2018
Babel III
Inspired by the dome of the Pantheon in Rome when you look inside the vault, I have made an attempt to depict that feeling by means of an elaborate stack of chairs. The slightly spinning feeling that you can get in such a large space if you put your head back on your neck and only let the space act on you.
Portrait 26
The 26th portrait of a chair by the backrest. This one is from the first series of nine from 2011. After that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until in 2017 again nine new ones appeared. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally another three in 2019. They are usually shown grouped by me or also as smaller accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 en 43.
Portrait 28
The 28th portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally three more in 2019. For example, I usually group them in a larger number or also as smaller accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 en 43.
Portret 29
Het 29e portret van een stoel middels de leuning. De eerste negen in deze reeks dateren alweer van 2011 daarna was het ‘stil’ op dit gebied tot in 2017 er negen nieuwe verschenen. In 2018 gevolgd door nog eens twaalf en tot slot in 2019 nog eens drie. Ze worden door mij meestal gegroepeerd getoond of ook wel als kleinere accenten tussen andere potloodtekeningen. Zie Portret 42 en 43.
Portrait 30
The 30th portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally three more in 2019. For example, I usually show them in a group them or also as smaller accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 en 43.
Portrait 31
The 31th portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally three more in 2019. For example, I usually show them in a group or also as smaller accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 and 43.
Portrait 32
The 32nd portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally another three in 2019. I are usually show them in a group or also as small accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 and 43.
Portrait 33
The 33th portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally another three in 2019. I are usually show them in a group or also as small accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 and 43.
Portrait 34
The 34th portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally another three in 2019. I are usually show them in a group or also as small accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 and 43.
Portrait 35
The 35th portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally another three in 2019. I are usually show them in a group or also as small accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 and 43.
Portrait 36
The 36nd portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally another three in 2019. I are usually show them in a group or also as small accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 and 43.
Portrait 37
The 37th portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally another three in 2019. I are usually show them in a group or also as small accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 and 43.
Portrait 39
The 39th portrait of a chair by the backrest. The first nine in this series date back to 2011, after that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until nine new ones appeared in 2017. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally another three in 2019. I are usually show them in a group or also as small accents between other pencil drawings. See Portrait 42 and 43.
Portrait 20
The 20th portrait of a chair by the backrest. This one is from the first series of nine from 2011. After that it was ‘quiet’ in this area until in 2017 again nine new ones appeared. Followed by another twelve in 2018 and finally another three in 2019. I usually show them in a group or also as smaller accents between other pencil drawings. See Portret 42 en 43.
The long march III
“We see a kind of section from a massive and all but endless row of swaying and wobbling chairs. The reference to the founder of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1920s, Mao Tse-Tung, is evident. Nevertheless such a title also allows thoughts about other large-scale migrations of living creatures. Think of the wildebeest in the African plains, or flows of refugees, escaping from whatever atrocities.” (from Chairs and Titles by Chris Manders in All in the Family, 2016)
Duet I
Actually, I literally found these schoolchairs on a sunny day somewhere in a gallery. So in my oeuvre this is actually a bit of an outsider because ‘only’ directly more or less made from observation. See also other duets such as Duet II and Duet III and certainly also the Pas de Deux series.