mei 30, 2022
In
on the beach #3
oil and spray paint on linen
160 x 140 cm
2020-2022
private collection (NL)
oktober 4, 2021
In
Anagnorisis (picnic in the park)
oil, oil pastel and acrylics on canvas
300 x 110 cm; 180 x 160 cm (diptych)
2021
This painting is a diptych inspired in composition and dimensions by the two surviving fragments of ‘Dejeuner sur l’herbe’ (1873-74) from the French impressionist painter Claude Monet. It shows a bunch of people having a lunch in the park. This subject was the reason for me to process observations about this time, images from the newspaper and impressions from my immediate surroundings and combine them in a painting.
The title ‘Anagnorisis (picnic in the park)’ not only refers to Monet’s painting, it is also a reference to Aristotle. The Greek word Anagnorisis means as much as recognition or discovery. Aristotle used it in his essay Poetics to identify the moment in a tragedy when the protagonist gains an important insight. This can be the situation he is in, the true nature of his actions or its consequences.
augustus 5, 2021
In
Lockdown Observation (TikTok)
oil, spray paint and charcoal on newspapers, mounted on wooden panel
30 x 20 cm
2021
private collection (NL)
augustus 5, 2021
In
Lockdown Observation (Haven)
oil, spray paint and charcoal on newspapers, mounted on wooden panel
30 x 20 cm
2020
private collection (NL)
augustus 5, 2021
In
Lockdown Observation (Zuiderpark)
oil and spray paint on newspapers, mounted on wooden panel
20 x 30 cm
2020
private collection (NL)
februari 25, 2021
In
Lockdown Observation (Katwijk)
oil and spray paint on newspapers, mounted on wooden panel
20 x 30 cm
2020
private collection (NL)
februari 25, 2021
In
Lockdown Observation (Zuiderstrand)
oil, spray paint and charcoal on newspapers, mounted on wooden panel
30 x 20 cm
2020
private collection (NL)
januari 24, 2021
In
Lockdown Observation (de Vliet)
oil, spray paint and charcoal on newspapers, mounted on wooden panel
30 x 20 cm
2020
private collection (NL)
During my everyday painting process I’m using newspapers for making marks or to add or wipe out the paint. These dirty yet beautiful pages are piling up in my studio. Now I have used them to create colourful collages, combined with small oil painted observations during the lockdown period in The Hague.