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The sweater I wear for work is an imprint of everything I have ever made. No: it’s the blur of all my works blended together, a chaos of the smeared residues, the useless matter that didn’t stick to the canvas. Being part of my daily routine, I had never really noticed it, but one day, while I was daydreaming in front of the mirror and accidentally lowered my gaze, it caught my wandering mind. There it was, my artist’s uniform, separated from me, headless, a materialization of everything I didn’t need, a map of that strange, cold, dark and hard moon that revolved around my the homely planet of myself. I shook my head, literally shook the unpleasant thought out of it, and made a decision. I turned away from the mirror and made a drawing of the damned thing
Rinus van de Velde
The sweater I wear for work is an imprint of everything I have ever made. No: it’s the blur of all my works blended together, a chaos of the smeared residues, the useless matter that didn’t stick to the canvas. Being part of my daily routine, I had never really noticed it, but one day, while I was daydreaming in front of the mirror and accidentally lowered my gaze, it caught my wandering mind. There it was, my artist’s uniform, separated from me, headless, a materialization of everything I didn’t need, a map of that strange, cold, dark and hard moon that revolved around my the homely planet of myself. I shook my head, literally shook the unpleasant thought out of it, and made a decision. I turned away from the mirror and made a drawing of the damned thing
Rinus van de Velde
(2012)
140 x 200 cm
houtskool op canvas
tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam
Foto: Wedocumentart
Rinus van de Velde ziet zijn afzonderlijke werken als delen van één grote installatie. Samen vormen ze een fictief verhaal waarin de kunstenaar zichzelf als personage opvoert. Via deze weg reflecteert hij op de kunstwereld, het kunstenaarschap en de mythische status van het atelier – een voor Van de Velde zeer belangrijke plek. Ook worden (indirecte) verwijzingen gemaakt naar andere kunstdisciplines.