Lot 228 - Annette van Waaijen - The Pool (Rio) II

ARTIST INFO

About 

Annette has an eye to uncover the beauty of the ordinary and of the unappreciated. She captures it with her lens, prints the photograph on canvas, and embroiders the work to highlight its beauty. This approach not only adds physical structure and depth to the otherwise flat surface but also creates a layered effect that is both figurative and tangible. The embroidery serves to enhance, blend, and imbue new significance to the artwork. In fact, the embroidery work is executed with such finesse that it can be challenging to discern where thread has been used and where it has not, giving the impression of painting with needle and thread.  Following her graduation from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, Annette embarked on her journey as an independent artist at the age of 40. During her travels to places like Italy and Brazil, she captures photographs, often unposed, to serve as the foundation for her artwork. After printing these photos on canvas, she incorporates embroidery and textiles, sometimes to accentuate specific details, sometimes to add something that were not already there. The use of textiles, embroidery, and handicrafts has long been a tradition among the women in her family, albeit in a different manner.  Annette's work is frequently showcased in exhibitions and art fairs, including the Affordable Art Fair in Amsterdam and Brussels, as well as the Cobra Museum in Amstelveen. Notably, one of her pieces, titled "THE POOL," was featured in the Summer Exhibition 2023 at the Royal Academy of Art last summer. 

Education 

Gerrit Rietveld Art Academy, Amsterdam; Photofactory (Private Photography college); Graphic School of Amsterdam (Design education) 

Select Exhibitions/Awards 

Select Exhibitions: 

2023 

Summer Exhibition 2023, Royal Academy of Art, London, June 13 – August 20 

Art Fair Brabant, Tilburg, March 18-19 

Atelierroute Amstelveen, Amstelveen, June 17 – 18 

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EDUCATION 

2000 – 2004, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, grafisch ontwerpen 

1990 – 1992, Grafisch Lyceum Amsterdam 

2005 – 2006, Fotofactory 

PRICES 

2007, Aemstelle Kunstprijs 2007, Cobra Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Amstelveen 

2005, Prijswinnaar Groninger Archieven fotowedstrijd 

2001, Prijswinnaar NPCI (Nikon Photocontest International) 2000-2001 

PUBLICATIONS 

2012, Amstelveens Nieuwsblad, oktober 2012, over ‘Flirten onder het Viaduct’. 

2011, Naturelle Magazine, 2 spreads 

2010, Amstelveens Nieuwsblad, kunstpagina 

2009, BK Info, nr 1, afbeelding werkAriadne, special interieurs i.v.m. Huishoudbeurs, afbeelding werk 

2008, Friesch Dagblad, 8 oktober, recensie expositie bij Galerie de VisAmstelveens Nieuwsblad, 10 december 

2007, Amstelveens Nieuwsblad, 31 oktober 

2002, Distel, tijdschrift voor universiteiten, afbeelding 2 werken in spreads 

2001, NPCI, Nikon photocontest, boek met prijswinnaars 

OVERVIEW EXHIBITIONS 

2023 

Art on a Postcard, auction of postcard-size artwork prints, London, October 27 – November 15 

Summer Exhibition 2023, Royal Academy of Art, London, June 13 – August 20 

Art Fair Brabant, Tilburg, March 18-19 

Overview of the Atelierroute, Cobra Museum of modern Art, Amstelveen, June 9 – 18 

Atelierroute Amstelveen, Amstelveen, June 17 – 18 

2022 

NEST, Collage series, Galleria Café, Saõ Paulo, Brasil, December 1 – March 31 

GLEICH IS NICHT GLEICH, Boterhal, Hoorn, February 13 – March 14 

2021 

The Future, Het Oude Raadhuis Aalsmeer, June 18 – September 29 

In & Out of the Box, Ateliers 2005, Amstelveen, June 25 – 27 

Sustainable Art, De Boem, Amstelveen, September 25 – 26 

Awards: Aemstelle Artprice 2007, Cobra Museum for Modern Art, Amstelveen; NPCI (Nikon Photocontest International) 2001; Groninger Archives Photography competition. 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork 

Painting with needle and thread. The Pool is found somewhere in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, in a private garden surrounded by rainforest. It was not used for some time. The silence of that pool in this garden made it a very special moment. Adding embroidery emphasises the colours, creates even more depth and makes the work tactile. 

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