Unidentified Censored Object

'Unidentified Censored Object (Pixelated Lost Soul)' (2013)

Visualization for next project, spring 2014.

Overtaken by the Future

In some of my work I speculate on 'hot' phenomena to dissolve and disappear in the future; for example we all know YouTube isn't going to last forever.

Some phenomena disappear quicker then expected.

The work titled '20th Century Nostalgia (Slapstick)' combined a very 20th century phenomenon with an image very much part of 'now'. That 'now' will definitely be part of histroy soon.

Slapstick can not be seen apart from the first era of motion picture history. Although it is still very popular in contemporary comedy, slapstick will always be associated with the movies from the 1920's and 30's.

At this moment most of us use Facebook as a social tool. We all use the 'like' button several times a day, but the famous 'thumbs up' will disappear in the near future. An icon will disappear, as most of the Facebook users associate the 'thumb' and 'like'.

The work titled '20th Century Nostalgia (Slapstick)' in consequence should be retitled '20th & 21st Century Nostalgia (Slapstick)' ... but, well I think I'll just leave it as it is for now.

'20th Century Nostalgia (Slapstick)'

ARTIST TALK

Artist Talk at Pictura in Dordrecht, last sunday. The talk between Ronald Cornelissen and Paul van den Hout is led by Dees Linders (Head Office SIR - Sculpture International Rotterdam).

Photo's: Theun Okkerse.

TEEKENGENOOTSCHAP PICTURA

 

 

 

Pictures from the exhibition with Ronald Cornelissen in Teekengenootschap Pictura in Dordrecht, the Netherlands.

T65 ON SHOW

New sculpture on show in Pictura, in Dordrecht: '20th Century Nostalgia (T65)'

On the wall drawings from the 'Boys R Us' series by Ronald Cornelissen.
See this post.

PICTURA

Combined exhibtion with friend and fellow artist Ronald Cornelissen in one of the oldest artists societies in the Netherlands: Pictura in Dordrecht. Sculptures, drawings and reliefs mixed and spread over three spaces.

In yet another space Chung Hsi Han is exhibiting large drawings.

Opening 12 October and the show lasts until 10 November.

Address: 

Teekengenootschap Pictura

Voorstraat 190-192

3311 ES Dordrecht

ART THE HAGUE

Art The Hague: wednesday 2 October - sunday 6 October

Showing with Bob Smit Gallery

Fokker Terminal
Binckhorstlaan 249, The Hague
www.fokkerterminal.nl

JCS THE EXPO - THE OFFICIAL INVITATION

JCS EXHIBITION

 

Jesus Christ Superstar: the exhibition

7 - 29 September 2013

RDM Shipyard

Directiekade 1

3089JB Rotterdam

Wietse Eeken
Natasja van der Meer
Mitsy Groenendijk
Pim Palsgraaf
Gurt Swanenberg
Paul van den Hout
Silvia B.
Birgit Verwer
Dylan Eijkens
Rob van der Hoeven
Koen de Vries
Tjalling Visser
Boris van Berkum
Jeroen Kuster
Stefan Gross

Project JCS

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR & EXHIBITION

Project JCS: the original Rock Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber in the harbour of Rotterdam which is also the setting of the libretto ... and is sung in Dutch of course.

In the 'lobby' a huge art exhibition of sculpture loosely connected to the theme. The exhibition is named 'Jesus Christ Superstar - The Messiah and the Industry'.

The location is the RDM Shipyard. (Besides getting there by your own means of transport, you can go there in style by boat!)

The dates: the try-outs are September 13th and 14th, the opening night September 15th and from there on ...

The exhibition runs from September 7th until the 29th.

LOCATIONS

Locations of upcoming exhibitions.

RDM Shipyard in Heijplaat/Rotterdam and Pictura in Dordrecht, one of the oldest art societies in the Netherlands (since 1774).

The exhibition JCS (in connection to a performance of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in the adjacent hall) starts end of August, the exhibition in Pictura in Dordrecht will open mid October 2013.

