A Practice of Discipline and Presence
Working in oil and egg tempera, Edwin IJpeij builds paintings through a slow layered process informed by early Netherlandish technique. The work does not imitate the Old Masters, but takes their discipline seriously within a contemporary approach to presence, dignity and the human figure.
Mater Vitae
A painting first received before it circulated as an image.
Mater Vitae is a contemporary figurative painting built from Old Master discipline and material awareness. It was first received under conditions of attention: one person at a time, no cameras, no hurry.
Selected Presentations
Masters Expo, Amsterdam
Art Nocturne Knokke, Knokke-Heist
Recent Concentration
Mater Vitae
Detail
First received one person at a time, without cameras or hurry.
The first encounter was protected before the image was released.
Girl With The Mysterious Eyes
Earlier Figurative Work
The figure is approached not as effect, but as presence.
Fumus Vitae
Detail
A work from an earlier chapter, where sensuality gives way to stillness, restraint and presence.
Edwin IJpeij works in oil and egg tempera. His paintings are built layer by layer, with attention to material, surface and the presence of the figure.