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Netherlands
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I spotted the words 'Think Poetic' on a city wall in Rome, somewhere near the Vatican. 3 black-skirted friars passed these words during, what appeared to be, a daily routine in the form of a joint walk. I captured this image with my camera. There was definitely poetry in the combination of the city of Rome, the friars and this text. 'Think Poetic' kept wandering through my mind as a kind of credo or truth without becoming concrete at any point. I made the same writing, recur in my painting. Only this time it is a neon lettering that lights up my green yellow room, devoid of human presence, almost like a beacon or a kind of mandate. The green-yellow interior is filled with gulls joyously flapping about. There are no doubt many more beautiful and sympathetic birds than gulls, but for me, when it comes to their flying abilities, gulls embody a certain craftsmanship and artistry. They are those fearless flying acrobats that I'd wish to be myself. I always get fascinated by them, they seem to put a kind of dare, pleasure and awareness in their flying like no other birds. Others will say it's just their nature, instinct. Behold the difference between reality and poetry.
Print:Giclee on Canvas
Size:14 W x 21 H x 1.25 D in
Size with Frame:15.75 W x 22.75 H x 1.25 D in
Frame:White
Canvas Wrap:Black Canvas
Ready to Hang:Yes
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Netherlands
I can experience art on many levels and in many different ways. Then I look for aesthetics and eloquence but also for a particular angle. I make contemporary engaged art. It has a certain urgency. It is reflecting us, people and the zeitgeist. Images speak louder than words and basically appeal very directly to our feelings. My images are something of a mix between activism and philosophy, they want to engage in dialogue.” I am born in Hoorn (NH) (1970) and have been working as a visual artist since 1994. My studio is located at the Rieteweg 10 in Zwolle. I am a multidisciplinary artist. My autonomous work includes painting, collage, installation, digital art, photo manipulation, video art and 3d. I also work on commission and on a project basis. Typical for my autonomous work is the key role for man in its shape and behaviour. It is often a reflection of current social themes, but also mundane and personal issues are important sources of inspiration. Through small interventions, repetitions, inversions, or breaking surfaces with architectural forms, a new image is created in a somewhat familiar image. Although my work can be seen as aesthetic, it often conceals certain uneasiness, abrasive aesthetics. This duality or ambiguity is also a recurring theme. Do you see what you see? The resulting images are often on the cutting edge of fiction, realism, graphic and plastic. Contemporary (sur)realist?- My work cannot be placed in a tradition or movement. There are certainly surrealistic elements in my work and occasionally some abstraction, but in terms of style I draw from (contemporary) realism. Until now, I have been able to express myself best in the figurative, although I do not rule out anything for the future. As far as I am concerned, art is fluid and and artist never stop evolving. I do not wish to limit myself, neither to a medium, nor to autonomous art. I see myself much more as a conduit of concepts and ideas. Often my ideas are interspersed with philosophical questions and/or social themes that occupy me. I therefore sometimes set myself the task of casting these in project form, if only within the limitations of visual art. This has resulted in a number of projects varying from social to future-oriented.
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