Bianca Van Baast

by means of clothing, make-up, hair styles, and jewellery people try to distinguish themselves of one another. but is this the real person that we see? or do all these things give a person the possibility to hide the real me? what induces a human being to hide itself behind a mask? and to what extent are we different from one another? what do you get if you omit all the things that can be used as a mask? bianca tries to depict real people, completely stripped of accessories with only their essence remaining. this results in a rollercoaster of emotions. her paintings portray tales full of contradictions. it tells about loneliness and togetherness, doubt and progression, violence and love, openness and hiding, struggle and consolation.