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Shirley Houtsma

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Shirley Houtsma - Gallery
  • Shirley Houtsma
    • Intro
    • Curriculum Vitae(CV)
  • Exhibitions
    • overview
  • Gallery
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    • Body image
    • Bodyshapes
    • Reliefs/Composites
    • Drawings
    • Photo_abstracts
    • Holland photos
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    • Lost Tracks
    • Installations
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Investigation into body images; my own body, the way I look at it, the images society and media offer us and the relation between these.

Body image

(2007)

Investigation into body images; my own body, the way I look at it, the images society and media offer us and the relation between these.

Several studies into human shapes and forms

Bodyshapes

(2005)

Several studies into human shapes and forms

Collages and composites of (found) objects, photos on MDF, finished with (epoxy) resin lacquer finishes. Each collage is framed in a blond wooden open frame.

Reliefs/Composites

(2007 - 2008)

Collages and composites of (found) objects, photos on MDF, finished with (epoxy) resin lacquer finishes. Each collage is framed in a blond wooden open frame.

Pen- and pencil drawings on paper or MDF

Drawings

(2005 - 2007)

Pen- and pencil drawings on paper or MDF

Here I am looking for images that at first glance are a composition of shapes and lines, but reveal to be a normal daily situation or object.

Photo abstracts

(2002 - 2005)

Here I am looking for images that at first glance are a composition of shapes and lines, but reveal to be a normal daily situation or object.

Landscapes and still lifes. I am looking for images that give me a sense of the Netherlands, beyond the obligatory cows, tulips and windmills

Holland photos

(2002 - 2005)

Landscapes and still lifes. I am looking for images that give me a sense of the Netherlands, beyond the obligatory cows, tulips and windmills

Several works made on assignment, usually decorative or (graphic) design.

Assignments

(2005 - 2016)

Several works made on assignment, usually decorative or (graphic) design.

Of all the mammals in the Netherlands, a number has died out or has emigrated. Since then the land is changed. It has been flooded, dried, plowed, dug up or covered with asphalt. The tracks of the disappeared animals have been lost. Using 7 ceramic tiles, the installation reinstates the tracks to the land for a while. Engraved tile, washed ink.

Verloren Sporen (lost tracks)

(2009)

Of all the mammals in the Netherlands, a number has died out or has emigrated. Since then the land is changed. It has been flooded, dried, plowed, dug up or covered with asphalt. The tracks of the disappeared animals have been lost. Using 7 ceramic tiles, the installation reinstates the tracks to the land for a while. Engraved tile, washed ink.

Installations, specifically conceived and implemented for a location.

Installations

(2008 - 2009)

Installations, specifically conceived and implemented for a location.

Shirley Houtsma

Nederlands

  • Shirley Houtsma
    • Intro
    • Curriculum Vitae(CV)
  • Exhibitions
    • overview
  • Gallery
    • overview
    • Body image
    • Bodyshapes
    • Reliefs/Composites
    • Drawings
    • Photo_abstracts
    • Holland photos
    • Assignment
    • Lost Tracks
    • Installations
  • Links
    • links
  • Contact
    • newsletter
    • comment
    • privacy statement
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