Andrea Freckmann
40x40x10 cm, drawing with acrylic paints, plaster object
For me life is a big "Stage" that I look at. In my paintings I react as a painter by bending the different scenarios I see to my liking. I use the roles and props of the past and present to give them a different context and a new meaning. Sometimes it feels like I literally have to clean up my repertoire of props. Then I paint a cabinet containing the objects and memories that occupy me at that moment. Such a painting can be created to end a working period or to step out of an ongoing process. I organize my thoughts and repertoire that way. For the Herbarium project I created such a cabinet within the box.
Andrea Freckmann (born in 1970 in Dortmund, Germany) studied art in the Netherlands. Her work is inspired by disciplines such as theatre, film, and photography. In her paintings, she explores the absurdities, humor, and challenges of everyday life. Through staged scenes, she expresses human longings, dreams, fantasies, and memories. Her works are included in collections such as ABN AMRO Kunstcollectie, Aegon Kunstcollectie, Kunstcollectie van Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Caldic Collectie, LUMC, CBK Amsterdam, CBK Groningen, as well as numerous private collections. She has received several awards and grants, including SPOT solo exhibitions at Stroom Den Haag (2020, 2018, 2015), PRO project grant from Stroom Den Haag (2018), Proven Talent Grant from Mondriaan Fonds (2017), Start Grant from Mondriaan Fonds (2013), the Buning Brongers Prize (2012), and the Stroom Encouragement Prize (2010).
Website: andreafreckmann.com
Website: andreafreckmann.com