Artist Biography
Philipine Vinke is a founding member of „The Nunspeet School”. She plays an important role in the artist community of Nunspeet where she works and lives with her family. She coined her innovative technique Bubble Gilding, of which first works were created in 2014. The technique evolves and flows as time passes.
Core themes in Vinke’s work center around specific social constructs she calls ‘bubbles’. Powerful examples are national flags, the monetary system and paradoxes in (lack of) transparency in public and private lives.
“Bubble Gilding is a technique Vinke developed in 2014. Vinkes work contain 24 carat gold leaf as well as faux gold leaf, vast amounts of pure pigments, bubbles (secret ingredients), epoxy and resins. Her latest series “Obsolete Ego’s” are made with recycled mirrors.
Vinke integrates modern materials, such as epoxy, with old techniques as watergilding and "verre églomisé". She recycles industrial waste materials and gives them new life by integrating them in her art works.
Vinke developped the following series:
Questions Vinke asks her viewers are: What do you see? Can you see through the bubbles? Do you prefer transparency or opaqueness? What is ’real gold’ and what isn’t? Which do you prefer? What are the origins of your likings?
We all live inside our own bubble. Omnipresent as bubbles are, we hardly notice them. If we do, we can decide to pop them or to accept them for what they are and where they have brought us. To enhance the importance of bubbles, Vinke gilds them.
In order to fully appreciate the context of her ideas, Vinke strives for a symbiotic relationship between herself, her curator Kruiswijk, and her .
In order to fully appreciate the context of her ideas, Vinke strives for a symbiotic relationship between herself, her curator Kruiswijk, and her audience.
Vinke’s pieces are held in private collections internationally.
You can find more about her art on her website: https://www.bubblegilding.com/