THUMBS UP! (2024) Painting by Db Waterman

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Seller Db Waterman

Fine art paper, 8x8 in
Street art 'Thumbs Up!' shows a scene of youthful exuberance through a boy painted in black and white. The boy, with his thumbs up, radiates energy and optimism. The background is a vibrant ocher yellow wall, densely covered with texts and tags. This graffiti-strewn surface reflects the different voices and expressions of the city. The interplay between [...]
Street art 'Thumbs Up!' shows a scene of youthful exuberance through a boy painted in black and white. The boy, with his thumbs up, radiates energy and optimism.

The background is a vibrant ocher yellow wall, densely covered with texts and tags. This graffiti-strewn surface reflects the different voices and expressions of the city. The interplay between the boy's simplistic black and white form and the intricate, colorful background creates a striking visual contrast.

'Thumbs Up!' conveys a message of positivity and resilience amid the chaotic and often harsh environment of city life.

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db Waterman is a contemporary Dutch artist. In her works she assembles original photography, assorted papers, acrylics, oil, charcoal, ink, and pencil. The variety of resources she is able to use has proved indispensable [...]

db Waterman is a contemporary Dutch artist. In her works she assembles original photography, assorted papers, acrylics, oil, charcoal, ink, and pencil. The variety of resources she is able to use has proved indispensable to her. The biggest challenge the collage medium posed was its unforgiving lack of transparency. Finding a way to replicate the effects of transparency afforded by paint, especially watercolors, was a large victory for the artist. The preparing labor shows through in her collages; layer upon layer of material remains visible in the finished pieces. 

db Waterman believes that the body of her work is characterized by her skill for reinvention. Having always loved the appearance of weathered walls plastered with peeling paint and old posters, she revived this aesthetic with hopefully a keen and professional eye. The creative objective of her work is to “make something beautiful out of dilapidation.” Her tableaus explore the dissonance between old and new materials, intertwined in the most beautiful way possible to create dreamlike and melancholy images.


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