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Through Momo Luna S!gnals, the artist makes herself heard. She tells stories, provides commentary, and exposes emotion through her very own visual language. Her work, usually small-format drawings, is vivid in color and form and revolves around women, or how they are often positioned, or how they position themselves. The weaker sex or the primal force of the all-doer? We see Mother, Mistress, Object of Desire. We see vulnerability and pain, but also sharpness and strength. The woman, in her 'battle attire,' stands ready, for the fight is far from over.

Claar Griffioen   Prikkeldraad 2012

Heather Killen about the Love and monsters exhibition, Bear river, Nova Scotia:

Like the B movie varieties, Love's monsters also come in different shapes and sizes. Love and monsters darker works paints questions of morality, pain,  obsession and lust.  Monica Croese, of Holland, sent a series of self-portraits, depicting a woman in various poses of bondage, pain and self-possession. Wayne Boucher's monster takes on a more abstract and patriotic love, with a playful foray into B movies within Captain Canuck's Revenge of the Cyclops. Separately,  the pieces speak to personal themes and struggles, but together, they produce a visual spectrum ranging from expressions of innocence, obsession, fear and desire. 

Eric van Grootel, eigenaar Galerie Stat21

Van Grootel was first introduced to the work of Monica Croese at the Regional Art Days in Arnhem.  "Her iconographic style immediately gave me a feeling of: Wow, what's going on here?  I can hardly stop watching. Her visual language leaves me with more questions than answers when I finally want to walk away. 

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Article by Angelica Obina in Online Kunstmagazine on the ocasion of the exhibition Ik ben de wond, ik ben het mes. . ​

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