Esther Devries

Esther, also known as Black Meridians, is creating (un)earthly expressions on Canvas and forges it in Solid Matter since childhood. Fascinated by the darker aspects of the old masters that are held to the light of modern times and fascinated by the sometimes sinister figures that well up from the subconscious mind she paved way in artcrafts like drawing, writing, painting and sculpturing.

Elements from ancient cultures like Greece and Egypt, Asia and Africa are often surfacing and revived combined with inhuman characteristics.

As she is triggered by archetypes that are constantly causing her to mutate and transform her creations into new forms of an ethereal sovereignty and which often are of a Dark and Sultry ambiance, she uses high quality attributes like for instance gemstones and taxidermic supplies for her sculptures.

Her paintings are often finished with bronze, brass, copper or gold pigmented paints to express the richness of autonomic life.


As for her person:
She uses these forms of art as a means of initiation. This results in artforms that won’t be and cannot be repeated or recreated. Each piece is therefore unique and singular in its presence and has been part of her personal transformation as she walks th...