Gijs Assmann
Maria
‘I wanted to investigate how little design you need creating a work of art. As small as possible. So much art has been made about Maria. And people have been talking about that for so long. With a small idea, I wanted to bring her to life, use it as a subject.’
A bottle of ketchup and lots of glittering sequins from Gijs' daughters, that are the main ingredients of this piece of artwork.
Maria is the title of this artwork. What name would you give her or him?
Gijs, a Dutch artist, sends his lover handmade collages almost every day by post. Doesn’t that sound super romantic?
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Artists used this to create depth in the painting. But they also did it to show that they were very good at painting different tex