Blue Velvet

Sara VanDerBeek

Blue Velvet, 201250.8 x 40cmSign in to view price
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The artwork features a captivating blend of rich, deep blue hues that dominate the composition. The fabric appears to be velvet, creating a luxurious and sumptuous texture that cascades and flows across the frame, evoking a sense of movement and depth. The overall composition emphasizes the striking contrast between light and shadow, with areas of intense, vibrant blue juxtaposed against softer, more muted tones. The artist's masterful use of color and form suggests a contemplative and emotive exploration of the expressive potential of drapery and textile. This work likely reflects the artist's interest in the interplay between materiality, light, and the evocative power of color. ...

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Sara VanDerBeek
Artist
Sara VanDerBeek
B.1976, American

Sara VanDerBeek's artistic lineage is deeply ingrained in an environment of artistic influences, such as her father Stan VanDerBeek, an experimental filmmaker with surrealist inclinations, and her brother Johannes VanDerBeek, a sculptor. This artistic background appears to have instilled a sense of curiosity, creativity, and idealism in her that is shown through her work. VanDerBeek's photographic works primarily feature abstract sculptures that incorporate a range of subjects, including art history books, personal photographs, magazines, and newspapers. Her creative process involves constructing sculptures in her studio, which she then photographs and often disassembles, leaving behind only the photographs as evidence of their existence. VanDerBeek is fascinated by the transformative power of photography. She believes it addresses fundamental aspects of our existence by altering our perceptions of time, place, memory, and scale. Recently, VanDerBeek has begun to display her sculptural forms alongside her photographic works in exhibitions, further building upon the complex relationship between the object, the image of the object, and the idea of the image as an object itself. ...

Sara VanDerBeek: Artworks
Tabula Rasa
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Tabula Rasa, 2023
61 x 40.6cm
Marble Heart
Sara VanDerBeek
Marble Heart, 2012
50.8 x 40.6cm
Ostia Antica
Sara VanDerBeek
Ostia Antica, 2012
50.8 x 40cm
Blue Velvet
Sara VanDerBeek
Blue Velvet, 2012
50.8 x 40cm
Unnamed Goddess, Baltimore
Sara VanDerBeek
Unnamed Goddess, Baltimore, 2012
50.8 x 40.6cm
not yet titled
Sara VanDerBeek
not yet titled, 2010
50.8 x 40.6cm
Eclipse 1
Sara VanDerBeek
Eclipse 1, 2008
50.8 x 40.64cm
Eclipse 2
Sara VanDerBeek
Eclipse 2, 2008
50.8 x 40.64cm
Lace Interlace VII
Sara VanDerBeek
Lace Interlace VII, 2023
191 x 104 x 58cm
Mirrored
Sara VanDerBeek
Mirrored, 2023
61 x 42.5cm
Lace Interlace VI
Sara VanDerBeek
Lace Interlace VI, 2023
191 x 104 x 58cm
Lace Interlace VIII
Sara VanDerBeek
Lace Interlace VIII, 2023
61 x 40.6cm
Mother
Lace Interlace V
Sara VanDerBeek
Lace Interlace V, 2023
190.5 x 142 x 4.5cm
The Garden
Sara VanDerBeek
The Garden, 2023
61 x 40.6cm
Magnolia
Sara VanDerBeek
Magnolia, 2023
61 x 45.7cm
Electric Prism IV
Sara VanDerBeek
Electric Prism IV, 2015
50.8 x 38.7cm
Electric Prism III
Sara VanDerBeek
Electric Prism III, 2015
50.8 x 38.7cm
Electric Prism II
Sara VanDerBeek
Electric Prism II, 2015
50.8 x 38.7cm
Electric Prism I
Sara VanDerBeek
Electric Prism I, 2015
50.8 x 38.7cm
Loose Structure
Sara VanDerBeek
Loose Structure, 2014
61 x 47.6cm
Chorerra
Sara VanDerBeek
Chorerra, 2014
61 x 46.4cm
Temple of the Sun
Sara VanDerBeek
Temple of the Sun, 2014
61 x 42.5cm
Shift
Aphrodite
Sara VanDerBeek
Aphrodite, 2012
182.88 x 121.92cm
Hotel Grand Imperial, Dubrovnik
Sara VanDerBeek
Hotel Grand Imperial, Dubrovnik, 2010
50.8 x 40.6cm
A Turned Circle
Sara VanDerBeek
A Turned Circle, 2010
50.8 x 40.6cm
Foundation, Reynes Street
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Foundation, Reynes Street, 2010
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The approach
Gallery
The approach
London

The Approach is co-directed by Jake Miller and Emma Robertson. Located in Bethnal Green above The Approach Tavern, for over twenty years it has operated an internationally recognised programme from its East London base. The gallery is known for discovering artists and establishing their careers as well as making inter-generational curated group shows a strong focus. The list of represented artists includes the Estates of important overlooked female artists Heidi Bucher and Maria Pinińska Bereś, as well as seminal British collage artist John Stezaker, together with established and emerging artists including Magali Reus, Peter Davies, Lisa Oppenheim, Sandra Mujinga, Pam Evelyn, Sara Cwynar, Sam Windett and Caitlin Keogh. Over the years the gallery has operated parallel programmes in additional gallery spaces in London’s West End (The Approach W1) and in Shoreditch (The Reliance). The gallery is currently based solely in its original East End location and continues to expand its programme, showcasing its represented artists in the main gallery space, and both represented and non-represented artists in The Annexe, a smaller, more experimental space at the back of the building. ...

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