Ursula van de Bunte - Pollywog
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Description from the seller
"Pollywog" is a part of the series: JELLY'S by photographer Ursula van de Bunte. This piece is printed with high-quality ink on Hahnemuhle Baryta and is mounted on aluminum.
The Jelly’s – Images full of gentleness, vulnerability, and femininity. These homemade creations consist of 90% water, just like humans. In these translucent forms, the photographer incorporates unexpected elements. Ursula’s Jelly’s symbolize delicate vulnerability, but also represent the softness and strength of women.
The organic shapes of the 'attractive desserts' reflect the natural beauty and cuddliness of the female body. Transparent and pure, but also unfathomable because you don't know what goes on inside.
Ursula van de Bunte is a versatile photographer. Portraits, still lifes, and nudes are also her subjects, each showcasing her individuality: always unconventional and with a specific use of light that evokes the paintings of the masters from the Golden Age, such as Rembrandt. Her photos intrigue; they are stylized and modern, yet they exude a classical atmosphere and a certain nostalgia. Ursula lives and works in a monumental building in the Hanseatic city of Kampen.
Seller's Story
Passionate, sensitive and an eye for detail, light and colour, would be a nice description for Ursula's working method. She is a perfectionist, enthusiastic and diligent, she will only be satisfied when the well-known WOW factor has been achieved.
With her artworks she tries to bring her subjects forward in the purest way. Ursula transforms objects into powerful still lifes and the portraits are a reflection of a bygone time, in which every now and then a sprinkle of modern life is incorporated.
Her work is unconventional and the use of light tends towards her sources of inspiration; the paintings of Jacques-Louis David, Rembrandt and Caravaggio.
As a photographer, Ursula also tries to distinguish herself through diversity in her work and, in addition to individual creations, she also makes series, in which she lets multiple images tell one story. She was discovered, among other things, with her intriguing, tranquil still lifes: the series Plastic Vegetables’ and the series ‘House-4-Sale’. These works have been awarded various prizes, including for the series “de 100 van Rooyackers.”
Exhibitions:
2024 Municipal Museum Kampen
2023 ANNO museum Zwolle
2019 Foundation Zwolle
2019 WG Art Amsterdam
2017 Warehouse 6 Amsterdam
2016-present Galerie ANNEE, Solo, Group exhibitions
2016 from Abbemuseum
Publications:
Stentor-Haarlems Dagblad, HP de Tijd, GUP New Dutch Photography
Prices include,
2017 Public Prize Photographic Design
2015 PIA d'or Award second prize Portrait
2021 Fine Art Photography Awards Portrait
Translated by Google Translate"Pollywog" is a part of the series: JELLY'S by photographer Ursula van de Bunte. This piece is printed with high-quality ink on Hahnemuhle Baryta and is mounted on aluminum.
The Jelly’s – Images full of gentleness, vulnerability, and femininity. These homemade creations consist of 90% water, just like humans. In these translucent forms, the photographer incorporates unexpected elements. Ursula’s Jelly’s symbolize delicate vulnerability, but also represent the softness and strength of women.
The organic shapes of the 'attractive desserts' reflect the natural beauty and cuddliness of the female body. Transparent and pure, but also unfathomable because you don't know what goes on inside.
Ursula van de Bunte is a versatile photographer. Portraits, still lifes, and nudes are also her subjects, each showcasing her individuality: always unconventional and with a specific use of light that evokes the paintings of the masters from the Golden Age, such as Rembrandt. Her photos intrigue; they are stylized and modern, yet they exude a classical atmosphere and a certain nostalgia. Ursula lives and works in a monumental building in the Hanseatic city of Kampen.
Seller's Story
Passionate, sensitive and an eye for detail, light and colour, would be a nice description for Ursula's working method. She is a perfectionist, enthusiastic and diligent, she will only be satisfied when the well-known WOW factor has been achieved.
With her artworks she tries to bring her subjects forward in the purest way. Ursula transforms objects into powerful still lifes and the portraits are a reflection of a bygone time, in which every now and then a sprinkle of modern life is incorporated.
Her work is unconventional and the use of light tends towards her sources of inspiration; the paintings of Jacques-Louis David, Rembrandt and Caravaggio.
As a photographer, Ursula also tries to distinguish herself through diversity in her work and, in addition to individual creations, she also makes series, in which she lets multiple images tell one story. She was discovered, among other things, with her intriguing, tranquil still lifes: the series Plastic Vegetables’ and the series ‘House-4-Sale’. These works have been awarded various prizes, including for the series “de 100 van Rooyackers.”
Exhibitions:
2024 Municipal Museum Kampen
2023 ANNO museum Zwolle
2019 Foundation Zwolle
2019 WG Art Amsterdam
2017 Warehouse 6 Amsterdam
2016-present Galerie ANNEE, Solo, Group exhibitions
2016 from Abbemuseum
Publications:
Stentor-Haarlems Dagblad, HP de Tijd, GUP New Dutch Photography
Prices include,
2017 Public Prize Photographic Design
2015 PIA d'or Award second prize Portrait
2021 Fine Art Photography Awards Portrait
Translated by Google TranslateDetails
Date of print
2026
Artist
Ursula van de Bunte
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Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
Pollywog
Condition
Fine
Technique
Digital print
Height
25 cm
Edition
January 25
Width
25 cm
Signature
Signed
Genre
Still life
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