Lily Van Der Stokker
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The artwork features a vibrant and playful kitchen scene with a bold floral pattern. The composition is dominated by bright yellow, blue, and green flowers that cover the walls and appliances. The contrasting textures, including the checkered pattern and the simplistic line drawings, create a whimsical and carefree atmosphere. The personified kitchen appliances and the trash bag in the corner suggest a lighthearted and humorous approach, possibly commenting on the mundane aspects of domestic life. The overall style and technique have a naïve, childlike quality, inviting the viewer to engage with the warmth and optimism expressed in the piece. ...
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Lily Van Der Stokker
B.1954, Dutchborn in Den Bosch, The Netherlands, in 1954. She lives and works between Amsterdam and New York. In their immediate delivery, van der Stokker’s works beckon happy-go-lucky intonations in their fanciful, ‘feminine’, curlicued and flower- powered familiarity. Their formal bubbled, blobby, and loopy approachable techniques may recall the doodlings more traditionally relegated to the notebook margins of a teenage girl, while the textual inclusions create dichotomies that illuminate more cutting messages and comment upon more condemning realities. lily van der Stokker presents us with works that require the viewer to consider the implications of ‘Kissy, Kissy’ but also of ‘no improvement / no progress’. As Roberta Smith noted in 1990, “The messages conveyed in this terminally cheerful manner usually have a double edge.” ...