Dot Painting

Dot paintings by Belgian artist Kathleen Goegebeur from her "Dotpainting" period between 1999 - 2009.

"Ik was verknocht aan dotpainting, de werken van de aboriginals in Australië. Deze werken kunnen mij nog altijd bekoren, maar hoe meer ik leerde over deze kunstvorm en de geschiedenis van deze mensen, hoe meer het aan mij begon te knagen. Het is niet aan mij om deze kunstvorm te beoefenen, het is heilig en niet mijn cultuur. Om deze reden begon ik met experimenteren en daarom noem ik mijn werken vanaf dan experimenten." - Kathleen Goegebeur

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"I was captivated by dot painting—the works of the Aboriginal people of Australia. These works still hold a certain allure for me, but the more I learned about this art form and the history of these people, the more it began to trouble me. It is not my place to practice this art form; it is sacred, and it is not my culture. For this reason, I began to experiment—and that is why, from that point on, I have referred to my works as "experiments." - Kathleen Goegebeur
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