Kinesiology tape is a flexible tape used for sports injuries. This material is the starting point for my creative proces.

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I work from a limitation that broadens my mind. Where a lot of similar abstract art often strives for perfection and excludes coincidence, I let the tape run its course to get a raw, porous and painterly effect. This is reinforced by found objects that I use to create patterns after painting the strips. Control and coincidence alternate.

 

Yet I choose to apply the strips straight and not use its kinetic effect. Within this framework the possibilities are endless. 

Due to the stretchiness of the material, the matte paint I apply to the tape can be slightly cracked. In this way I can vary with lines, rhythms, structure and colour combinations.

Although abstract, my work is sometimes also scenic.  

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All works on this website are for sale, unless stated otherwise. Please don't hesitate to contact me via the contact form if you would like to have more information about a work. You can also contact me for a studio visit in Amsterdam. 

 

If you prefer to communicate via Instagram (@ateliereelkman), please do send me a DM.

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Studio: Broedplaats ACTA, Louwesweg 1, Amsterdam

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Education:

 

Course

2020/2021

Artless Amsterdam 

Docenten:

Riëtte Wanders

Bulent Evren

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