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the KRYPTA series
The wall sculptures of the Krypta series, half-painting half-sculpture, are geometrical constructions overlaid with painting, drawing and written panels incrusted into the supporting frame. The word «Krypta» (from Greek «hidden», «secret») stands for an artistic expression that depicts neither the reality nor the abstraction of our conscious perception of being, but the direct imago of an unconscious area of the mind not immediately accessible to analytical intelligence.

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are a set of independent units that can stand alone or be used to construct a more complex structure. In an artistic context, focusing on the parts implies in some respects a going back to the basics, which might be useful, to the artist as well as to the viewer, to better understand the «building» of a more intricate work - and even get a better «feel» for the spirit of the oeuvre.
the KRYPTA series
The wall sculptures of the Krypta series, half-painting half-sculpture, are geometrical constructions overlaid with painting, drawing and written panels incrusted into the supporting frame. The word «Krypta» (from Greek «hidden», «secret») stands for an artistic expression that depicts neither the reality nor the abstraction of our conscious perception of being, but the direct imago of an unconscious area of the mind not immediately accessible to analytical intelligence.

MODULES
are a set of independent units that can stand alone or be used to construct a more complex structure. In an artistic context, focusing on the parts implies in some respects a going back to the basics, which might be useful, to the artist as well as to the viewer, to better understand the «building» of a more intricate work - and even get a better «feel» for the spirit of the oeuvre.
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L131+L130
the KRYPTA series
The wall sculptures of the Krypta series, half-painting half-sculpture, are geometrical constructions overlaid with painting, drawing and written panels incrusted into the supporting frame. The word «Krypta» (from Greek «hidden», «secret») stands for an artistic expression that depicts neither the reality nor the abstraction of our conscious perception of being, but the direct imago of an unconscious area of the mind not immediately accessible to analytical intelligence.

MODULES
are a set of independent units that can stand alone or be used to construct a more complex structure. In an artistic context, focusing on the parts implies in some respects a going back to the basics, which might be useful, to the artist as well as to the viewer, to better understand the «building» of a more intricate work - and even get a better «feel» for the spirit of the oeuvre.

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L131 (modules) Sculpture

Juliet Vles

Switzerland

Sculpture, Acrylic on Wood

Size: 15.7 W x 19.7 H x 7.9 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

the KRYPTA series The wall sculptures of the Krypta series, half-painting half-sculpture, are geometrical constructions overlaid with painting, drawing and written panels incrusted into the supporting frame. The word «Krypta» (from Greek «hidden», «secret») stands for an artistic expression that depicts neither the reality nor the abstraction of our conscious perception of being, but the direct imago of an unconscious area of the mind not immediately accessible to analytical intelligence. MODULES are a set of independent units that can stand alone or be used to construct a more complex structure. In an artistic context, focusing on the parts implies in some respects a going back to the basics, which might be useful, to the artist as well as to the viewer, to better understand the «building» of a more intricate work - and even get a better «feel» for the spirit of the oeuvre.

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Sculpture:

Acrylic on Wood

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One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

15.7 W x 19.7 H x 7.9 D in

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Juliet Vles is an European multidisciplinary artist, born in 1950 in the Netherlands, of Swiss-French nationality and actually living and working in Switzerland. Essentially an abstract painter and sculptor, whose work is mainly to be found in arte povera and minimal art collections, her artistic interests also include installation work, drawing and digital painting. The works of the Krypta series, half-painting half-sculpture, are geometrical constructions overlaid with painting, drawing and written panels incrusted, intarsia-like, into the supporting frame. The word «Krypta» (from Greek «hidden», «secret») stands for an artistic expression that does not seek to depict reality, nor even its abstraction, but the imago of an unconscious area of the mind not immediately accessible to analytical intelligence. Formally, the hallmark of Vles’ artwork is the unusual combination of its sober, geometrical underlying structure and the multilayered, rough texture of the painted surface. Although often shown in exhibitions featuring Concret Art, her work owes more to the Support/Surface movement than to formal Constructivism. In her recent work, the artist increasingly abandons the notion of "making images" and rather sees her wall sculptures as an extension of architecture - expanding the supporting wall by an additional physical and esthetical dimension. In 2017, the artist started working on a series of reverse glass paintings, revisiting the glass sculptures and installations she created between 1997 and 2003 and drawing on the technical experience she acquired during that period. For the GLASSWORKS please see

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