About In Uncertainty collection
The In Uncertainty collection is a response to current uncertain political times and to enter an uncertain terrain as an artist. The artist's response is to create freely and allow herself to go into different directions within the main concept of uncertainty, allowing the work to fail altogether within creation, in order to possibly succeed.
The collection represents merged reality and fiction. Marianne Hendriks plays with the thought process of truth being currency and power. Where blindsiding and altering perception has become an accepted perception of truth.
The artist plays with subtle still live themes of theatrical Statuesque frozen scenes, that are almost too good to be true where fiction perhaps becomes reality, by retelling a story differently, for a more favourable outcome. The paintings are filled with hidden meanings and withhold references to symbolism and art history. The colours are altered to surpass reality, appearing artificially bright and sugary. The still lives portray fruits that are overly ripe, setting scenes out of a dream where nothing appears to look wrong apart from the undercurrent that everything is in the act of floating, falling or has fallen, with draped curtains covering parts of the scenery, perfect blue sky’s, where failure is perhaps not even permitted.
The In Uncertainty is painted on traditional portrait flax linen. The technique applied is influenced by traditional renaissance masters. The oil paint is applied in glazing methods and Trompe-l-oeil techniques are applied and the sfumato veiling to allow depth and complexity. The paintings have between fifteen to thirty layers applied. Marianne Hendriks extends architectural elements by applying the Quadratura technique, creating optical perspective theories of the 17th century allowing a more fully integrated approach to architectural illusions.