Julie van Benthem
Artist's Statement
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DIFFERENT, MACABRE, GROTESQUE, IRONIC, BIZARRE AND CHEERFUL. I'M DOING ARTISTIC RESEARCH IN TO THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF LIFE AND DEATH. WE ALL HAVE A BODY, BUT WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT IT?
WE FIND BLOOD, BRAINS, PHYSICAL REMAINS AND FECES REPULSIVE. SKELETONS, SKULLS, BONES, DEFORMATIONS AND BODIES SCARE US AND GIVE AN UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING. IT INTRIGUES ME, I EVEN SEE A KIND OF BEAUTY IN THERE. I HAVE THE URGE TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT. IN MY WORK I TRY TO SHAPE THAT URGE. I'M INTRIGUED BY THE EMOTIONS I GET FROM THIS TOPIC AND THE THINGS I MAKE ARE A REFLECTION OF THAT.
INSPIRATIONAL ARTISTS:
LES DEUX GARÇONS
MIKE KELLY
FOLKERT DE JONG
CEDRIC LAQUIEZE
TINKEBEL
THE QUAY BROTHERS
THEO MERCIER
JAN FABRE
AMY SARKISIAN
CLASS: Sculpture
CATEGORY: Animals
MEDIA: DEER SKULL AND DUNG-BEETLES
SIZE: 24,5 (H) CM X 16 (W) CM X 10,5 (D) CM.
YEAR: 2013
PRICE: $Contact me
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CLASS: Sculpture
CATEGORY: Animals
MEDIA: labrador skull, plastic, metal
SIZE: 21 (h) cm x 15 (w) cm x 25 (d) cm.
YEAR: 2014
PRICE: $contact me
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CLASS: Mixed Media
CATEGORY: Abstract
MEDIA: Plaster, plastic, glass
SIZE: 15 (h) cm x 15 (w) cm x 23 (d) cm.
YEAR: 2014
PRICE: $ contact me
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