Stains, we want to remove them from our blouse or sofa as quickly as possible. Society’s values and norms have decided that stains are dirty and undesirable. Stains often evoke a negative emotion, but what if we start to look at stains as something positive?
For the ‘ODE AAN DE VLEK’ print collection, many experiments have been done with fruit and vegetable waste and making prints. By playing with the concept of ‘de vlek’ (the stain) and a form of control and surprise. Zoom out and you see a colorful, natural looking print. Zoom in and see the details in the prints, the bleeding and overflowing of the natural colors, the recognizability of the material like residues and seeds. An unexpected design opportunity for patterns on the textiles we surround ourselves with.
STUDIO VLEK
Studio vlek
Graduation project
Willem de Kooning Academy
2021
PLASTIC FANTASTIC
Plastic fantastic
plastic bags/ plastic waste
2022
FLOWER POWER
Flower power
Real leaves flowers
2022
GRAPHIC
Graphic
Illustrator
2022
OVER THE TOP
Over the top
Photoshop painting
2022
PAINT
Paint
Paint
2022
ANIMALS
Animals
Drawing/ painting
2022
STRIPES
Stripes
Peels
Paint
2022
BUTTERFLY
Butterfly
Drawing
Photoshop
2022
BIRDS
Birds
Drawing
2022
WATERCOLOR
Watercolor
Painting
2022
BLACK & WHITE
A collection of black and white prints in which I experimented with different around the house objects to paint with. For example clothespins, plastic bags, leaves, cotton swabs and skewers.
Black & White
2016
COLORFUL CORAL
An experiment with glass plates, paint and color to make prints.
The coral-like patterns are created by the suction between the two glass plates and the paint.
Colorful Coral
2018