commission. The paintings have all four a cut in the canvas, these are attached with coarse rope and partly painted, there is no effort made to hide the cut. Both the title and the cloths are a reference to the paintings of Barnett Newman titled "who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue III and IV ' (series). These paitings are made of pure colors, often on very large canvases. They are both cut by a spectator in the museum. Respectively in the Nationalgalerie of Berlin, with a plastic rod and in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam with a Stanley knife. Idea of paintings in 4 colours in the hall by Noelle Kenninck.
460 x 230 cm
in Private collection Bussum, The Netherlands
Temple
Colourfield painting with the title Temple, oil and pigments, collage of Chinese temple leaves and embroidery on linen
71 x 50 cm
available
Russian Gold
Colourfield painting with the title Russian Gold, oil pigments patchwork and embroiderys on linen
60 x 40 cm
available
Gold Red
Colourfield painting with the title Gold Red, oil, pigments, collage with embroidery's on linen
60 x 40 cm
Available
Color Field Paintings
Color Field Paintings
This page shows an overview of the color field paintings by Hester van Dapperen. This series color field paintings is in constant development.
COLOUR, TENSION AND ADHESION
“When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something’s suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.” – Billie Mobayed
Mutilations of historical works in museums inspired me to cut in planes of color. The knife in cloth gives a tension and requires an on-going effort of the painter. Sutures and operations with crooked needle and twine follows. The scars in combination with added paint become an integral part of the canvas. They lead the search for the essence behind the work.
Colorfield paintings are about feelings and presence of mind, the awareness of movements and shifts in emotions.
Colorfields are about the intensity of color and its effect on the maker and viewer, the personal experience. If the viewer is able to read the colorfield backwards, the viewer can follow the creative process the painter went through. Several aspects can make themselves known to the spectator.
CUTS AND STICHES, IN SEARCH OF THE EXISTENCE
“Being an artist I want to use and explore the characteristics of paint and fabric.
I like to use the fabric as a metaphor to make the source, under the surface, visible.
By using the paint and linen fabric in a visible way instead of using it as a tool to make an image, a new perception arises.
The materials I use are classic: linen, oil paint, brush, knife, needle and thread. Pigments to reach deeper tones.
Both the linen and the paint are added in layers. This creates a skin with its own identity, an infinity.
There are textile additions as patchwork, embroidery, cuts, holes and sutures.
The fabric is cut to waste, is torn, is transpierced and has been attached.
Colourfield paintings on linen with large stitches and pigments, it seems unknown and questions the spectator, where he is looking at.”For centuries we looked at the image presented to us, the visible canvas remained unseen”.
HIDDEN WISHES
In most coloufield paintings, there is a hidden note. Prayers or wishes of people.
Sometimes it is in relief or engraved in the paint or there is a piece visible of a prayer note of a Chinese temple.
Some lyrics are a residu of the art project ‘The Wishing Tree’. An art participation project with the public in 2010
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