HollyHock is the alias of Mirjam Wagensveld (1975), a printmaker who lives and works in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
The 'femme fatale' is often a theme in my work. I mainly make colorful portraits of women, who often come across as somewhat mysterious; you don't know what they think. My art is made using different (mixed) techniques: with the stencil technique and with screen printing. Both are completely different techniques and it becomes even more fun when you combine these techniques. I make my work in small and limited editions.
The alias 'HollyHock' is inspired by Alcea rosea, a flower which grows very well in an urban environment: the colorful flowers in urban environments like Rotterdam and Amsterdam are similar to the appearance of colorful streetart in urban environments, and so my alias HollyHock was found.
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I am offering a selection of my work at Art Heroes: at Art Heroes you can find an ever-growing collection of prints, created by artists from all over Europe. All artworks are available in almost any size and a variety of high-quality materials - the best quality for the fairest price. You can find my artwork in my Art Heroes shop here.
27th of april is Kingsday in the Netherlands and Hotel New York organized a huge Kingsday party (or in Dutch: Oranjefeest). PONK and I were asked to make a painting in this theme and who else than King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima could we portray!
For a while I wanted to focus on giving workshops. At first I was mainly thinking of giving stencil art workshops, but the possibility to give a screen printing workshop presented itself earlier.First of all there was 'Class of experiences' by planga for the streets (P4TS), an event in collaboration with Urban culture center Quardin, Hogeschool Rotterdam, Mesh print club and Municipality of Rotterdam. Its third edition took place on March 19, 2023.
Yesterday I visited the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam. It was the last weekend of the exposition 'Golden boy' about the work of Gustav Klimt: "Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) is one of the most fascinating artists of western art history. He is world-famous for his golden and decorative paintings and his portraits of strong women. But who was this ‘golden boy’, and what is the story behind his talent? You perhaps know Klimt’s work, but have you actually seen it?"
People of Print wrote an article about me and my work.
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Mirjam Wagensveld
Nobelstraat 123b
3039 SM Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 6 41368916
E-mail: Info@hollyhockart.nl
KvK: 83727930
BTW/VAT: NL003869845B94