Art Shows > Piet van den Boog 'The Alchemist'
Piet van den Boog 'The Alchemist' / Zemack Contemporary Artטלפון - 972 3 6915060 26/11/2015 to - 25/12/2015 Curator: Yaron Haramati "Alchemy is a kind of philosophy: a kind of thinking that leads to a way of understanding." Marcel Duchamp For his first solo show in Israel, van den Boog pushes the limits of portraiture by directly confronting emotion head-on by way of large-scale paintings. New ways of seeing, generated through a personal process, have always rewarded the viewer with new insights. Dutch painter, Piet Van Den Boog has found a new interpretation of the figure and portrait by way of an alchemic process that promotes effects of chemistry on the picture plane. Influenced by the writings of Sylvia Plath and painters like Jenny Saville, van den Boog's point of departure is a photo reference, which he then enlarges to a monumental size. Oil and acrylic paint make up flesh tones and facial details, while abstract strokes in rust tones are chemically etched into the cold lead surfaces, becoming a powerful metaphor for the internal scars we all possess. A modern day alchemist, van den Boog's experiments with base metals like lead, copper, steel etc. form a grand visual allegory of personal transmutation and the quest for a cure for the human soul. It is the process that ultimately imbues the portraits with relatable human qualities. The element of technical surrender alludes to the unforeseen consequences of intimacy and the perpetual co-existence of pain and pleasure. Van den Boog’s work is exciting and emotionally rich in that as viewers we participate in his process and feel transformed by it. He benefits from the uncontrollable nature of chemical action by way of accidents, which bring chaos to the organized mind. Piet van den Boog (b.1951) currently lives and works in Amsterdam. His work is included in many important international museums and collections, most notably the Drents Museum, Assen, Netherlands; Scheringa voor Realisme Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands, the Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, Jersey City, New Jersey, the Art Collection of Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Den Haag, Netherlands; ING Art Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands and the Miniature Museum, Gemeente Museum Den Haag, The Netherlands. location - Zemack Contemporary Art Time - 26/11/2015 to - 25/12/2015 Exhibition opening - 26/11/2015 Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/173170259697134/ |
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