In januari/februari exposeert beeldend kunstenaar Jake Baddeley zijn werken in onze kerk.
Jake over de expo:
‘This is a selection of paintings I made in recent years.
They are an exploration of my inner worlds, images taken from dreams, myths and promptings of my inner eye. They reflect my fascination with archetypes and the unconscious and how these are mirrored in mythology and dream. These works therefor speak in symbols; a language where one thing stands for another and nothing is what it seems. They are meant to evoke, suggest and imply, so their meaning is not fixed but changes with the viewer. These dreamlike images are meant to remind you of something you once knew, but may have forgotten.
My work is figurative, that is it contains images we recognise. But behind the paint, underneath it, inside, everywhere and nowhere is That, the one thing which I really wish to paint.
My true subject has no object, no image. It is the thing that can’t be named but has so many.
My wish is that this nameless quality leaks through my work like light from behind stained glass, like sweat from a labourer and saves these painting from being merely a pretty picture.
All of me is in these pictures; my thoughts, feelings and hard work. They are a collaboration between my mind, my heart and my hands. I hope they will inspire you with as much pleasure as I had in making them.
Kind regards,
Jake Baddeley
Netherlands 2026
