Portrait nominee

A homage to the Iconic work of Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'.

Symbolism in this piece include;
- Diamond tears symbolize the hard and difficult times that we go through, but also the idea of coming out stronger, shining, and more precious for it.
- Golden spheres represent unity and completeness.
- Sapphires symbolize a peaceful state of mind, feeling at ease and in harmony with oneself and the world around us.
- Adding Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring reflection in the golden spheres, symbolizes the connection between the past and the present, showing how art and techniques from the past can still be relevant and inspiring in today's world.

Part of my 'On The Other Hand' (2014) series, which explores the question of what medium the Old Masters would prefer in the present day and combines elements of traditional painting techniques with digital painting and fine art photography.

Cheraine Collette, born in 1993 the Netherlands, graduated in 2015 in Photographic Design at The Fotovakschool University of Applied Photography.
Cheraine's work covers every aspect of photographic production, from photographing- to manipulating and digitally painting her images.

In the course of 3 years, Cheraine Collette's work has been awarded over 200 international awards in internationally acclaimed photography competitions such as the International Photography Awards (IPA), the Prix de la Photographie Paris(PX3), the Siena International Photo Award (SIPA), the Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA), Neutral Density Awards, the International Color Awards, and more.

Her work has been featured by the National Geographic NL, the National Geographic Traveler China, FORBES, the Telegraph, and more.

With her works, she has attended exhibitions such as Scope Miami, Contemporary Art Istanbul, a solo show at the 6th Biennial of Barcelona, and had two solo shows in 2021 and 2022 in Amsterdam and Barcelona and has become a permanent artist at Villa Del Arte Galleries.