¨A timeless concept combining art

with the form of the dots used in

the Braille alphabet.¨

Birgitta Blokland, creator of the 

project and its concept, explains:

´ It consists of a series of paintings

 on round canvasses,

each representing a braille-dot.

With the paintings

words can be formed, using

 the structure of the braille-code:

art with a message.´

An original, decorative and

interactive concept as 

 one can ‘play’ with the paintings,

designing new braille letters and

 creating new works of art by

combining and arranging them

on the wall in different ways.´

 

 With 17 round paintings the artists

 createdthe word ´Braille´

 in the exhibition venue at the

Visual Impairment 2009 Congress,

held in  Coupvray, France:

  

 

   ¨But they also look really nice

on a row!¨ a visitor to the

Coupvray exhibit commented.

  

One of the paintings was

selected by flamenco 

guitarist Raúl Mannola for

the cover of his latest CD

The Inner Vision of Flamenco

(May 2011)

http://raulmannola.com/EN/En.html#/discography

  

  

THE PAINTINGS

  

The paintings are available

in a variety of themes, styles and

 techniques.

Landscapes, flowers and

abstract work in oil-paint,

acrylic and mixed techniques.

The size of the paintings offered

ranges from 20 to 70cm

 in diameter.

 You can view a selection

of paintings further down

on this site at the virtual GALLERY.

PURCHASING AN ARTWORK

A Braille-dot-artwork can be

purchased at one of the exhibits or

ordered directly via e-mail:

bjb202@hotmail.com

Paintings can also be

 commissioned   to fit your

 personal style and preferences.

 

Prices start at

150 Euro plus p&p 

for a single round painting.

 

Prices for one or more braille

letters or words: upon request.

 

An ideal gift for special occasions and

 an original way to decorate

 your home and office!

scroll down to view the Art Gallery 

  

Contact us at

 bjb202@hotmail.com

for more info on the artists:

 www.rafaelarias.punt.nl

www.bjb.punt.nl

  

  

  

EXHIBITIONS

 

The paintings, representing different

words and in free decorative forms,

 wereexhibited in 

France, The Netherlands,

 Spain, Cyprus.

  

Listen to the audio description

 of the works exhibited at the

 III Biennale of contemporary art in Madrid

16 sep - 7 nov 2010

forming the word VER (see) 

available in English and in Spanish:

Audio files courtesy of Flexiguía audiotours

 

 

Scroll down to view the VIRTUALART GALLERY

 

 

PROJECT SPONSOR

With a special thank-you to

A.van Oversteeg

who supported this project financially.  

  

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