From December 11th until February 28th I was showing my work in an international group exhibition at Kunst Kan Gallery in Amsterdam. The show was titled: Kunst Kan… Verleiden; een ode aan het ambacht, understand: Art Can… Seduce; an ode to the craft....
Disclaimer: the content of this article does not belong to the field of metaphysics; neither am I preaching to convince you of the existence of a higher power; I am completely agnostic myself (so that it's clear that I'm not having any religious agenda). Yet, I do state that God is in the detail. And here I explain how. As you may know, this expression is commonly attributed to the German modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969). It became a proverb and for good reasons: it is a beautiful and concise way to advise us to do our best in whichever endeavour we undertake. It gives us a glimpse of how fulfilling it can feel, how spiritual the experience can become, when we thoroughly immerge ourselves, mind, body and soul, into any project we deem important in our life. I would state that this way of thinking does not only apply to those who are busy with an artistic quest and the research for beauty but to every single one of us. Nor does it imply that one must believe in God (and if so, which one?) in order to have these kind of experiences. How did you feel the...
A little preview of how my drawings are actually made. Or just simply showing you that they are drawings....
I could not begin otherwise than wishing you, visitor, a warm welcome. And it would be incomplete without adding that I also thank you for passing by and taking the time to read those few words or even those few posts. This is my very first one. You might have noticed that this page is called ATELIER and not BLOG as one would expect. I believe it is of some importance to explain the reason of this title. ...