Geometric + Themes
In addition to geometric works, you can also see constructivist and other works made on a theme for specific exhibitions. Some geometric works show an optical effect, play with perception or have an ornamental character, inspired by Islamic patterns later adopted by the European Renaissance.
dated 2006 until 2023
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In the studio
2010In the studio
Summer line 1
2023Summer line 1 belongs to the Summer panel. For the Summer panel, see the section: Geometric works. Monica Maat - Zomerpaneel Zomerlijn 1 en 2 The Summer panel is made according to the seasons and will be exhibited in its entirety together with the other panels in due course and is therefore not yet for sale.
Summer line 2
2023Summer line 2
Spring line 1
2023Spring line 1 belongs to the Spring panel. For Spring panel, see the section: Monica Maat - Lentepaneel Lentelijn 1 en 2 The Spring panel is made according to the seasons and will be exhibited as a whole together with the other panels and is therefore not yet for sale.
Spring line 2
2023Spring line 2
Ice line 1
2023Ice line 1 belongs to the Winter panel. For Winter panel, see the section: Monica Maat - Winterpaneel IJslijn 1 en 2 The Winter panel is made according to the seasons and will be exhibited in due course together with the other panels as a whole and is therefore not yet for sale.
Ice line 2
2023Ice line 1
Square mirroring
2013Geometric work: "Squaremirroring'
Geometric work: Two D
2008Geometric work: Two D
Islamic Geometry design1 [with blue]
2016This geometric work is inspired by an Islamic geometric motif.
Braided
2013Braided. Geometric work.
Lemniscate ship's rope
2012Lemniscate ship's rope. In July 2012 this work was shown in Hiva Oa Art Gallery in Lelystad. The work was made on the theme: Zuiderzeemuseum Enkhuizen. Because I make geometric work, it is mainly the "art" for me to convert the theme into geometric shapes. In the Zuiderzeemuseum you can see enough examples of knots or sailor's knots made of rope. That was the reason for me to braid a rope on canvas. For more photos and information please take a look at my Blog.
Geometric work: Two D, Big
2006Geometric work: Two D, Big
Poem about artwork Lemniscaat ship rope by Floor Koedam
2013On Monica's painting "Lemniscaat ship's rope" that can be viewed at the Zuiderzeeland Water Board in Lelystad in June and July 2013, Dike poet Floor Koedam wrote the poem "Scheepsgetouw". Monica designed it graphically. [The original painting can be clicked on in an image a little further up.]
Haiku at artwork Lemniscaat ship rope by poet Joop Meijvogel
2013Joop Meijvogel, poet and photographer from Zevenaar, made this haiku for my artwork: Lemniscaat ship rope [see previous image]. Joop Meijvogel is a member of the Zevenaar Poetry Chamber [DKZ] and the Gelderse Schrijvers Kring [GSK]. Monica designed the haiku graphically.
Hexagonal 1
2009Hexagonal 1
Flevoland red
2012Flevoland red. This work was made for the exhibition: "The Beauty of Geometry" in Galerie Calliope Lelystad. Flevoland is a province in the Netherlands. The gallery is located in Flevoland.
The winter journey
2014Design for a background for the performance of Schubert's Die Winterreise in 2014 at Kunstfabriek Calliope in Lelystad. [computer wall / projected] This is a representation of loneliness and existential emptiness in a wintery environment, made for 24 songs from Die Winterreise, composed in 1827 by Franz Schubert on poems by Willem Müller.
Boris the dog [work for children]
2012Boris the dog. [geometric dogs] This work was made especially for children on the occasion of an exhibition in the Colombinehuis in Biddinghuizen. When the work hangs in the space and you walk from left to right, the dog's eyes look with you. Photos with more information about the Colombinehuis can be found on my art blog. To do this, click on my Blog on this site. Monica Maat - Blog
Triptych Armed Cross 1. WWII Remembrance Day on May 4
2014'Armed Cross' 1 of the three installations with canvas belonging to the triptych: 'Armed Cross'. The installation: 'Armed Cross' was made on the occasion of the exhibition 'Dood Spoor', in gallery Loods 32 in Lelystad, in connection with the commemoration of the dead in 2014. Members of the KVF [Artists' Association Flevoland] and guest artists, including Monica, participated in the exhibition. Monica first wrote a poem entitled: 'Armed Cross' and based on this the triptych was made as an installation. [Continuation of the triptych: see works below.] [For the poem see image in the installations section] The work can be seen in a broadcast by Omroep Flevoland in the program: Binnen de Dijken. Click on: https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/gemist/video/binnen-de-dijken-220784
Triptych Armed Cross 2
2014'Armed Cross' 2. 1 of the three installations with canvas belonging to the triptych: 'Armed Cross'.
