Ellen de Meijer

Dutch contemporary artist Ellen de Meijer (b.1955) paints portraits of modern-day archetypes. 

They are an observation of society's harmful social structures and conventions that we all seem to adhere to, and according to the artist, also greatly impact our future generations. 

Each archetype represents both aggressor and victim, resulting in fake appearances, and convey separation from the true inner nature of mankind. Recurring themes in her work are status and power, loss of emotion and authenticity, innocence, resistance, climate change, consumerism, competition, technology, and material wealth.