Amber June | Mixed Media | by Mirjam Lugt

Born in the Netherlands and based in Havelock North for over 40 years, Mirjam creates abstract works that celebrate the beauty of imperfection. Inspired by weathered surfaces and eroded textures, her paintings and collages explore tension and harmony through layered forms and negative space.

"Collage enables me to move elements more freely, creating discord and tension that eventually resolve into balance and harmony. It’s kind of abstract contrapposto – where line and mass intersect and overlap to create negative space, while avoiding background, middle ground and foreground."

Medium: Acrylic and paper collage on canvas

Dimensions: 700mm x 820mm