Triptych Armed Cross 3
2014'Armed Cross' 3. 1 of the three installations with canvas belonging to the triptych: 'Armed Cross'.
Synthesis 1. Optical work
2007Synthesis 1. As with previous mathematical works, in this work you can look at one point without blinking and see what happens to the observation. What is your reality? [NB: the gray areas in this image are colored evenly with silver. However, this cannot be photographed like this].
Synthesis 2. Optical work
2007Synthesis 2. Just like with Synthesis 1 [see previous work], in this work you can keep looking at one point, without blinking, to see what happens to the perception. What is your reality? [NB: the gray areas in this image are colored evenly with silver. However, this cannot be photographed like this].
Sybille
2006Sybil. Based on a medieval portrait by Hans Memling [1430-1494], placed in a Mondrian-esque composition. The intention is to unite old and contemporary art in harmony.
Venus in blue 1 of triptych
2007Venus in Blue is a painting based on the work of Botticelli. This Renaissance portrait is part of a triptych set in a Mondrian-esque composition.
Water ballet
2011As part of "The Year of Water in Lelystad," Monica created a more figurative work on this theme, titled "Water Ballet." This work was exhibited in August and September at the Hiva Oa Art Gallery in Lelystad, along with waterworks by the artist group KUP 11.
Water ballet 'pas de deux'. Poem by Annemarie Maasdam
2011For the work "Water Ballet," Dijkpoet Annemarie Maasdam spontaneously wrote a tender poem. Monica designed it graphically.
View on News. The New Wilderness. Omroep Flevoland
2015Work in the context of: "View on News" for an exhibition at Omroep Flevoland in October 2015 and in the Flevomeer Library Lelystad from August 2016. Subject: 'The new wilderness'. [News item is the film about animal life in the Oostvaardersplassen near Lelystad that was completed in 2014.] For two years, several film crews followed the foxes, geese, kingfishers, deer and the largest herd of wild horses in Europe. The film has been a great success. In my imagination/interpretation, foxes are incorporated into a man-made wilderness, with an apparently well-ordered nature, but appearances can be deceiving, nature goes its own way and has its own stories, also on this screen!
Exhibition: "View on News." The New Wilderness and the Red Railway Bridge between the Hanze Line and Lelystad and Zwolle. Omroep Flevoland
2015Above: two works by Monica that were on display in the hall of Omroep Flevoland on the occasion of the exhibition: 'View on News', in which she worked on current news items that could be found on the Omroep Flevoland website. [Oct. 2015] Below: painting 'The New Wilderness', based on the film of the same name. Above: painting 'Red Railway Bridge' on the newly constructed Hanzelijn Lelystad-Zwolle. [over the IJssel near Hattem] From August 2016 the exhibition was also on display in the Flevomeer Library Lelystad.
Exhibition: The Artist Stops: On the Destruction of Art and Culture by National Policy
2012Installation four-part entitled: ''Art Nailed to the Cross'', ''There is no music in it anymore'' ''The last strings are counted'' and ''White Cloth''. In addition, a framed work entitled: BLACK - WHITE. In the foreground the globe by Guda Boelens entitled: "The Artist of the World". Theme: "The artist is quitting", in response to the impending decline in art and culture. Standing in front of the installation: Monica, initiator of this exhibition. In the foreground, Magda Brouwer, accordionist of the sentimental song choir "De Waterlanders", specially invited to the opening of this exhibition.
There's no music in it anymore
2012"There's no music in it anymore." This work is based on the theme "The artist quits," a response to the impending budget cuts and the decline of art and culture. A small black cloth and an empty violin case are glued to the white canvas with a black border.
The last strings have been counted
2012"The Last Strings Are Counted." This work is based on the theme "The Artist Gives Up," a response to the impending budget cuts and the decline of art and culture. A smaller black canvas and a violin, its strings about to break, are glued to the white canvas with a black border.