Mariken Van Heugten

Mariken Van Heugten - Unidentified flying object

Biografía del Artista: Marieke van Heugten was born in Baexem (Netherlands) in 1973. Her entry into the art world was neither immediate nor direct. However, despite many years of marketing, sales and logistics work for international companies in Austria, Spain and Switzerland, she never stopped developing her creative side. From 2018 onwards, her artistic activity intensified, resulting in both solo exhibitions in Constance in 2020 and 2022 and a growing interest in her work on Instagram. Her inspiration comes from the shapes, lines and structures found in nature, things she observes when she moves around the mountainous area around Lake Constance in Germany. In her work she chooses ink, which has a will of its own both when it flows onto the paper and during the drying process, allowing for great transparency and giving rise to a process of artistic creation whose result is neither certain nor predictable.

Marieke van Heugten was born in Baexem (Netherlands) in 1973. Her entry into the art world was neither immediate nor direct. However, although she spent many years working in marketing, sales and logistics for international companies in Austria, Spain and Switzerland, she never stopped developing her creative side. From 2018 onwards, her artistic activity intensified, resulting in both solo exhibitions in Constance in 2020 and 2022 and a growing interest in her work on Instagram. Her inspiration comes from the shapes, lines and structures in nature, things she observes when she moves around the mountainous area around Lake Constance in Germany. In her work she opts for ink, as it has a will of its own both when it flows onto the paper and in the drying process, allowing for great transparency and giving rise to an artistic creation process whose outcome is neither certain nor predictable. Mariken van Heugten (Baexem, the Netherlands, 1973) entered the world of art via the side door. Having worked for many years in marketing, sales and logistics in international companies in Austria, Spain and Switzerland, she always continued to allow her creative side to develop. Since 2018 onwards, she has intensified her creative activity, leading to solo shows in Constance 2020 and 2022 as well as an increasing interest for her work on Instagram. Her inspiration comes from natural shapes, lines and structures, things she sees when moving around the nearby lake- and mountain area of ​​Lake Constance in Germany. She works with ink as it has a very self-willed way of flowing and drying and allows great transparency. It is a process with an outcome which is neither certain nor predictable.