AUKJE VAN VARK HOUWEN
SCULPTOR
Sculptor of indoor and outdoor work.
My need to make, leads to and comes from the animal world. Animals give me freedom to show what I see and what is important.
When creating Art, my mission is not to depict life, but to reflect on life, and how I experience it- I feel a need to show people how I see things and how they move me- to do this I need to exaggerate what I see to translate the feeling. This is how my animals are bringing joy, despair, wonder, – emotion- into my sculptures. For this I need movement, as posture and flow is essential to convey what I need to say.
When creating Art, my mission is not to depict life, but to reflect on life, and how I experience it- I feel a need to show people how I see things and how they move me- to do this I need to exaggerate what I see to translate the feeling. This is how my animals are bringing joy, despair, wonder, – emotion- into my sculptures. For this I need movement, as posture and flow is essential to convey what I need to say.
I also give workshops in various materials and themes – for almost all ages.