REBELLICCA

Where do you live: Netherlands.
Describe your art in three words: Stillness. Tension. Rebirth.
Your discipline: 3D surrealist visual poetics.
Website | Instagram

Your work gravitates around themes of consciousness, time, and freedom. What initially drew you to explore these profound concepts through 3D art?  

My fascination with these themes stems from an innate curiosity about existence itself. You won’t find me in places where small talk reigns supreme. I crave depth, meaning, and sensitivity. I’ve always believed that art provides a rare opportunity to visually articulate the intangible—like the fluidity of time and the layers of human consciousness. I’ve worked with both physical and digital media before, creating mostly abstract and floral art, but I felt strongly that the surreal poetic within me needed a different medium. 3D art gave me the language to create with light, space, and texture in ways that bridge the material and metaphysical worlds, allowing me to bring surreal universes—visions I see fully in my mind—to life.

You’ve described your art as a dialogue with the subconscious. Could you elaborate on how your visions come to life and how the subconscious guides your process?  

My creative process usually begins with an image I see in my mind for a while. If the piece is meant to be created, the image won’t leave until I bring it to life. It took me some time to embrace this, as it feels as though the art comes through me, rather than solely from me. It’s a process of surrendering, allowing, and trusting. I let the visions guide me, layering textures and forms intuitively until they reveal themselves in a tangible form that matches what I see in my mind’s eye. Each piece feels like a visual meditation, a way of listening to what lies beneath conscious thought and bringing it to the surface.

REBELLICCA | A Million Second Chances | 2024

The interplay of destruction and rebirth is evident in your pieces. How do you approach balancing these contrasting elements in your work?  

I see destruction and rebirth not as opposites, but as partners in the same cycles of evolution. My creations mirror this duality: breaking down concepts or shattering shapes, then piecing them back together with a new perspective. I love carving the extraordinary out of the seemingly mundane. I think it’s this delicate tension, this dance between vulnerability and boldness, erosion and rebirth, that breathes life into my work.

Light and symbolism play a significant role in your art. What does light represent for you and how do you use it to convey emotions?  

I often think of light as darkness that simply needed a little love before it transformed. In my art, light represents the presence of truth—the ultimate witness, if you will. It is the thread that binds and shapes everything. I use it not just to illuminate, but to carve moments of tension and release. The interplay of shadows and glimmers allows me to evoke emotions that words often fail to capture. Light, then, becomes the language in which I can express what cannot be said in any other way.

REBELLICCA | What Time Dreams of When It Is Asleep | 2024

You’ve exhibited globally, from Milan to Melbourne. How does exhibiting in different cultural contexts influence your artistic practice?  

There is something magical in knowing that my pieces have been exhibited even in places I haven’t yet visited. It’s even more incredible to see them interpreted in wildly different ways, filtered through the lens of diverse cultural and personal experiences. I’m always touched by how people connect with my work. Over time, I’ve received amazing analyses, messages, and had encounters with fans and collectors who have found strength and inspiration in my art. While I’m not sure this directly influences my art, it certainly has a profound impact on me as a person. I realize how blessed I am to be able to create and touch lives, and I feel both honored and humbled.

In your artist statement, you mention that “time is sentient.” Could you explain this intriguing perspective and how it shapes your work?  

Time isn’t something I keep; it’s something I honor differently. I don’t wear a watch, and there’s no clock in my home. Yet in my art, I portray time as a sentient being. It bows only to the indestructible connection between souls and dances with fate. It’s vulnerable, powerful, elusive, and magical, all at once. It’s in us, and we’re in it. It’s the currency of life, yet it needs us to remind it of its significance. Time is also an emotional space, a sandbox where existence unfolds and immortal love defies the impossible. My fascination with time’s paradoxical nature is the source of this portrayal.

REBELLICCA | When Time Realized My Forever Was | 2024

Your art often evokes a feeling of unresolved tension. What role does this tension play in inviting the viewer into your pieces?  

Unresolved tension is what compels us to look deeper—it mirrors the uncertainties we all carry. By leaving certain elements open-ended, I invite viewers to step into the work, to explore their own emotions. The tension becomes a bridge, a way to connect the art to the viewer’s imagination or lived experience, so they co-create the artwork time and time again through their perception and interpretation of it.