Robbie Cornelissen IntroductionBiographyIntroduction Robbie Cornelissen (1954) has a reputation for making gigantic drawings which, apart from their dimensions, are especially impressive because of their abundance of detail. In the libraries, cities or halls depicted by him man is absent; consequently, the architectural fantasy retains a certain neutrality so that the observer can wander round the…
Robine Clignett IntroductionBiographyIntroduction Colour is central in the work of Robine Clignett (1948). In her watercolours Robine Clignett sparingly applies the pigment on the paper with a broad brush to allow the colour to subtly reveal itself. The forms she uses are derived from nature, but are not descriptive; the main point is expressing what is…
Jan Brokof IntroductionBiography Jan Brokof (1977) was born in former Eastern Germany. In his early work the social environment of his youth with its Plattenbau apartment buildings and the chimneys of the local oilrefinery play a prominent role. He once made a completely three-dimensional reconstruction in woodcut of his boy’s room, including the sansevierias in…
Frank Van den Broeck IntroductionBiographyIntroduction The drawings of Frank van den Broeck (1950) have a characteristic and unmistakable signature. In nimble lines he draws scenes that, although concrete are ambiguous as well. Floating is an often used theme in the work of Van den Broeck, making it seem like objects are in a state of…
In het werk van Martin Assig (1959) is altijd een combinatie aanwezig van zinnelijkheid en spiritualiteit. Het menselijk lichaam staat centraal; als een antieke vruchtbaarheidsgodin met talloze borsten maar ook als een kwetsbare behuizing van de ziel.
