Red Satin | Fay Goyarts

Art Stories | Fay Goyarts | Red Satin is a ' one of a kind' original painting | oil on canvas | 90cm x 75 cm | We recommend an original painting if you are interested and if possible to come and view it 

AN ODE TO FASHION

In this series, garments dominate the canvas, becoming almost abstract surfaces. The series is a tribute to fashion, craftsmanship and identity. Themes that are often overlooked in today’s era of fleeting trends and fast fashion. The fashion industry has gained a bad reputation for its environmental impact and reliance on mass-produced clothing from companies like Shein, Zara and Primark that reduce clothing to mere accessories of fleeting trends and social conformity. The vital elements of identity and artistry that once defined clothing are ignored in this whirlwind. With my series, I aim to revive the meaning of garments, highlighting their profound role by magnifying them on canvas and paying homage to the craftsmanship that went into their creation.

About the artist

Fay Goyarts (1991) is a Dutch artist, currently living in Rotterdam. She holds a BA in Art History from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and an MA in Business and Media from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

In 2021 she decided to put her theoretical knowledge of art into practice and retrained as an artist. She works with oil paint and ceramics.

From 2016 to 2023, Fay lived and worked in Mexico City, where she was inspired by the city’s cultural heritage and cosmopolitan character. In her work, she explores how people from different cultures interact and how identity is valued in the age of globalization. At the same time, her work embodies critical reflections on the consumer society we live in and the role social media play in it.