Vanessa Willemse grew up in an old artists’ village named Laren, in the Netherlands.
From an early age, Vanessa was inspired to freely express her personal sentiments and thoughts through the prism of art.
She then decided to move to Amsterdam, which became the city of her heart. In such an open cultural environment, she continued exploring new forms of artistic expression such as acting, singing and painting whilst pursuing a career as a communication trainer and role-play actress. All this has been driven by her interest in people and their behaviour and energy.
Having travelled to Switzerland for several years, and being influenced by the scenery and ancient art and crafts of this country, Vanessa has developed her passion for sculpting. In 2013, she chose to follow her heart and to fulfil her dream to focus on an artistic career.
Vanessa’s work is distinctive for its contemporary interpretation of proud and strong figures, mostly women. Their characters are a combination of figurative and abstraction, expressing a tangible energy and soul.
All her sculptures are made out of clay and most of them have been cast in high quality bronze with a patina in exclusive colours.
BRONZE SCULPTURES | CLAY SCULPTURES▼ |
2014
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:turquoise / anthracite
Size:11 cm high by 7 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2014
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:turquoise / anthracite
Size:including socket 26 cm high by 7 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2014
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:terra cotta / copper & green / copper
Size:38 cm high by 12 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2014
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:turquoise / anthracite
Size:23 cm high by 12 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2014
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:turquoise / anthracite
Size:23 cm high by 12 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2015
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:turquoise / anthracite
Size:54 cm high by 12 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2014
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:yellow ochre
Size:including socket 26 cm high by 7 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2013
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:anthracite
Size:48 cm high by 10 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2016
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:Gris/ beige
Size:32 cm high by 6 cm wide
Price:On request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2016
Series:1 edition out of 4
Colour:terra cotta / anthracite
Size:30 cm x 30 cm x 38 cm high
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2016
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:green / brown
Size:68 cm high by 10 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2017
Series:1 piece
Colour:anthracite
Size:25 cm high by 9 cm wide
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:sand
Size:16 cm high by 7 cm wide
Price:on request
2015
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:dark green / anthracite
Size:40 cm high by 18 cm wide
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:turqoise / copper / anthracite
Size:12 cm high by 26 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2017
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:anthracite
Size:50 cm high by 6 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2022
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:anthracite
Size:9.5cm high by 1.38cm wide
Price:on request
2018
Colour:bronze / turqoise
Size:90cm high by 18cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2018
Colour:brown
Size:70cm high by 12cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2018
Series:1 edition out of 5
Colour:brown / dirty white
Size:80cm high by 47cm wide
Price:on request
2019
Series:1 edition out of 4
Colour:brown / anthracite
Size:41cm high by 19cm wide
Price:on request
2019
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:anthracite / green
Size:25cm high by 16cm wide
Price:on request
2020
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:anthracite / camel
Size:31cm high by 15cm wide
Price:on request
2020
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:green / camel
Size:13cm high by 32cm wide
Price:on request
2019
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:brown / anthracite
Size:13cm high by 9cm wide
Price:on request
2021
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:honey
Size:20.5cm high by 30cm wide
