Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk
Lens Magazine|August 2021
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk is a Dutch fine-art photographer. Her work is inspired by Old Master painters.
JOSE JEULAND
Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk

Learning about art history from a young age, Woud-Binnendijk combines the Chiaroscuro principle and the Sfumato technique to emulate the traditional manner of the Dutch golden age masters like Rembrandt and Vermeer.

Woud-Binnendijk, Born in the midseventies, is a mother of five and 100% addicted to coffee. She is a self-taught, sensitive, and strong artist with an infinite creative urge who is always full of patience to grasp 'the other side' of a person. After graduating as a Goldsmith, Gemmy studied Multimedia Design. In 2016 she began practicing photography, and it has taken over her life. Attracted by the same light of the old Dutch masters, she re-discovered her passion for painting and drawing. Using the same chiaroscuro techniques, she creates depth. By stacking colors and color tones, she makes softand elusive transitions. The combination of the inherent love for people and animals with a strong urge to create composes contemporary artwork in the light of the past.

Gemmy depicts her talents via a variety of artworks. Whatever the subject, her constant urge for perfection rises to exhibit the ever-present beauty in life, the way she sees it. In addition to beauty, the main themes of her work are suffering and loneliness and love, and trust. Revolving these motifs, she gives form to her struggles through her artistry.

For many people, the pressure to belong becomes dominant at a very young age; it is then, she believes, that essential life issues such as being content with yourself and finding your passion are forgotten.

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