Brillance

About Brillance

This contemporary mixed media assemblage is designed to be hung on the wall.

Alice Vander Vennen’s personal history has always served as inspiration for her artistic process. Her parents lived in Holland during the Second World War, a time when everything had a purpose, a use. The idea of collecting and re-purposing objects is natural for the Canadian artist. Her artwork is made from carefully curated pieces of assembled found objects—each one ‘tells’ a story.
She begins each sculptural composition with textiles, both new and archival, selected for their colour and design. Layer upon layer of textiles cut into squares are assembled along with found objects—copper, copper wire, piano hammers and stones. These framed pieces can be hung horizontally or vertically.

“Some textiles carry a history. Some of them carry a narrative from a different culture. They all come together in my work. I just love how they all seem to work together.” Alice Vander Vennen

Alice Vander Vennen trained as a sculptor at Calvin College, USA and at the Ontario College of Art and Design. Her work is held in public, private and corporate collections both here and abroad.