Carrier of Peace shows a young woman looking at the viewer with a gentle but powerful gaze. Her blue-black, voluminous curls form a sumptuous crown on which a white dove has perched. Two other doves rest calmly on her shoulders, as if they belong to her like wings to a bird. In her folded arms, resting on her heart, lies a silent form of devotion, to peace, to connection, to something greater than herself.
Her yellow pigeon-patterned shirt subtly reflects the painting's theme: peace as something that comes from within, carried and passed on. The warm orange background enhances the sense of inner strength and calm. This work arose from my desire to show people and nature as one. Together, the woman and the birds form a symbol of hope, gentle but determined. A portrait of silence that speaks, and peace that flies.
In her vivid, modern portraits, Tanja Kooymans explores the quiet magic that lingers beneath the surface of the everyday.
Her figures, often women adorned with surreal elements , move through a dreamlike space where nature, fantasy, and identity meet.
With intuitive use of color and..
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Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany