By
Db Waterman
Piece description from the artist
Double Dutch is a game in which two long jump ropes turning in opposite directions are jumped by one or more players jumping simultaneously. It is believed to have originated among Dutch immigrants in New York City, and is now popular worldwide.
A girl is having fun with her skipping rope on a warm summer day, in a landscape full of poppies.
I use photographs, paper, acrylic paint, pastel chalk, charcoal, ink and pencil in my works.
I like the look of weathered walls, covered with peeling paint and old posters. It is a source of inspiration for my artworks. My paintings investigate the dissonance between old materials and new materials, interwoven in the most beautiful way that can create dreamy and melancholic images.
I assemble original photography, assorted papers, acrylics, oil, charcoal, ink, and pencil in my works. The variety of resources I am able to use has proved indispensable to me. The biggest challenge the collage medium posed was its unforgiving lack of transparency. Finding a way to replicate the effects of transparency afforded by paint, especially watercolors, was a large victory for me. The preparing labor shows through in my collages; layer upon layer of material remains visible in the finished pieces. I believe my body of work is characterized by my skill for reinvention. Having always loved the appearance of weathered walls plastered with peeling paint and old posters, I revive this aesthetic with hopefully a keen and professional eye. The creative objective of my work is to “make something beautiful out of dilapidation.” My tableaus explore the dissonance between old and new materials, intertwined in the most beautiful way possible to create dreamlike and melancholy images.
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