Rosa Verloop

The Dutch sculptor Rosa Verloop has created these really swollen looking human like figures. The material she has chosen makes them look almost life-like and very organic in the way it mirrors human skin as well as its soft looking texture. Thankfully, all she uses is nylon to mimic this! 

Personally, despite the fact that the figures look diseased and ill, I almost want to feel the sculptures just to see how soft they are. I enjoy how the figures are swollen and puffy. She has definitely pulled off her desired effect to cause a curiosity in people. The nylon material is perfectly creases and folds to mimic wrinkles and creates deformed, haunting subjects. I particularly like when Verloop uses white nylon that resemble marble head busts.

See more of these puffy figures after the jump!

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Sebaastian Bremer

Holy Face      2013     Unique hand painted chromogenic print with mixed media      111.13 x 111.76 cm

Sebaatian Bremer, born in Amsterdam has been painting over photographs since the 90s. 

Taking a closer look at Bremer's work, I was overwhelmed by the intricacy of the dotted contouring lines over blurry images. The photographs range from simple family photos, erotic poses, texture images and blurry portraits. His works are in many collections all over the world (V&A, MoMA and the Berger Collection...just to name a few) and has exhibited in countless shows ranging from major cities like New York and London. He debut solo exhibition was held at the Gallery Reisel in Holland, 1994. 

Within the repetition of dots and lines there are faint indications of figures in some of the pieces. Others just simply feature contour lines, tracing the edges of the background images of the photographs. Bremer's understanding of the use of line create a whole other dimension of depth, making the viewer fall into the photographs trying to find the end of each leading line. The blurriness of the images has similar qualities to watercolor, adding to the flowing nature in his lines. 

Be sure to visit his website to see more of his fantastic works! I've linked you to his facebook page and twitter as well if you like to be updated straight from him.

More after the jump!

Study for I'll Be Home        2012        acrylic, ink and collage on c-print        31.75 x 31.75

Dead Sea Sophie   2011  Unique hand painted chromogenic print with mixed media 49.5 x 61.5 cm

Study for the Love of Harry   2012   Acrylic, ink and collage on print  31.75 x 31.75 cm

Black Sails  2011 Unique hand painted chromogenic print with mixed media  31.75 x 31.75 cm

Eden (A)            2001        Unique hand painted chromogenic print with mixed media            40.5 x 60.8 cm 

Smirk           2006         Unique hand painted chromogenic print with mixed media            24.9 x 15.5 cm 

Aguas do Dezembro    2006      Unique hand painted chromogenic print with mixed media         40 x 60 cm

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