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Amsterdam based textile and felt artist creating sensual feminine wall tapestries. Handmade contemporary wall hangings in a complexity of colorshades wich are full of sybolism that show her own spiritual growth.

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About Robijn

Robijn Sonneveld, Dutch felt and textile artist, she makes large felt wall tapestries wich are driven by her spiritual interest for being human and woman, body and mind. Robijn is based in Amsterdam.  The love for textiles started with her mother. She took her into the magical world of fabricstores with walls full of amazing colors and structures.

This brought her into fashion. Robijn had her study fashion design at the Couture Institute in Rotterdam followed by the renowned Artez, school of art in Arnhem.

For almost 30 years she worked as a fashion- and print designer for various clothing brands. The most interesting part was working with the diversity of materials, colors and processing methods. This ultimately made her decide to focus entirely on the tactile world of textiles, to create tapestries.

 

About my work

Am I really who I think I am?

My work is an investigation into being a human and a woman, into body and mind. In order to grow, we need insights into what has shaped us and who we are.

While primitive life forms behave instinctively, we humans are conditioned by the rules of civilization.  I learned to live and behave along the lines of my education and the social and cultural rules of my surroundings.

But is that who I really am?

To find my original self I have to go inside, under the skin.  Am I my thoughts, my fears, my desires, my emotions, my failures, my beliefs…etc? And my body?Where are they coming from and what motivates them?  It takes courage to make that journey inside.

Going into nature helped me to get in touch with my naturel self and I realised I am nature!  As a human I am an essential part of a living and intelligent universe.  All I do and think is related to the world around me.

In this process I create step by step more clarity, embracing the goddess within me.  With her roots grounded and her heart openend she is capable to fly and sparkle.

My tapestries are projections of these insights in the hope to inspire you to not only show the controlled version of yourself  but live your full potential.  Every day is a new opportunity to make your world a better place.

Do you allow to be yourself?

Materials i use

Working with wool is therefore an obvious choice. It is natural and pure. With felting and dyeing wool by hand I make a process tangible in wich you let go the illusion of control and allow the enormous potential that existence has to offer. Embrace the unexpected.

Wool is a naturel product coming from sheep. Wool breathes and is insulating and therefore an ideal way to improve the acoustics . Together with wool i add silk, leather, leftover fabrics and vintage garment pieces. Tangible structures allow the tapestry to live.

Rough and sensual…

Contact

If you like to stay informed about my work and activities.

Or when you like to get more information about my work or inquiries..

Please contact me per email: robijn@robijnsonneveld.com

 

 

Be inspired

Vincent van Gogh by Julian Schnabel.

Marlene Dumas

https://www.fridakahlo.org

James Turrel

A bigger picture by David Hockney. http://www.davidhockney.co

https://www.gustav-klimt.com

Mark Rothko

Bruno van den Elshout, New Horizons  https://www.youtube.com/embed/TBUt7DfLAKQ

Richard Serra  https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/richard-serra

 

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The northern wind is bringing his magical clouds

17/05/2020
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