Yoko Reijn b. 1958

Having lived in several countries and in different cultures. I come to realise that when I want to understand other people, their and mine ways of using form is very limited. Each culture has its very own symbols and own ways to express and to communicate their experiences. 

Also, an identical form can mean completely opposite things in different cultures. 
Thus, as a foreigner in a search for more universal communication naturally my search for expression moves behind form.
My aim is to find ways to express and communicate most directly the experiences we all share as human beings. 

For me, abstract art draws its value mainly from its mental/spiritual aspect and my vision is to be found within the Buddhist view:
Everything is impermanent, cause and effect, and ever-changing. These aspects find expression in my paintings.
That what exists is the personal experience of what we perceive. Each one of us experiences and creates his own reality.

I only can lay down the finished work in front of you. From then on you start creating it yourself with your very own view and reality.
This experience may be pleasant or unpleasant. It depends on how we see beauty or ugly, are at peace or in anger. 

Working with strongly thinned paint means literally making one stain after another. While watching it dry the paint is , pushed, blown and scratched around. The surface may be tilted at a certain time in the drying process and also a different medium be dripped in. All requires strong concentration and patience; some would call it a meditative process.