There’s something in the air is one of the many 'swing' artworks I've made. It represents the freedom you feel as a child.
At the same time, it shows how locked up the children live today. Inside, behind their laptops and smartphones.
This mixed media / collage artwork is made with layers of acrylic paint and magazine paper. Arranged over each other in such a way that a deeply layered whole is created.
The inspiration for this technique is the torn posters and peeling paint found on old city walls.
I remembered that as a young girl I so much liked to cut images from magazines to paste them into school agendas, scrapbooks and even on my bedroom door. Add to this the fascination I always had for walls filled with old posters, flaking paint, scrappy billboards.. Read more…