Lisanne de Witt finds the inspiration for her large-scale paintings from old photographs she finds in archives. The depicted characters are seen from the back and unrecognizable. They seem important to be portrayed on such large canvases, but their identity is hidden. Her work is characterized by a certain fortitude in the images.
After the image is painted, De Witt often decides to apply a radical decision in the image. She tackles the painting again to transform its original subject. These decisions are being made out of frustration with the still image. Why create a static picture, when it might as well have been a photograph? Her painterly answer to this is to perform an impulsive adjustment, spray-painting over the original image or wiping away certain parts.
2019 Sorry, We Stole Christmas, RUIS Nijmegen
2021 Goede oogst, exhibition RUIS Nijmegen
2021 stART, factor IJ Amsterdam
2021 ARENA, AG Utrecht
2022 Exposure, HKU Utrecht
2022 Alora, Ruigoord Amsterdam
2022 Art Awards, Business Arr Service, Utrecht
2022 Victopia, Victor Crepsley, Sexylandworld Amsterdam
2022 Circus Fiasco, Galerie Larik Utrecht
2022 Figure it out, Pictura Dordrecht
2023 Sunset Shimmer, Omstand Arnhem
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