Wenda Douma (nl)

Wenda graduated from the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam in 1978, specializing in bound graphics.

'It is precisely this balance between commissioned work, where your creativity is tied to another person's communication message, and the creation of personal work that keeps me balanced.' 

Brevity versus unrestraint, eternal tension, just like in relationships. Inspirers? 'Warhol because he casts reality in a different light (and in doing so, leads us astray), Picasso for his powerful whimsy and Malevich for his essence-embracing black square.' The bridge to her black humor is so built. Self-mockery as a coping mechanism.