Waiting for reality (2022) by Alexandra Verkerk
Alexandra Verkerk
Perspective and space in the play of painterly collages
Alexandra Verkerk's paintings are like enigmatic landscapes that only gradually reveal themselves to the viewer. To decipher the images, one must engage with a new understanding of space and perspective, but is richly rewarded with the discovery of a new visual language of the most beautiful harmony.
by Felix Brosius,
September 24, 2024
It often takes some time to decipher Alexandra Verkerk's paintings and her compositions, which at first glance may seem a bit confusing. Once this has been achieved, however, many a viewer is likely to experience a happy smile of recognition. The works show ubiquitous motifs from nature, architectural representations, details of interiors, and geometric elements, often combined in unconventional ways. Both the spatial depth and the perspective on the individual elements of the composition break with our viewing habits. Height and depth sometimes merge seamlessly, angles tilt, and near and far meet in surprising ways.
Studio view: Alexandra Verkerk
They are almost painterly collages that arise in the Amsterdam studio of the Argentine-born artist. In them, finely wrought details meet stylized abstraction, delicate floral motifs meet reduced geometric surfaces. The impression of an image composed of numerous individual perspectives is further emphasized in the artist's more recent works, which combine oil painting with textiles. Despite their fragmentary character, the works are highly coherent. They don't look anything like random arrangements. Rather, it seems inevitable that landscape and nature, space and perspective can only meet in the way Verkerk presents them.
Saudade (2023) by Alexandra Verkerk
»The research of perspective is the main priority, more so than the expression of her refined painting skill.«
Outgrown (2024) by Alexandra Verkerk
Walk on water (2023) by Alexandra Verkerk
Stream (2021) by Alexandra Verkerk
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