Hi There!
I am Joëlle Brandes an artist, writer and all round creative. On this site you can follow along with me on my journey as an artist
Artist statement
I am an artist with an interest in a large range of materials. In my practice I explore the various connections between colours, movement and light and how they play on each other.
My work is centred around playing with each of these elements either individually or together to create a variation of outcomes.
I work primarily with paint but will bring in materials such as paper, plaster, pens, charcoal etc in order to broaden my field of experimentation.
Using a process of generating texture in various expressions, I aim to create an illusive representation of depth.
The focus of my work is on portraiture and capturing the various expressions and connections that a face can create.
My work is inspired by looking to find beauty in the simple or unexpected things with the aim to bring some hope to the viewers through my artwork and reminding them that beauty can be found everywhere.
Through my paintings I hope to draw awareness to how we as humans interact and connect with each other through language, traditions and various ways of showing affection.
Artist Manifesto
I believe that as an artist it is important to take time to talk to others about your art and what inspires you.
There is nothing quite like starting with nothing but ending with a piece of art that is unique to you and an expression of your voice, so when people are scared or reluctant to share their work it breaks my heart.
This page is meant as an inspiration for everyone to feel like they can create and be proud of what they make, knowing that every piece of art has a purpose and with every piece you make your skill grows.
sharing your art is so important because you never know who you might inspire.
this is just the start of my journey and you are more than welcome to tag along!
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my new visionary logo
this logo is very new to me and at first I wasn't sure if I should make it look like this. I'm not a traveling artist... yet, but it is something that I have been dreaming about for a long time. and one day my goal is to travel, and to make art based on what I see. To capture all the different cultures and the way families within different cultures express their love to each other