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Artist Statement:
Stephanie Fonteyn is a British
painter who lives and works in
Switzerland. She was brought
up in an artistic environment
surrounded by art, graphic
design, music and dance.
Stephanie is a self taught
artist and started to paint as
a hobby in 2002 in Spain.
Her first collection of
abstract paintings was
exhibited in 2005 when she was
living and working in
Switzerland. The abstracts are
cross between Jackson
Pollack‘s abstract
expressionism and Piet
Mondrian neoplasticism. It is
a series of huge white
canvases with bold black
geometric lines, blocks of
primary colour and splashes of
paint.
In 2007 Stephanie rented her
first art studio and began
painting the portraits
collection. The portraits
explore the role of emotion in
art. She is inspired by how
the soul expresses itself
during the creative process,
and aims to send the observer
along a journey of emotional
exploration.
In 2010 Stephanie painted the
collection "Couleurs Jazz"
inspired by the Montreux Jazz
festival near where she lives
in Switzerland. The collection
captures the magic and power
of Jazz that transports both
the musician and audience into
the moment.
In 2011, Stephanie painted her
Collection " L'époque" which
travels into the 50s capturing
the ...
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Commissions:
Abstract Squares for AJ,
Geneva, Switzerland
Husky run for KG, Basel,
Switzerland
Madeleine Portrait for AT,
Geneva, Switzerland...
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Stephanie Fonteyn Biography:
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Age
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33
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
1
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Painting, photography, collaborative art workshop facilatator |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Your Personal Biography |
Stephanie Fonteyn is a British painter who lives and works in Switzerland. She was brought up in an artistic environment surrounded by art, graphic design, music and dance. Stephanie is a self taught artist and started to paint as a hobby in 2002 in Spain.
Her first collection of abstract paintings was exhibited in 2005 when she was living and working in Switzerland. The abstracts are cross between Jackson Pollack‘s abstract expressionism and Piet Mondrian neoplasticism. It is a series of huge white canvases with bold black geometric lines, blocks of primary colour and splashes of paint.
In 2007 Stephanie rented her first art studio and began painting the portraits collection. The portraits explore the role of emotion in art. She is inspired by how the soul expresses itself during the creative process, and aims to send the observer along a journey of emotional exploration.
In 2010 Stephanie painted the collection "Couleurs Jazz" inspired by the Montreux Jazz festival near where she lives in Switzerland. The collection captures the magic and power of Jazz that transports both the musician and audience into the moment.
In 2011, Stephanie painted her Collection " L'époque" which travels into the 50s capturing the optimistic post war feeling in pop art style retro expressionist paintings of 50s cars and icons. |
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