Raquel van Haver - GVNH Portretwedstrijd

Raquel Raquel van Haver is a contemporary artist known for her large expressive group portraits. Her works depict intimate living room scenes that delve deeper into connection, cultural history, and the quality of everyday life, exploring how these elements together form the unity of human existence. Her work comprises various materials blended together: oil paint, tar, chalk, resin, and sometimes even entire phones or hair. Her colorful, bold, and loud works are highly characteristic of her style. Raquel als kunstenaar.

Portait by Martin Dijkstra

Glossary

Explanation of the words mentioned by Raquel van Haver here:

A painted group portrait of a civic guard. An organization of citizens tasked with guarding and defending the city. The paintings were popular in the 17th Netherlands

Conveying meaning through visuals instead of words. Such as with colors and shapes.