Stumbling: A new series of paintings, videos & prints

I’m proud to announce the completion of my latest series: Stumbling. The range of artworks I’ve been working on since 2019, which I started with new hindsight after the Master of Fine Art graduation. This series marks an important footstep in my artistic practice, not only could I elaborate my findings from the Master, but also take time to find more depth and knowledge about my work. Despite having a big setback (health wise) and still in a bit of struggle, I’m very happy to be able to finish this project.

With 6 paintings, 3 videos and 3 prints it is the biggest series I’ve done so far and took 4 years to complete. In this new series, I continued with my research into the in-between experience and how I can communicate this with the viewer. With Stumbling, I’ve been searching for the experience of that moment (stumbling) where one is almost falling, but manages to stay upright. A tension comparable to the in-between experience. It’s a visual research from artistic actions in the painting process to the experience of the viewer standing in front of the artwork. Straight and wavy lines alternate, white opposes color and the loose brushstrokes work against the straight lines. The choices are definitive and become visible between the lines in Clashed Between Right and Wrong or where breakthrough becomes part of the pattern in You Got It or You Don’t. On the other hand, the diptych Als Sneeuw voor de Zon turns against the first three paintings, by pulling apart Clashed Between Right and Wrong and marks the beginning of Two Steps in the Wrong Direction. In which horizontal and vertical lines intertwine into a controlled chaos. These last two paintings are also the starting point of a new series of monochromes in Stumbling II.

I also created new process videos, from paintings like I Once Stumbled in a Forest, Two Steps in the Wrong Direction and the video-soundwork Variations on a Theme. The creative process has taken a larger role in this series, in which the viewer is brought along in various steps. The process videos carry an important part of the story and are presented in different forms. As video art at exhibitions or as short videos on Instagram and Youtube. In addition, the (hand-painted) frames in various colours function as a window to draw the viewer even more into the artwork.

Last but not least, new high-quality art prints of three paintings are presented to complement the series, please see the upcoming post ..