Fetching art

An Incredible Anamorphic Portrait Made out of Found objects by Bernard Pras

Perfect imperfection, it’s not

According to the Latin from which the word is derived, perfection is the finished state of something. Imperfect would therefore only mean that it’s just not finished yet.
My work entails objects that might look like things that once were perfect (or nearly perfect), but have now entered a decrepit state. And that’s exactly what I aim for.
I see the strenght of color, or the lack of it, the worn surfaces, rough edges, oxidized details & fading texts or images, and from it I read the underlying story.
To say that my work samples the art of imperfection, would therefore be doing it injustice. It’s never solely about the objects, always also about the stories.

Happy New Year!

New Year Exhibition at Gallery Stam

Gallery Stam, located in the center of Amsterdam at the Prinsengracht, is specialized in contemporary realistic art. Within this specialization they exhibit as broad an example as possible of art from the Netherlands and from a few other countries as well.

Participating artists in this particular exhibition include: Marije van Wieringen, Cécile ter Borgh, Luurd van der Dussen, Jenny van Gimst, Jaap Hartman, Niqui Kommerkamp, Iša Ondráček, Monica Sandell, Matthijs Stam and Alison Chambers.

This exhibition will be officially opened on Sunday February 7 at 4:00 pm (doors open 2:00 pm).

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)