Yes, they are 3D ... then again all paintings are to me. I grew up in
Cologne (Germany) where my parents enrolled me in painting classes at
the "Walraf-Richards" museum (... I think I started when I was 8). The
class would begin every week with the students walking around the museum
discussing art - and most importantly getting a chance to view art close
up.
I found the *material* that these illusions where constructed out of
most fascinating (- still do). Dutch Masters paintings with highly
illusionistic glass, gold, and lace ... and the whole thing broke down
into an abstract network of thick brushstrokes of paint when viewed
close up. That's why one of the things that I'm exploring in my art now
is material reality vs. optical illusion. (... what you're seeing vs.
what is actually there). That early exposure to art also instilled the
love for art in me. I went on to get my BFA and MFA in painting at the
University of Alberta (Canada) where I now teach.
Kara Nina Maehler
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