Lorena Kloosterboer is a Dutch-Argentine artist (born
Alkmaar Netherlands
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, 1962) who paints using
trompe-l'œil
''Trompe-l'œil'' ( , ; ) is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. ''Trompe l'oeil'', which is most often associated with painting, tricks the viewer into ...
and
photorealistic
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styles, often creating the illusion of three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. She is best known for her hyperrealist still life paintings of ''idiosyncratic'' compositions made of glass and porcelain pieces. Her paintings have been exhibited and awarded in several countries worldwide. As a sculptor Kloosterboer has created a number of bronze pieces which are displayed in public in the city of
Wassenaar
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. Also, the artist has published several books on painting techniques.
Career
Kloosterboer studied fine arts at the Instituto de Bellas Artes Beato Angélico
in
Buenos Aires, Argentina. She later attended art classes and workshops for several years at Scottsdale Artist's School in
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Kloosterboer painting subjects include a wide variety of objects like colorful candies, marbles, shells, silverware, glass and ceramics. An evolving series of Kloosterboer's paintings entitled ''Tempus ad Requiem (‘Time to Rest’ in Latin)'' depicts still lifes with birds. "This series of still lifes featuring birds perched on ceramic or glass objects symbolizes the need for a time and a place to rest, to come to terms with life’s hurdles and replenish our energies".
Sculptures
In 1991 Kloosterboer unveiled her first bronze sculpture representing a jester officially named ''De Nar''.
It was commissioned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a Dutch carnival group: ''De Deylknotsen''. This jester is on public display at De Warenar,
the official cultural center in Wassenaar. During the following years Kloosterboer also created a commissioned series of four bronze sculptures popularly known as ''De Boomstronken'' (The Tree Trunks), which are on public display in Wassenaar.
Color illustrations of these pieces and their locations are shown in the book "Beeldend Wassenaar" offering hiking and biking trails leading past the visual arts in Wassenaar.
Books
*2014 - Painting in Acrylics: The Indispensable Guide.
*2014 - Complete Guide to Painting in Acrylics
*2015 - De Complete Gids voor Acrylverf - Professionele Technieken voor Traditionele Toepassingen
Critique
Kloosterboer's artwork has been favourably reviewed and included among other artists in a book on the history of women painters in the
Low Countries
The term Low Countries, also known as the Low Lands ( nl, de Lage Landen, french: les Pays-Bas, lb, déi Niddereg Lännereien) and historically called the Netherlands ( nl, de Nederlanden), Flanders, or Belgica, is a coastal lowland region in N ...
authored by Art Historian Professor Katlijne van der Stighelen.
Some of Kloosterboer's paintings from her time in the USA are included in a published essay on Trompe L'Oeil in America, by Kevin Sharp.
Also, some of her realist paintings were included in Acrylic Artist's Guide to Exceptional Colour (by Lexi Sundell) chosen to illustrate fundamental aspects of color such as temperature, intensity and brightness.
Media articles and interviews dealing with Kloosterboer's artwork are available from other sources.
Exhibitions
Kloosterboer's paintings have been exhibited in many countries including Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Some recent exhibits including her paintings are:
* 2019
MEAM exhibition, Barcelona
*2015 - IGOR Exhibition - The International Realism Guild's Tenth Annual International Juried Exhibition, at the Principle Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Awards
Below is a partial list of awards won by the artist.
References
External links
Lorena Kloosterboer official website
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1962 births
Living people
Dutch women painters
20th-century Dutch painters
21st-century Dutch painters
People from Alkmaar
20th-century Dutch women artists
21st-century Dutch women artists