Artist Biography
Cyberart
Pioneer and Director of "Truly Virtual Web Art Museum"
Dr. Rodney Chang (Pygoya) about Ingrid Kamerbeek in April 2002:
"Born in 1952 in Gummersbach, Germany. Currently lives in the
romantic area of Bavaria. The beautiful landscape not only attracts
many foreign tourists worldwide but also provides inspiration
for Kamerbeek's art. After high school the artist embarked on
a very special education in graphic arts through tutelage and
apprenticeship with her grandfather and father, two previous family
generations of professional painters. Kamerbeek owned galleries
in Kaarst near Düsseldorf (1978 - 1980) and in Mönchengladbach
(1980 - 1982) before creating her own web site which assists other
cyberartists to gain exposure for their work. A true inspirational
leader and motivator for the cyberarts. Much art exhibiting, on
earth and in cyberspace. One of her works, "Global Consciousness",
was inducted recently into the online Cyberculture Art Museum.
The artist finds time to maintain the position of Co-coordinator
for East Hawaii Cultural Center's International Cyberart World
Tour and Coordinator of CenterofCyberspace.com".
Artist Statement
Since
1999 I have been doing digital paintings. For me the computer
is the ideal tool to express my creativity. No other tool enables
such an immediate and spontaneous translation of my emotions.
The computer offers, so to speak, a direct line to the world of
my thoughts and life experiences, a connection from human to machine,
almost a merging, which makes me forget time and space and lets
me dive into the mysterious depths of my being. The results are
often surprising, even to me, and certainly would be instructive
for any expert soul researcher. This immense intensity and emotionality
during the emergence of my work is possible in such immediacy
only with the help of this tool. No mixing of colors interrupts
the streaming thoughts, no stubborn material, nothing obstructs
the idea which is transmuted spontaneously. Artists worldwide
unite, people come closer to each other, even if separated by
oceans. Together they can be creative and make the world a bit
more friendly.
Ingrid Kamerbeek
