PETRA MOLL
Artist
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The artist Petra Moll, originally from Hessen in Germany, has been living and working in Ireland since 1997. She studied in the fields of the Visual Arts and Computer graphic Design. Her graphic design skills together with her artistic expression have come to adorn and illustrate children books and a range of book covers. She has frequently participated and collaborated in various group exhibitions and solo shows since 1990 throughout Europe. Parallel to her own career of being a painter, she gives workshops to adults and children. Her work has been acquired by private collectors around the world
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Artist Statement
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I am a processed based mixed media painter and I like to explore my work from start to finish through the various materials that I am using. I am totally addicted to textures and most times my starting point would be through found, organic materials. I also spend time to take endless closeup photos of interesting surfaces and textures when out walking in nature.
A broken off branch, a strange looking stone or a heavily cracked wall, all can lead to dozens of photo sketches that are then taken to the studio and processed further into works of art.
As a result then, my work is almost always heavily layered or textured. I am starting out on canvas, wood panel or paper. In combination with fabric, wood, paper and sometimes metal I will build up layers on my base. Those layers then get plastered over with a paste made with plaster of Paris, cement or wall plastering. A finished layer is then going to be marked with tools , scratched or broken up and painted and marked with different mediums with anything from pens to paints and pigments, only then to a add another layer on top of the next which again will get exposed in places to reveal what's underneath like pages in a book with hidden stories. It is a continuous process of building, defacing and rebuilding again and again. I like to search for something deeper in those layers. A glimpse of a memory, a connection, a dialogue with feelings and emotions. Or perhaps the meaning of the land and our core connection with our ancestors in left behind structures that have become a part of our landscape.
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WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Individual art classes and workshops are available at my studio, based on the students experience from beginner to intermediate.
External art classes and workshops for groups can also be arranged on request. For more information about times and rates, please contact me.
A glimpse inside the studio
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