Pictura, Dordrecht

RDM Shipyard, Heijplaat

RAW Art Fair @ North Sea Jazz - The Show

Images from the RAW Art Fair at North Sea Jazz Festival in AHOY in the Port of Rotterdam.

RAW Art fair

Sculpture Corner:
works by Stefan Gross, Rob van der Hoeven, Paul van den Hout and others

Jambon Iberico and a smile,
in the background art by Rob van der Hoeven and Paul van den Hout

RAW @ NORTH SEA JAZZ

Showing with Bob Smit Gallery at North Sea Jazz Festival 12-13-14 july 2013.

RADIANT MONOCHROMES @ ROUTE DU NORD

left to right: Bas Ketelaars - Paul van den Hout - Stefan Gross
(@ Bob Smit Gallery)

ROUTE DU NORD

Art/music/performance in the area North of Rotterdam city centre.
Presenting work in location 4.

EVIDENCE IN 3D

'EVIDENCE (CB-2003)' (2003-2013)

'EVIDENCE (UAV)' (2003-2011)

Installation in military museum 'Fort Aan Den Hoek Van Holland', in one of the gun turrets of the fortress, revisiting in 3D the 'EVIDENCE Files' first published online in 2003 and in print in 2009.

FORTRESS HOOK OF HOLLAND

Sorry, for Dutch readers only:

A HISTORY OF TEXT MESSAGING

'Rendezvous (A History Of Text Messaging)' (2013)
45x50x30cm

On show last weekend in Hotel Bloom, Brussels as part of Trajector Intermezzo: Single Occupancy & Double Dates.

I PIXEL YOUR LOUNGE, YOU PIXEL MINE

Trajector Intermezzo: Single Occupancy & Double Dates

 

In the Lounge of Hotel Bloom (left to right):
'Christine' (2013), '21st Century Nostalgia (Penguin)' (2012), '20th Century Nostalgia (Pall Mall)' (2011), 'Bazooka' (2012)

CHRISTINE

'Christine' (2013)
147x76x11cm

UPCOMING POP-UP SPRING EXHIBITIONS

Upcoming exhibitions in April and May 2013:

In the weekend of Art Brussels - April 20 - you can visit "Trajector Intermezzo/Single Occupency & Double Dates" in Hotel Bloom in Brussels.
Remembrance/Liberation Day - May 4/5 - artists show work, performances, readings etcetera in Hoek Van Holland.

Click links below for more information.

MARGARETHA

'Margaretha' (2013)
119x87x11cm

In a new series of femmes fatales this is Margaretha or to be precise: Margaretha 'Griet' Zelle aka Mata Hari. Based upon a handcolored photograph from about 1900 when Mata Hari was in her prime as an exotic/erotic artist.

The series femmes fatales focuses on the 'blurry' world of eroticism and (political) power.
The resulting pixel-sculptures seem to represent the classic pin-up rather then the specific historical persons.

RUDE SCULPTURE

'Rude Sculpture (Scheiß Skulptur)' (2013)

Another exercise in censored imagery: what we are (not) allowed to see and what we chose to ignore.

CURVEBALL

'Curveball' (draft for sculpture) (2013)

EVIDENCE : DECADE

Today exactly ten years ago a Coalition led by the US invaded Iraq. 

Weeks before Secretary of State Colin Powell had presented the UN Security Council evidence of the existence of Weapons Of Mass Destruction in Iraq, posing an immediate threat to world peace. The evidence consisted mainly of artist's impressions.

The very moment the first bombs hit Baghdad -the kick off for Operation Iraqi Freedom- alternative EVIDENCE was uploaded and published on the World Wide Web. However these alternative EVIDENCE files were based upon "Scheherazade", the fairy tales of 1001 Arabian Nights.
The last of these files were published when Baghdad was taken by the Coalition Forces.

A few years back I published a selection of the alternative EVIDENCE files in a paperback.
The book is almost entirely filled with illustrations with a short introduction on the origin of these files.
It can be ordered at amazon.com or in the Green Onion online shop (... or simply by sending an email or message).

ISBN 978-1-4452-4329-0