{"title":"Marieka Kneppers","description":"\u003ch1 data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"282\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"280\"\u003eMarieka Kneppers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"349\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"349\"\u003ePainter — Realistic portraits \u0026amp; timeless emotions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"610\"\u003eMarieka Kneppers is a self-taught artist who places humanity at the heart of everything.\u003cbr data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"436\"\u003eHer work, straddling realism, contemporary figurative art, and poetic street art, explores the emotions, fragilities, and stories held within faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"648\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"648\"\u003eA journey born of instinct\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"1009\"\u003eAs a child, she drew relentlessly. Later, she studied art history, but never learned to paint — painting would come… out of necessity.\u003cbr data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"805\"\u003eDuring lockdown, she finally found the space and time to get started. She painted exclusively in black and white, as if to go straight to the essential: gazes, shadows, truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1373\"\u003eIt was only a year and a half ago that she introduced color, timidly at first, then as a matter of course. Her technique evolved:\u003cbr data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1140\"\u003e• \u003cstrong data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003efrom acrylic to oil\u003c\/strong\u003e, which she now uses for depth,\u003cbr data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1222\"\u003e• from \u003cstrong data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1243\"\u003epure realism\u003c\/strong\u003e to a more personal, freer style,\u003cbr data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1291\"\u003e• and even to small \u003cstrong data-start=\"1330\" data-end=\"1341\"\u003estencil\u003c\/strong\u003e messages, which have become her discreet signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1480\"\u003eHer style: a meeting between the nobility of classical painting and the raw sincerity of street art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1527\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1527\"\u003eWhat she seeks to convey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1601\"\u003eFor Marieka, each painting is a fragment of life.\u003cbr data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1583\"\u003eShe often says:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003e“Art endures. The posterity of a unique object, I find that magical.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1959\"\u003eHer mission is simple but powerful: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1753\"\u003eto leave a trace\u003c\/strong\u003e, to offer people an emotion that will outlive the moment, the person, life itself.\u003cbr data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1841\"\u003eLike the pebbles she has collected since she was little — “little silent witnesses” — which remain there, over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1964\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"1988\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"1988\"\u003eRecognition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"2290\"\u003eHer emotion-filled work was quickly noticed.\u003cbr data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2049\"\u003eIn Pau, during Women's Day, she won \u003cstrong data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2147\"\u003efirst prize among more than 40 artists\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \"hands down\" — a strong moment, especially since no family member was present.\u003cbr data-start=\"2240\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003eA raw, bare victory that speaks for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2295\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2325\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2301\" data-end=\"2325\"\u003eFormats \u0026amp; production\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2557\"\u003eMarieka works on both small, intimate formats and large pieces up to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2433\"\u003e1m10\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2437\"\u003eEach work is conceived as a suspended moment, a gaze that catches us before we realize what is happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2559\" data-end=\"2562\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2606\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2568\" data-end=\"2606\"\u003eWhat Marieka represents at [POD]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2607\" data-end=\"2825\"\u003eMarieka perfectly embodies the spirit of the POD:\u003cbr data-start=\"2651\" data-end=\"2654\"\u003e• an artist guided by heart and meaning,\u003cbr data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2701\"\u003e• painting that tells stories, connects, and leaves a mark,\u003cbr data-start=\"2761\" data-end=\"2764\"\u003e• a rare blend of technique, sensitivity, and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2827\" data-end=\"2876\"\u003eHer art speaks to everyone — because it speaks of us.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/7303\/0581\/collections\/Capture_d_ecran_2026-01-08_a_10.25.32.png?v=1767864359","url":"https:\/\/www.galerie-lepod.com\/en\/collections\/marieka-kneppers.oembed","provider":"Le [POD] ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}