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Painting, Acrylic on Wood
Size: 8 W x 8 H x 1 D in
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
On this self portrait you see me enjoying a drawing by Willem de Kooning erased by Robert Rauschenberg. Yes you did read that right. The artwork by Rauschenberg is an erased drawing by De Kooning. In the 50s Rauschenberg set out to discover whether an artwork could be produced entirely through erasure. An act focused on the removal of marks rather than their accumulation. Rauschenberg first tried erasing his own drawings but ultimately decided that in order for the experiment to succeed he had to begin with an artwork that was undeniably significant in its own right. He approached Willem de Kooning, an artist for whom he had tremendous respect, and asked him for a drawing to erase. Somewhat reluctantly, de Kooning agreed. 'I give you a hard one to erase,' he reportedly had said.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Painting:
Acrylic on Wood
Original:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
8 W x 8 H x 1 D in
Frame:
Not Framed
Ready to Hang:
Not applicable
Packaging:
Ships in a Box
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Netherlands.
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Gerard Boersma
Netherlands
I create colorful and highly detailed works of art to express my love for the modern human as well as my concerns about contemporary society. My hyperreal paintings are based on photographs I took during long walks through my hometown and major cities. Paintings show people on the streets, in stores, public transport and museums or zoom in on popular products. To me these glimpses of everyday live are important as they say a whole lot about todays society. They show the way people act, communicate or are influenced by modern developments in various ways. I observe it, enlarge it and paint it. That way I freeze time and our fast and busy lives are forever captured in a moment. Finally ready to be observed quietly. About me: I'm an international recognized artist for over 20 years well known for his own style of realism painting. My art is in museums, galleries and private collections worldwide (6 continents, 30 countries). In 2018 I showed his works alongside Warhol, Haring, Banksy and others at a group show at his art dealer in France. I live and work in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
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