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Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 59.1 W x 39.4 H x 0.8 D in
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(subtitle: Universal protest) My scenery is a march of protesters. At the root of this image, this composition is an iconic photograph published by Zuma Press. A Black Lives Matters protest in the restless streets of America. This protest was also marked by the white face masks which Covid turned into a common street sight so gave this march the capped look and which itself also became another basis for protests if we dive deeper into the crowd bump into several characters from different marches and even eras. I introduce them to you Seen from left to right : On the left behind the central male figure we meet Alaa Salah, a symbol for Sudan's civil revolt, april 2022, her dress ‘Thobe’ is a symbol for Sudan mothers and grandmothers that were protesting against dictature in the eighties. On the far right in between the central male figure and left of the female figure with the sunglasses and the belly bag, we meet an anonymous protester in a march against the invasion of Ukraine, march 2022 In front of her in the white dress, a visitor from the past, a female protester joining the famous Civil Rights march in Washington D.C., August 1963 And last but not least, on the left of the female figure with the sunglasses and the belly bag , a girl in a stripy t-shirt and a braid, we came to know as Greta Thunberg attending a climate march, during her America tour in 2021. The signs are empty. White, blanc but universal: I oppose! like the protest signs and blank papers used in Russia as a last resort to show an opposing vote against the Ukraine invasion 2022. In my case the more cause for protest I feel, the less words I seem to be able to find for it. Speechless.
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:59.1 W x 39.4 H x 0.8 D in
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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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