Elmar Trenkwalder sculptures, drawings 18 October – 15 November 2009 Because of their exuberant ornamentation and abundance of detail the ceramic sculptures of Elmar Trenkwalder (Innsbruck, Austria 1959) make an overwhelming impression. Closer examination of the sculptures shows that all kinds of erotic details have been incorporated. In Hindu temple architecture eroticism is usually expressed…
Robine Clignett work on paper 6 September – 4 October 2009 Colour is central in the work of Robine Clignett (1948). She studies the physical, historical and literary concepts of colour, which she brings together in carefully designed publications. Falun red, Ultramarine blue, Vineyard black, White lead were examined closely; more recently, a publication on…
Aafke Bennema, Elka Oudenampsen paintings, collages 21 June – 26 July 2009 The natural landscapes of Aafke Bennema (1965) have a remarkable clarity. Because of their colour and stylization it is as if they have been handled by a designer. Clouds and trees have light pastel colours and are represented with clear contours, creating a…
Martin Assig paintings, drawings 9 May – 7 June 2009 In the work of Martin Assig (1959) a combination of corporality and spirituality is often noticeable: the body is represented as the vulnerable house of the soul. Recently, Martin Assig made a series of drawings of faces and hearts with the title Beute (booty). This…
Nocturnal Brain Frank Van den Broeck drawings, pastels, sculptures, tapestries 4 April – 3 May 2009 Frank Van den Broeck’s (1950) drawings have an unmistakable handwriting. In lively lines he draws concrete and yet ambiguous representations. In a pastel drawing, for instance, two wedge-shaped windows are floating in a stormy sky, which seem to offer…
New Seismo Johan Tahon sculptures, works on paper 14 – 29 March 2009 Belgian sculptor Johan Tahon (1965) has made a fourteen-metre-high sculpture for the Dutch Ministry of Finance, that was recently renovated by Meyer & Van Schooten Architects. The colossal sculpture stands in the covered atrium of the building and depicts a human figure,…
FABRIC Christie van der Haak installation, video 14 february – 8 March 2009 Since a few years Christie van der Haak (1950) has occupied herself with the design of materials which are woven in computer driven Jacquard technique. The patterns are not static but change in form and colour: Van der Haak paints, as it…
Anuli Croon, Ronald Versloot paintings 10 January – 8 February 2009 The paintings of Anuli Croon (1964) are determined by patterns and geometrical forms, which by their colour and structure force the viewer to read the image carefully. By using tape, paint roller and stencils the patterns are neutral and sharp, at the same time…