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Artist Statement:
In such a short time,
Patricia Van Lubeck has
quickly become a leading
neo-surreal artist. Born in
Amsterdam in 1965, Patricia's
life has quite recently
changed dramatically. She used
to be book-keeper until 2000
when she started the 21st
century by becoming a full
time professional artist. She
moved to the Bay of Plenty in
New Zealand in 2005. Since
then her work has taken a new
direction.
Although her style is often
regarded as surreal, her work
does not strictly fall in that
category. Her paintings are
apparently simple in
composition but executed
amazingly detailed and
visually very dynamic. Her
paintings have realistic
elements, but above all an
alienating atmosphere. Her
works in recent years show
landscapes and weird plant
species which she calls her
psychedelic gardens.
"I consider my work an
invitation to explore the ways
we experience our environment.
My inspiration comes from the
ordinary world around me.
It's the artist in me that
puts things in an unusual
perspective. Picture a baker
looking at a corn field. He
sees bread, cookies and pies,
I see shapes, patterns and
colors. I often zoom in on an
everyday object and imagine a
landscape. I...
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