ABOUT ALLON VERHEUL
Specialised in line drawings & paper cut-outs.
After successfully graduating in the top 10 percent of my class at the Ruudt Wackers Academy for fine arts in Amsterdam, I followed an additional study in Barcelona at the international art academy Estudio Nomada.
During this period I came into contact with various modern and alternative forms of art. My interest went towards working in the direction of Illustrations, 3-D installation art and ceramics as well as using different materials, such as paper, cardboard & cement.
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Back in Amsterdam, I focused completely on drawing (often in combination with watercolor) subjects in which the realistic and surrealistic forms merge together
Besides drawings and paintings I also make paper cut-outs. My love for working with paper has grown the past few years. I’ve noticed how endless the possibilities are while working with paper.
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What makes paper cutting so interesting is that, unlike painting, there is clearly an end to it. That is what I love about this art form. Everything is connected and it doesn't matter how much you cut out, it ultimately forms a whole.
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Once you started there is no way back and it makes the effort challenging.
I use different patterns for the feathers or for particular parts of the body to give my birds and extra detail to admire.
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I'm mostly inspired by the Eastern European & the Ashkenazi jewish style; very diverse and rich on details and all despite the lack of color.
Education
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2014 – 2015 Estudio Nomada Barcelona, Spain
2010 – 2014 Ruudt Wackers Academy Amsterdam
Publication
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In 2018 an article has been written about me and my work in a professional magazine of the organisation for paper-cut artists in Israel.