Wieske Wester

The strength that lies in simple and everyday objects is often the starting point for Wieske Wester’s work. These are images without masks that appeal by their lack of visual violence and spectacle, but are nevertheless characterized by a certain degree of ambiguity. Wester’s paintings and drawings depict the human desire for identity, yet are peppered with references to aggression and sexuality. Fruit, vegetables, fish and figures that hover between beast and man regularly pass in review. For Wester the physical act of painting and drawing is the most direct way to capture the fluidity and forcefulness of the human spirit.
Wieske Wester (1985, NL) obtained her BFA from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, after which she was selected for a two-year residency at De Ateliers in Amsterdam. In 2015 she graduated from the HISK in Ghent. In 2017 she was nominated for the Royal Prize for Contemporary Painting in Amsterdam. Her work has been shown internationally at various venues such as White Crypt in London and the 6th Moscow Biennale for Art. Recent projects include group exhibitions at Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem and CODA Museum in Apeldoorn, Netherlands and a duo show with Jacqueline de Jong at Dürst Britt & Mayhew. Wester’s work is held in private and public collections, including LAM in Lisse, Netherlands, Ahold collection Amsterdam and the moraes-barbosa collection in São Paulo.
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Selected Works
- Wieske Wester, Eric, 2020, oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm
Wieske Wester, Eric, 2020, oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm
- Wieske Wester, The winged, 2020, oil on canvas, 120 x 160 cm
Wieske Wester, The winged, 2020, oil on canvas, 120 x 160 cm
- Wieske Wester, Le bec, 2020, oil on canvas, 70 x 50 cm
Wieske Wester, Le bec, 2020, oil on canvas, 70 x 50 cm
- Wieske Wester, Arthur, 2020, oil on canvas, 150 x 180 cm
Wieske Wester, Arthur, 2020, oil on canvas, 150 x 180 cm
- Wieske Wester, Untitled, 2020, charcoal on paper, 18 × 25 cm
Wieske Wester, Untitled, 2020, charcoal on paper, 18 × 25 cm
- Wieske Wester, Untitled, 2020, coloured pencil and charcoal on paper, 18 × 25 cm
Wieske Wester, Untitled, 2020, charcoal on paper, 18 × 25 cm
- Wieske Wester, Untitled, 2020, charcoal on paper, 18 × 25 cm
Wieske Wester, Untitled, 2020, charcoal on paper, 18 × 25 cm
- Wieske Wester, Untitled, 2020, oil on canvas, 30 × 24 cm
Wieske Wester, Untitled, 2020, oil on canvas, 30 × 24 cm
- Wieske Wester, Bananas #12, 2018, oil on linen, 120 x 210 cm
- Wieske Wester, Bananas #11, oil on linen, 130 x 100 cm (collection Rabobank)
- Wieske Wester, Bananas #10, 2018, oil on linen, 120 x 160 cm
- Wieske Wester, Bananas #9, 2018, oil on linen, 80 x 65 cm (private collection Switzerland)
- Wieske Wester, Bananas #13, 2018, charcoal, Indian ink and pastel on paper, 150 x 250 cm (private collection Switzerland)
- Wieske Wester, Mussels #8, 2018, oil on linen, 180 x 150 cm
- Wieske Wester, Fish #5, 2017, charcoal, indian ink and pastel on paper, 150 x 202 cm
- Wieske Wester, Fish #6, charcoal and Indian ink on paper, 50 x 70 cm (private collection Switzerland)