Cyrilla VerkooijenCyrilla Verkooijen

Title thesis:
A minimal layer with a maximum significance
Subject:
Powder dust.
Substance fallen apart into particles of matter. Substance which was once something or has to be anything. Substance as metamorphosis.
A connotation is attached to each type of powder dust. It is the connotation that the material in itself evokes and the subjective sense that the artist gives to the material. This led to my question:
'What is the meaning in the artwork, of a specific layer of dust on the floor of the exhibition space'. In this thesis, I analyse the meaning of works by four artists who particularly worked with powdery substances. These are Yves Klein, Wolfgang Laib, Karla Black and Anish Kapoor.
Link to thesis (PDF)

Cyrilla Verkooijen lives and works in Amsterdam.
She started out at the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts, followed
by a study of 'Cultural and Social Development' in Amsterdam. After working several years in that field, she decided to return to the study of arts. She completed her (part- time program) study of fine art
at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam in 2013.
"My work consists mainly of spatial sculptures, installations, and objects combined with video techniques.
To this end I use a large variety of materials;
Mostly I select them for their aesthetic and fragile appeal. Powdery materials attract me in particular, especially powders
that are derived from rural and/or agricultural growths. In a way I draw nature indoors and create my own landscape type formations.
Often I let myself being guided by the characteristics of different
materials made available to me. Then color plains and drawings come into focus in what often wind up being three dimensional abstract images.
Almost consequently most installations of mine are temporary as is the transience of natural materials and in the end my very own mortality".

Title thesis:
A minimal layer with a maximum significance
Subject:
Powder dust.
Substance fallen apart into particles of matter. Substance which was once something or has to be anything. Substance as metamorphosis.
A connotation is attached to each type of powder dust. It is the connotation that the material in itself evokes and the subjective sense that the artist gives to the material. This led to my question:
'What is the meaning in the artwork, of a specific layer of dust on the floor of the exhibition space'. In this thesis, I analyse the meaning of works by four artists who particularly worked with powdery substances. These are Yves Klein, Wolfgang Laib, Karla Black and Anish Kapoor.
Link to thesis (PDF)

Cyrilla Verkooijen lives and works in Amsterdam.
She started out at the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts, followed
by a study of 'Cultural and Social Development' in Amsterdam. After working several years in that field, she decided to return to the study of arts. She completed her (part- time program) study of fine art
at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam in 2013.
"My work consists mainly of spatial sculptures, installations, and objects combined with video techniques.
To this end I use a large variety of materials;
Mostly I select them for their aesthetic and fragile appeal. Powdery materials attract me in particular, especially powders
that are derived from rural and/or agricultural growths. In a way I draw nature indoors and create my own landscape type formations.
Often I let myself being guided by the characteristics of different
materials made available to me. Then color plains and drawings come into focus in what often wind up being three dimensional abstract images.
Almost consequently most installations of mine are temporary as is the transience of natural materials and in the end my very own mortality".