Live; painting people & their idea's
The poets and their poetry visualized
Occupy Rotterdam 2011
Mijn vraag aan de voorbijgangers: 'Waarom bent u hier? Wat vind u van het financiele systeem in de wereld waarin we leven? Ik luister goed en verbeeld uw woorden terwijl u meekijkt. '
"Why are you here? What do you think about our financial system? I will listen carefully and paint your words." People from all backgrounds and ages responded easily.
Schiphol Airport 2001
Open schilder Atelier achter de douane. De passagier zegt twee woorden "Say 2 words and get a drawing for free! " ...en kijkt mee hoe het werk gemaakt wordt. Daarna gaat het mee in de handbagage. Omdat het World Trade Centre viel, kreeg deze Benson & Hedges promotie een intense lading. Mensen van over de hele wereld vroegen vooral om tekeningen over angst, hoop en liefde.
Art for everybody at Schiphol Airport. Assigned by Benson & Hedges Cigarettes and Schiphol Airport in 2001 and 2002. Performance in an open art studio behind customs. These drawings were given to the bypassing passengers. They choose two words; visualized by my sister and me in about seven minutes. Some people wrote on the actual painting in their own language. A few days after the start of this promotion Nine-Eleven happened. The World Trade Centre in New York burned and collapsed. Most people asked for a drawing that would express their anxiety about the world in a crisis: their concerns, wishes and hopes.
What I like about this performance: it’s interactive. People are part of creating something that matters to them.
Rotterdam Maasvlakte 1998
EMO BV. Een imposant bedrijf op de Maasvlakte dat kolen en ertsen overslaat en verwerkt. Dagelijks heb ik het reilen en zeilen van de mannen in het bedrijf verbeeld. Ten behoeve van hun jubileum boek: 24 uur 25 jaar.
EMO BV, short for European Mass Transshipment company, takes enormous quantities of ore and coles out of sea vessels for selecting, processing and distributing these materials for further use by the industry. During 8 months, I oil-painted snapshots at location. I could use a four wheel drive, which served as a mobile studio and transportation to the cole- and ore fields, the ships, conveyer belts, bulldozers, silo's, and cranes. I portraited the men in this vast landscape in their green overalls. 150 Reproductions are displayed in the 1998 anniversary book: 24 hours 25 years.
