What unexpected quirks and fantasies shape an artist’s world? For each issue, we invite an artist to hand-pick from a set of playful and profound questions, pairing their answers with a visual contribution.
The Artist’s Questionnaire: Catharina van Eetvelde
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Q:
Who was your first art crush and why?
CvE:
As a young person, I was surrounded by few images, no television or cinema. Art, I figured, was an inner space, absolute, magical, where my whole being responded to beauty. I remember being stunned by the nose of a friend’s mother. I had never seen a nose so elegant.
2
Q:
Can you remember the first time you felt awe in front of a work of art?
CvE:
One day, coming home from elementary school, I found my mother sitting very (…)