Rajacenna
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Rajacenna | |
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| Born | Rajacenna van Dam 24 January 1994 Vlaardingen, Zuid Holland, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Hyperrealistic pencil drawings |
Rajacenna van Dam, who works under the name Rajacenna, (born 24 January 1994, Vlaardingen, Zuid Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch hyperrealistic pencil drawing artist.[1]
As an actor, she played Remco's daughter for two episodes of the Dutch program Ernstige delicten (later called Serious Crimes)[2][3] and worked as a model and a TV host.[4] She began as a presenter of the first Dutch WebTV for children when she was 12 years.[5]
When Rajacenna was 16 years old she started without any knowledge of drawing. After three months her work was published in the art book Amazing Pencil Portraits 2. In 2012, she was published again in Amazing Pencil Portraits 3.
She was awarded by CosmoGirl "Born to Lead award"[6] and she was awarded as one of the 400 most influencing women in the Netherlands by Viva magazine.[7]
In May 2015, she worked with the band Owl City singer-songwriter Adam Young, for whom she made a promotional drawing and a timelapse video of the cover art of his album, Mobile Orchestra.[8]
References
- ^ "Bieber onder de indruk van Nederlands tekenwonder | RTL Nieuws" (in Dutch). Rtlnieuws.nl. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ^ "Serious Crimes episode "Moordenaar in de regen"". IMDb.com. 2002. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ^ "Serious Crimes episode "Post Mortem"". IMDb.com. 2003. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ^ "Char adviseert kinderen". Nieuwsbank.nl. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ^ "Goede Doel Actie De Twaalfde Man krijgt extra publiciteit met filmpje". Nieuwsbank.nl. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ^ "Cosmogirl.nl". Cosmogirl.nl. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ^ "Kijkkez Jongerenmagazine" (PDF). Kijkkez.nl. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ^ "Groot Vlaardingen" (PDF). Deweekkrant.nl. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
External links
- Official website
- Rajacenna at IMDb
- Algemeen Dagblad Dutch Newspaper, "Lady Gaga vereeuwigd door Nederlands tekentalent", April 2010
- The Teenager Today. "Rajacenna, Pencil Ninja". May 2015
- Kijkkez Jongerenmagazine, "17-jarige Rajacenna bij Viva 400 meest indrukwekkende vrouwen van Nederland", 2010
- Weekkrant, May 27, 2015, "Rajacenna helpt Owl City zanger Adam Young"
- Vlaardingen24.nl
- Nieuwsbank.nl
- Derestaurantkrant.nl
- Tribunahoje.com