Price:on request
2021
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:honey / green
Size:36cm high by 28cm wide
Price:on request
2016
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:green / white
Size:31.5cm high by 21.5cm wide
Price:on request
2022
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:brown / red / beige
Size:8cm high by 13cm wide
Price:on request
2022
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:anthracite / silver
Size:7cm high by 10cm wide
Price:on request
2022
Series:1 edition out of 6
Colour:green / red
Size:11cm high by 9cm wide
Price:on request
▲BRONZE SCULPTURES | CLAY SCULPTURES |
2015
Series:1 piece
Colour:brown / terra cotta
Size:67 cm high by 12 cm wide
Price:on request
Diane Bouchet Photographie
2015
Series:1 piece
Colour:terra cotta
Size:47 cm high by 7 cm wide
Price:on request
2016
Series:1 piece
Colour:broken white
Size:28 cm high by 9 cm wide
Price:private property
2016
Series:1 piece
Colour:terra cotta
Size:53 cm high by 9 cm wide
Price:on request
2015
Series:1 piece
Colour:terra cotta
Size:13 cm high by 17 cm wide
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 piece
Size:16 cm high by 7 cm wide
Price:only still available in bronze
2017
Series:1 piece
Size:26 cm wide by 12 cm high
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 piece
Colour:brown / orange
Size:40 cm high
Price:private property
2016
Series:broken white / old pink
Colour:1 piece
Size:69 cm high by 15 cm wide
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 piece
Colour:terra cotta
Size:37 cm high by 8 cm wide
Price:private property
2017
Series:1 piece
Colour:sand
Size:25 cm high by 9 cm wide
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 piece
Colour:broken white / aquarel green
Size:25 cm high by 12 cm wide
Price:not available anymore
2016
Series:1 piece
Colour:sand / black
Size:33 cm high by 6 cm wide
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 piece
Colour:broken white / anthracite
Size:20 cm high by 20 cm wide
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 piece
Colour:terra cotta
Size:27 cm wide by 15 cm high
Price:on request
2016
Series:1 piece
Colour:broken white / aquarel
Size:75 cm high by 14 cm wide
Price:not available anymore
2017
Series:1 piece
Colour:broken white
Size:30 cm high by 12 cm wide
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 piece
Size:35 cm high by 12 cm wide
Price:not available anymore
2018
Series:One of the series 'Noblesse'
Colour:kobalt and off white
Size:35 cm high by 26 cm wide
Price:on request
2018
Series:One of the series 'Noblesse’
Colour:kobalt and off white
Size:38 cm high by 38 cm wide
Price:on request
2018
Series:One of the series ‘Friendship’
Colour:oxidated blue and off white
Size:Per head: 10 cm high by 6 cm wide
Price:on request
2018
Colour:broken white
Size:10cm high by 6cm wide
Price:on request
2018
Colour:broken white / black
Size:28cm high by 14cm wide
Price:on request
2017
Series:1 piece
Colour:brown
Size:38cm high by 7cm wide
Price:on request
Took her out | Moments of Life▼ | Precious Themes▼ |
My wish is to reach people with the encouraging energy of my sculptures, to help people think ‘out of the box’.
So I personified my sculptures, by travelling with them and taking them out for a walk in the place where I was, sending a message inspired by the place, the day, the trip and my mood.
‘Twisted Sister’
‘La Sirène’
‘Le roi qui rêve’ et ‘La femme de ses rêves’
‘La femme chaude’
‘For the love of Giacometti’
‘Nanny’
‘sweet September’
‘Hathor’
‘La nouvelle dame est née’
‘Missing Vava’
‘Dame Blanche’
‘Swiss Angel’
‘Shuki’
▲Took her out | Moments of Life | Precious Themes▼ |
This project is born out of some of my convictions, as everything is possible if you believe in it, to have the courage to be authentic, in everything there is captured a message, there are no boundaries in creativity, everybody has a right at their own perspective, there are always more ways to see the same, fantasy and dreaming is the free child in me and makes life magic.
‘La Colombine’
‘Sunny’
‘La Baronesse’
‘Kintsugi’
‘La Ballerina’
‘Funny’
‘Madame Montbenon’
‘Madame Voisine’
‘La Duchesse’
‘Lady Autumn’
‘La Baronesse, La Princesse et La Duchesse’
‘Waiting Vava’
▲Took her out | ▲Moments of Life | Precious Themes |
With this series I am inspired by some of life’s essential themes such as family, friendships and relationships that are all precious and unique to each of us. In the circle of life, like in nature, change is inevitable – and we have our own ways to cope with our realities of life in whatever form they appear.
‘Sharing’
‘Twisted’
‘L'homme qui y pense’
‘Papillon’
‘Nada’
‘Yang’