A figurative work of blue thread & textile on canvas, a depiction of a girl in water. (The name Damona is from the Celtic water goddess, she is associated with healing & rivers. )
Kim's works have an emotional charge, but the titles have a broad meaning so there is room for your own interpretation.
The loose threads represent growth & movement. Line play & texture & different materials come into their own in Kim's works in which female figures, sensuality, vulnerability & strength are a recurring theme.
Kim Rijntjes , graduated in Monumental Design from the Academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht.
Her works are mainly made of textile. She brings with her work a sense of power and vulnerability, without being sentimental. She takes you into a world of emotions in which she experiments with..
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