Renee Kaats

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    • Persuit of selfhood
    • Isolate me
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The series A(M)-I? explores the boundaries between authenticity and artificiality.
Starting from selfies, digitally altered with AI and then translated into paintings it questions layered notions of identity, beauty, and reality.
This work reflects on how technology reshapes our self-image, revealing the tensions between human imperfection and artificial perfection.

A(M)-I?

(2025)

The series A(M)-I? explores the boundaries between authenticity and artificiality. Starting from selfies, digitally altered with AI and then translated into paintings it questions layered notions of identity, beauty, and reality. This work reflects on how technology reshapes our self-image, revealing the tensions between human imperfection and artificial perfection.

This series explores identity and challenges us to reflect on what we choose to reveal or conceal. While selfies often present an idealized image, these selfportraits highlight imperfections, emotions, and darker aspects, emphasized through the use of light and shadow. Using a classical painting technique, the artist references a time when portraits were the first ‘selfies,’ inviting an honest look at ourselves.

The persuit of selfhood

(2018 - 2024)

This series explores identity and challenges us to reflect on what we choose to reveal or conceal. While selfies often present an idealized image, these selfportraits highlight imperfections, emotions, and darker aspects, emphasized through the use of light and shadow. Using a classical painting technique, the artist references a time when portraits were the first ‘selfies,’ inviting an honest look at ourselves.

Created during the 2020-2022 lockdowns, this series captures the emotions of that time: suffocating, anticipatory, and hopeful. Some works feature a window, symbolizing the inaccessible outside world and the inner reflection it evoked.

Isolate me

(2020 - 2022)

Created during the 2020-2022 lockdowns, this series captures the emotions of that time: suffocating, anticipatory, and hopeful. Some works feature a window, symbolizing the inaccessible outside world and the inner reflection it evoked.

A small series of paintings within the same theme with customized frames.

The Celestials

(2022)

A small series of paintings within the same theme with customized frames.

My contribution to the TV show Sterren op het doek

My contribution to 'Sterren op het doek'

(2020 - 2023)

My contribution to the TV show Sterren op het doek

Renee Kaats

Nederlands

  • Renee Kaats
    • About the artist
    • Custom portraits
    • Artist statement
  • Exhibitions
    • overview
  • Gallery
    • overview
    • A(M)-I?
    • Persuit of selfhood
    • Isolate me
    • Celestials
    • 'Sterren oh doek'
  • Contact
    • newsletter
    • comment
    • privacy statement
The artist retains all copyright to the images