Roos van der Vliet

Born, raised and currently practicing in the Netherlands, Roos is a spectacular hyper-realist portrait painter who has shown in galleries across the globe.In her “Storytellers” series she forces the viewer to focus on the expressions and identifying features on the faces of her subjects by hiding other areas behind braids or thick cloths of hair. In some instances the hair is posed in such a way as to resemble restrictive bindings or torture devices. The goal here, she says, is to “find a common understanding between unique individuals”.

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