Bianca van Baast

"We are more alike than we are different," Oprah Winfrey once said. And she might be right. Our appearances may indeed be different from each other, but inside we are all familiar with a longing for love, safety and security, and we are often confronted with feelings of fear, anger and uncertainty. With this in mind I painted the human being in its purest form: vulnerable, naked and bare, hoping that this could create more understanding and equality among people.

Around 2012 I realized that my message was incomplete. We are indeed all equal to each other, but not the same. It is the difference in interests, talents, needs and desires that makes us valuable and interesting. That’s why my artwork has changed since 2012. With these new paintings I invite everyone to let go of resistance and choose inner peace, love and flow.

In addition to my artwork I started the project "A glimpse of your soul '; the eponymous painting travels through the Netherlands since 2007 while it finds shelter in private homes, companies and institutions. The painting is traveling in a wooden box and invites people to consciously think about what inspires them.

	Bianca van Baast painter, blogger and speaker

Home Exhibitions Cv News Een glimp van je ziel Contact Newsletter		“We are more alike than we are different, ”zei Oprah Winfrey ooit. Onze buitenkant kan inderdaad sterk afwijken van de ander, maar onder alle uiterlijkheden kennen we allemaal het verlangen naar liefde, veiligheid en geborgenheid, en worden we regelmatig geconfronteerd met gevoelens van angst, woede en onzekerheden. Met dit in gedachten schilderde ik jarenlang de mens in zijn meest pure vorm: kwetsbaar, naakt en kaal, hopend dat ik hiermee meer begrip en gelijkheid onder de mensen kon creëren. Rond 2012 realiseerde ik me dat mijn boodschap incompleet was. We zijn inderdaad allemaal gelijk aan elkaar, maar niet hetzelfde. Juist het verschil in interesses, talenten, behoeftes en verlangens maakt ons waardevol en interessant. Vandaar dat mijn werk in 2013 een andere richting op is gegaan. Met dit nieuwe werk nodig ik iedereen uit om verzet los te laten en te kiezen voor innerlijke vrede, liefde en flow. Na aanleiding hiervan startte ik het project ‘Een glimp van je ziel’, waarbij het gelijknamige schilderij sinds 2007 door Nederland reist en particulieren, bedrijven en instellingen aan doet. Het schilderij reist rond in een houten kistje en is bedoeld om mensen bewust te laten nadenken over wat hen bezielt.




	Before 2012	More artwork at www.biancavanbaast.exto.nl
		"We are more alike than we are different," Oprah Winfrey once said. And she might be right. Our appearances may indeed be different from each other, but inside we are all familiar with a longing for love, safety and security, and we are often confronted with feelings of fear, anger and uncertainty. With this in mind I painted the human being in its purest form: vulnerable, naked and bare, hoping that this could create more understanding and equality among people. Around 2012 I realized that my message was incomplete. We are indeed all equal to each other, but not the same. It is the difference in interests, talents, needs and desires that makes us valuable and interesting. That’s why my artwork has changed since 2012. With these new paintings I invite everyone to let go of resistance and choose inner peace, love and flow. In addition to my artwork I started the project "A glimpse of your soul '; the eponymous painting travels through the Netherlands since 2007 while it finds shelter in private homes, companies and institutions. The painting is traveling in a wooden box and invites people to consciously think about what inspires them.