Rebel Heart
US$ 1,200
Overview
2024
Acrylic Paint, Acrylic paint, watercolour and oil pastels on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 75cm (H) x 60cm (W) x 4cm (D) / 29.5" (H) x 23.6" (W) x 1.6" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
Shipping
This item ships from Norway
Please note that this item is unframed and will be shipped flat
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About the art
Artist statement
You told me once I have a rebel heart
I don't know if that's true
But I believe you saw something in me that
Lives inside you too
Now all I hear is the wind
There's a storm coming through
Did I misplace or forsake my love
Now that I gave it to you?
Is it all because of my rebel heart?
By building up many layers of texture and colour, using brushes and palette knives, Angelika creates a rich surface and vibrant relationships between random shapes and deliberate markings in her work. She also uses water colour and oil pastels to heighten the abstract impressions and create depth and movement in her paintings. The drips in Angelika’s work illustrate the endless cycle of growth and decay in organic structures, which again is a reflection of life itself.
The botanical forms on the canvas are inspired by flowers but in an abstract way in order to create a visual language that gives the viewer room for their own interpretations and dialogues. There is a constant awareness in her work to create translucency and light within the paintings and to show the ethereal beauty of nature.
Artist profile
Angelika Millmaker
Hometown: Bergen
Based in: Norway
“departing from a single vision from nature, my paintings show her inner vitality and beauty not represented by appearance, but by the emotions these visions create in the viewer. There is never a direct translation, but it may be possible to trace the pure white light of a winter day …
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