BLYTHE

SHOWN AT STUDIO MONIQUE DES BOUVRIE - NAARDENVESTING

BLYTHE"Joy that asks for nothing in return is the only kind worth having."

Blythe — Old English for joyful, carefree, full of light. Not happiness performed. Not a smile for the room. Something older and quieter — the face of someone who has found their own frequency.

BLYTHE is a large-scale naive portrait — light, free, and warmly alive.

Solid and Transparant inks pressed on a fine poplar wood panel, the face emerges from the natural grain of the wood itself. Solid and transparent inks sink into the surface, creating depth that no canvas can replicate. The wood breathes. The grain becomes part of the skin. Over time, both the panel and the solid mahogany frame will deepen in tone — the work literally grows more beautiful with age.

At 100 × 150 cm, BLYTHE commands a wall. Not decoratively, but presently. This is not art that fills a space. It is art that defines one.

Hanneke van de Pol is a Dutch multidisciplinary artist and concept designer based in Arnhem. Her Naive Faces series draws on her earliest portrait drawings, remastered with over 30 years of artistic and design experience. Her work has been shown at Studio Des Bouvrie / Het Arsenaal in Naarden and selected design fairs across the Netherlands. Each work is made with love and created for those who still dream, dare to play, and wonder.

• Edition — Exclusive 1/1. 
• Signed by Artist on the back 
• Size — W 100 × H 150 cm / Framed: W 106 × H 156 cm
• Technique — Solid and transparent inks on poplar wood 
• Frame ready to hang — Handmade massive mahogany frame
• ​Delivery — Ships within 1–2 weeks.
• Shipping Costs — not included

The wood and frame naturally deepen in colour over the years — making URAFIKI a work that becomes more itself with time.