With Checkmate, Roukens continues his search into the experience of the ‘in-between’. A visual research between high and low contrast. Between circle and square and between hand-painted surfaces versus those with tape. A new addition to Roukens’ toolkit to break through existing patterns, is his so-called ‘painting-further’. Where surfaces overlap, new surfaces are created.
With Checkmate, Roukens continues his search into the experience of the ‘in-between’. A visual research between high and low contrast. Between circle and square and between hand-painted surfaces versus those with tape. A new addition to Roukens’ toolkit to break through existing patterns, is his so-called ‘painting-further’. Where surfaces overlap, new surfaces are created.
