Exhibition "10x10artist"

On Saturday the first "10x10artist" exhibition by Atelier Open was opened in Amsterdam. 10x10artist is an art project set up by gallery Atelier Open in Amsterdam focused on offering a varied selection of artworks by international artists on 10 x 10 cm sized canvasses. The art works are exhibited during special occasions, starting in Amsterdam, then traveling to other places and countries. The works also are on display on the 10x10artist website. I participated with my "Visages Nuages" series, small abstracted portraits in ink drawn/painted with a feather, shown below.

My work at 10x10artist.com

Review: "Sunday View: 10x10artist" by Jeroen Mirck

Visages Nuages

Over the last few weeks I did a series of works on mini-canvasses (10 x 10 cm) for an art project in Amsterdam. For this occasion I tried out working with ink on canvas, applying the ink with a small dove feather I picked up in the garden. Applying ink with a delicate feather on a rough and small canvas gives very limited control over the flow of the ink leading to a broad variation in the thickness of lines and also the occasional spatter and blob of ink which adds to the effect.

I used several photos of an artist friend (Olivia aka illustra_illustrations) who has a collection of expressive profile photos on Flickr and Facebook which suited perfectly for what I had in mind. I didn't aim for achieving likeness, not even clear facial features, but for quick expressive sketches capturing mood, expression, attitude, etc. in otherwise vague facial sketches, which I themed "Visage Nuage" ("Cloud Face", in French the two words simply have a nicer ring together).

Ink
Canvas
6 x 10 x 10 cm

Visage Nuage

Ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage Nuage

Ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visages Nuages Triptych

Recent works in ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas brought together in a tryptich.

Ink
Canvas
3 x 10 x 10 cm

Visage Nuage

Ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage Nuage

Ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage Nuage

Ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage Nuage

Ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm