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Netherlands
Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
Size: 106 W x 44 H x 2 D in
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Drawing, Charcoal and pastel on black paper. The works from the "Palasten" series were inspired by the 1920's book "Alpine Architektur" by Bruno Taut in which he proposes to build crystalline megastructures perched on the tops of the Alps mountain range. In his utopian vision the work and effort involved in such an undertaking could be achieved by a joint effort of people from all nations that would all help build it as part of an alternative military draft. Perhaps an antidote for the war that he had escaped himself and had driven him to the Alps region. His drawings of these visions are small in size, drawn with delicate lines and cheerful touches of watercolour and adorned with euphoric proclamations of their grandeur and benefits. My version is much darker; the structures look like icy frozen explosions in a dystopic dead place, the result of some sort of cataclysm. In fact they could just as well be images of a hostile microcosm, like a piece of carpet with serious issues. "Palasten" is actually not the correct spelling for "palaces" in German, but I like it that way; a small babylonian hint. Practical information: Price includes a custom made frame with museum glass. Exhibited amongst others at Galerie St Alban, Basel and White Box Ltd, NY
Drawing:Charcoal on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:106 W x 44 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Netherlands
At the basis of all my work is a strong fascination for natural processes and phenomena. In the work these dramatic universal processes like isolation, expansion, transformation, growth and decay, but also their relation to our more everyday, at times banal reality, are interpreted in a personal, poetic and concentrated way. In the drawings I often freeze processes that the viewer can continue in mind or propose dystopic places and buildings built from (yet) unknown matter. In my installations and animations I can bring to life these processes and create a "wholeness" or story. Since 2004 I have been mainly focussing on the subject of architecture and building processes and their underlying ideals (or lack thereof). Associations with architectural proposals allow these works to enter a twilight zone between desire and reality that in turn raises questions about their function or meaning. On the one hand they can be seen as comments on our everyday surroundings and urban environment by proposing buildings that seem to be designed for the expression of discomfort, spirituality or a lack of ideology or function. In other works the strong links to the aforementioned natural or universal processes and their psychological paralels prevail and cause the proposed structures to be nothing more but representations of a particular state of mind or personality. I live and work in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. My work is exhibited and collected internationally.
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