THE WALK from the series "Virtual Worlds a diary"
A memory is always coloured, very personal, it is never a fact, which is why it is not really a reliable tool in a court case. It is virtual, it lives in the head, the mind, the heart. It can be coloured by wishful thinking, by conversations about a particular fact, by feelings in general. Memories trigger creativity.
For Gabriella, memory is an ocean of inspiration, a world alongside the real world, another virtual world. Gabriëlla: ‘Virtual worlds are not perfect, they consist of free forms, in a free style. Sometimes they look a bit lumpy, but that's part of their charm. Just like Basquiat's brutal work.’
The series are called ‘The Walk’ because they are mainly inspired by the walks she took and still takes with her husband Wil. He has to walk daily due to health reasons. Gabriella turns those walks into something positive. When she comes home after a walk, she paints what she saw, thought and felt during the walk. Close to their home in the Sint-Niklaas region are 2 large ponds, surrounded by colourful nature, reflections, fish, cormorants. In winter, the ponds are partially frozen, another magical effect.
Rain and wind can also inspire. Deafening noise, water on your feet, birds soaring on thermals.
In Belgium, the weather switches easily, the temperature can drop 15 degrees in a split second. It's never the same. We used to live in the Caribbean where it was usually 30°, day and night. Or there's Brittany in France. You have to go all the way to Tasmania or Hawaii to see the same wild nature. Original flowers, dunes, sculptures made by the sea. Savage beauty. But most of the paintings are made nearby. Always with good company from her husband or local animals.
Gabriëlla sometimes paints on the banks of the Westerschelde, where large expanses of sand are submerged pretty quickly by the rising tide. ‘That's when you hear the countless shells clicking,’ she says.
©️ Gabriëlla Cleuren
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