db Waterman

db Waterman

Eindhoven, Netherlands

About db Waterman

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 water colors, 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 possible way to create dreamlike and melancholy images.

Education:

My formative years as an artist were spent studying at the Art Academy in Den Bosch, NL. Today, I regard myself as self-taught, having developed my own distinct style out of the untraditional medium of collage. My work unites a variety of materials in careful compositions that I pride for their storytelling ability.

Events:

2020
Finalist in the climate change art prize with Octopus Energy, Portraits from the Precipice. At the Royal Academy of Art on Thursday 20th February 2020.

2020
‘It seemed such a good idea (2019)’ has been chosen by BEIS (Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) to be used on postcards to represent the project, which will be distributed to key stakeholders, influencers and events taking place during half term.

2019
Affordable Art Fair
New York City, USA
Metropolitan Pavilion
September 26 - 29, 2019

Exhibitions:

2020
International collage exhibition from November 5th to 30t 2020,
The museum EMR(Espace Monet Rollinat), is located in FRESSELINES, FRANCE
http://www.dbwatermanart.com/the-museum-emrespace-monet-rollinat-located-in-fresselines-france.html


2020
Octopus' Energy's billboard exhibition / 2500 Locations Londen, United Kingdom

2019
From 16th september 2019
Muriel Guepin Gallery, Soho NEW YORK
http://www.murielguepingallery.com/artists/waterman

2019
international collage exhibition from 28/10 to 3/11/2019
The museum EMR(Espace Monet Rollinat), is located in FRESSELINES, FRANCE
http://www.dbwatermanart.com/the-museum-emrespace-monet-rollinat-located-in-fresselines-france.html

2017
De Galerie Den Haag ( Gallery The Hague ) - Noordeinde 69, The Hague , The Netherlands

2017
Kunst.nl | Business Art Service Nederland BV - Raamsdonksveer, The Netherlands

2015
100 Days of Dutch Art, iShen Gallery, New Zealand

This exhibition will run from the 20th of August to 27th of November 2015 - plenty of time to stop by and experience a taste of incredible Dutch art!

http://www.ishengallery.co.nz/