Ursula van de Bunte - Pollywog
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Has over ten years of experience in art, specialising in post-war photography and contemporary art.
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Description from the seller
"Pollywog" is a component of the "Jelly" series by photographer Ursula van de Bunte. It concerns a print on Hahnemuhle Baryta treated with Renaissance wax. The print is mounted on aluminum and the size is 25x25, and it is the second edition of 25.
The story of the Jellys is a tale of images full of gentleness, vulnerability, and femininity. These self-made creations consist 90% of water, just like we humans. In these translucent forms, the photographer processes unexpected elements. Ursula’s Jellys symbolize that delicate vulnerability, but they also symbolize the softness and strength of the woman. The organic shapes of the ‘appealing desserts’ reflect the natural beauty and cuddliness of the female body. Transparent and pure, yet also unfathomable because you don’t know what is happening inside. Ursula works with the latest Hasselblad and has her studio in a monumental building in the Hanseatic city of Kampen."
Seller's Story
Passionate, sensitive and with an eye for detail, light and color, would be a nice description of Ursula's approach. She is perfectionistic, enthusiastic and diligent; she will only be satisfied when the well-known WOW factor has been achieved.
With her artworks she aims to bring her subjects forward in the purest possible way. Ursula transforms objects into powerful still lifes and the portraits are a reflection of a bygone era, where from time to time a splash of modern life is incorporated.
Her work is unconventional and the use of light leans toward her sources of inspiration: the paintings of Jacques-Louis David, Rembrandt and Caravaggio.
As a photographer Ursula also seeks to distinguish herself through diversity in her work, and beside individual creations she makes series, where multiple images tell one story. She is notably discovered with her intriguing, still lifes: the series Plastic Vegetables and the series House-4-Sale. These works have been awarded with various prizes, among them for the series “de 100 van Rooyackers.”
Exhibitions:
2025 Academiehuis Zwolle
2024 Stedelijk museum Kampen
2023 ANNO museum Zwolle
2019 Fundatie Zwolle
2019 WG Kunst Amsterdam
2017 Loods 6 Amsterdam
2016 van Abbemuseum
Publications:
Stentor-Haarlems Dagblad, HP de Tijd, GUP New Dutch Photography
Awards incl.,
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 component of the "Jelly" series by photographer Ursula van de Bunte. It concerns a print on Hahnemuhle Baryta treated with Renaissance wax. The print is mounted on aluminum and the size is 25x25, and it is the second edition of 25.
The story of the Jellys is a tale of images full of gentleness, vulnerability, and femininity. These self-made creations consist 90% of water, just like we humans. In these translucent forms, the photographer processes unexpected elements. Ursula’s Jellys symbolize that delicate vulnerability, but they also symbolize the softness and strength of the woman. The organic shapes of the ‘appealing desserts’ reflect the natural beauty and cuddliness of the female body. Transparent and pure, yet also unfathomable because you don’t know what is happening inside. Ursula works with the latest Hasselblad and has her studio in a monumental building in the Hanseatic city of Kampen."
Seller's Story
Passionate, sensitive and with an eye for detail, light and color, would be a nice description of Ursula's approach. She is perfectionistic, enthusiastic and diligent; she will only be satisfied when the well-known WOW factor has been achieved.
With her artworks she aims to bring her subjects forward in the purest possible way. Ursula transforms objects into powerful still lifes and the portraits are a reflection of a bygone era, where from time to time a splash of modern life is incorporated.
Her work is unconventional and the use of light leans toward her sources of inspiration: the paintings of Jacques-Louis David, Rembrandt and Caravaggio.
As a photographer Ursula also seeks to distinguish herself through diversity in her work, and beside individual creations she makes series, where multiple images tell one story. She is notably discovered with her intriguing, still lifes: the series Plastic Vegetables and the series House-4-Sale. These works have been awarded with various prizes, among them for the series “de 100 van Rooyackers.”
Exhibitions:
2025 Academiehuis Zwolle
2024 Stedelijk museum Kampen
2023 ANNO museum Zwolle
2019 Fundatie Zwolle
2019 WG Kunst Amsterdam
2017 Loods 6 Amsterdam
2016 van Abbemuseum
Publications:
Stentor-Haarlems Dagblad, HP de Tijd, GUP New Dutch Photography
Awards incl.,
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
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
Pollywog
Condition
Very fine
Technique
Digital print
Height
25 cm
Edition
2/25
Width
25 cm
Signature
Signed
Genre
Still life
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