About the artist

CONTACT:
Tinekestorteboom@mac.com
0031 654216616

Studio: Rua dr. Joao Lucio 14a, Olhao Portugal.


TS:
Born in the North of The Netherlands on 24th of February 1962, lived and worked in Amsterdam for 30 years, worked in Gressoux France and currently works in her studio in Olhao Portugal.

My art captures the journey of the soul through the unknown. Inspired by 'The Hero’s Journey,' the stages of life, and the labyrinths of existence, I trace the pathways that shape our course. My work reflects the inner search and moments of transformation.

Language plays a unique role in my work. I incorporate foreign characters—letters unfamiliar to the Western eye, not to obscure meaning, but to invite the viewer to look beyond it. To experience language rather than merely read it. The lines, forms, and symbols hold meaning in themselves, even before they are understood.

My paintings invite the viewer to step back, to see the whole, and to recognize the hidden structures behind seemingly random paths. What first appears as a maze ultimately reveals a pattern—a glimpse of something larger.