Grace Jones Painting

Mixed media artist Monique de Kruijk was born on May 19th, 1988 and lives in Breda, the Netherlands. Her home studio is also located in Breda, where her artworks are made. Her collections consist largely of contemporary mixed media artworks, in which different materials and techniques are used interchangeably. She makes modern pop art as well abstract expressionist paintings. For her, both art-movements are characterized by creative freedom and the power of wonder. She works passionately on creating original, unique and powerful images with their own character and emotion. There are particularities in every painting, which continue to attract the eye of the art viewer. All paintings have something special, are unique and an eye-catcher for every room. After the publication of her pop art collection Sounds, it was talked about with much praise, so that interest in her works quickly rose. A passion for music and art has always motivated her in life. These two sources of inspiration come together in her collection Sounds. She calls it "remixing with images", in which she makes derivative works from recognizable images of icons. These paintings are not made on canvas, but on a background of forgotten objects, music tapes. The power of the nostalgic feeling of the tapes in combination with the black and white portrait and use of color gives a beautiful retro look to the wall that you can't get enough of.  Working with materials and images started as an experiment, but the enthusiasm to create something new and unique eventually led to her beautiful collection Sounds. Monique also makes contemporary art on canvas. These are colorful pop art paintings, on which mainly women are painted in a powerful way. And besides portraits, she also creates abstract paintings, in which she experiments and plays with complete freedom in a world of colors, movements and rhythms. Every day she makes new discoveries with acrylic and spray paints. New additions and materials are constantly being used to create a colorful, modern painting. These modern, abstract paintings take the viewer into a world of new discoveries. Since childhood, Monique has been experimenting with materials and techniques to create something special. Her creativity always sought a way to that one unique and original image by mixing different media. Over the years she has followed all kinds of painting and sculpture courses to improve herself.