Hannah Oud-Biemold - Cut portraits

Galerie

Do you see just lines, spots or text in these portraits? From a distance a face or situation can be seen, from a greater distance more is visible to discover. All lines are cut, so it's not a graphic design, it's a papercut. You can also commission me to cut your portrait.

dated 2004 until 2022 (click on an image to enlarge an artwork)
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the mayor — the mayor
2019
the mayor

princess Beatrix — princess Beatrix
2013
In this work you see two portraits, front and silhouette.

Let The Right One In — Let The Right One In
2018
Cut and torn self portrait, behind bars.

The Coach — The Coach
2018
Cut portrait from black origami paper

The Artist II — The Artist II
2018
Portrait cut from black origami paper

Despair — Despair
2018
Cut and torn, espacially torn as the world is being torn apart

Hillary II — Hillary II
2017
Cut (scissors and knife) barcode portrait of Hillary Clinton from tyvek, with subtitle 'Big mother is watching', inspired by video below.

The sportswoman — The sportswoman
2017
Portrait cut with scissors and knife, also torn paper. Text by Nick Mulvey.

The Painter II — The Painter II
2017
Portrait cut from tyvek with knife and scissors

Hello? — Hello?
2017
Portrait cut from white tyvek

The Painter — The Painter
2017
Cut (surgical scissors and knife) and torn portrait of Pablo Picasso out of black origami paper.

The Artist — The Artist
2017
Portrait cut and torn out of multiple layers of paper.

The Author — The Author
2016
Cut with scissors and knife and also torn. Letter portrait of multiple layers of paper. In the center you can read the following (Dutch) poem: zonder aarzeling, stap jij door je spiegelbeeld: nogmaals herboren.

The poet — The poet
2016
Papercut letter portrait, cut and torn in black and grey origami paper. The text is a Dutch haiku.

Nina Simone — Nina Simone
2013
Portrait of Nina Simone, cut from white paper and painted black. Inspired by one of her LP covers.

Self portrait III — Self portrait III
2006
Distorted self portrait, preselected in a contest for an exhibition in the Boijmans museum in Rotterdam, please check Bregjes rondleidingen. Memories are being distorted by time, therefore this image of me is distorted.

Barcode sculpture — Barcode sculpture
2008
This foam sculpture is the next step after my 2D portraits. It's just a barcode seen from the sides, but much more than just a barcode because it's also a portrait. It looks like there are many shades of grey in this work, but it's an optical illusion.

Lady Penelope — Lady Penelope
2004
Distorted portrait of 'Anneke', which looks like Lady Penelope of the Thunderbirds (tv series).

Lonely boy — Lonely boy
2004
Crying boy (after popular Dutch painting).

Sharbat Gula — Sharbat Gula
2004
Cut portrait inspired by the famous Afghani girl (with permission of Steve McCurry).