Richard Brouwer
The Hague, Netherlands
About These Works These works are excerpts from chapters from an unfinished much bigger photo nov...
About the artist
Richard Brouwer
Joined In 2011
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About the artist
Richard Brouwer
Joined In 2011
(2 Followers)
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About These Works
These works are excerpts from chapters from an unfinished much bigger photo novella about the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Although Phoenix has some negative connotations, it is - in my opinion - quite a true place. The poetry of the desolate and the beauty of the empty spaces which are scattered around is intimidating, but in a rather pleasant way. The quietness is often surreal and the architectural monotony the suburbs is more of a repetitive Buddhist pattern than a seed for boredom.
In Phoenix the future is in the here and now, and the thereafter, not so much in the past. This however sometimes leads to an unfortunate ordeal for the last historical markers. But if you have an open "” non-Rembrandtesque "” mind, this city can compete, more than at first notice.
About The Collage
The Collage; what is it besides combining different materials, and how "seamless" should it be? When is a work of art really "a collage"?
This raises also another question; should the spectator smell the glue? Too much glue affects the brain and consequently influences the content of the work itself. Is an extreme juxtaposition of materials really a base for a work of art?
This is what I constantly evaluate in my w...
Royal Academy of Fine Art and Design, The Hague