Kunstkaart

Tree, Plaster element (size 120cm x100cm x35cm). The White elements are (at max.) 135 centimetre and 220 centimetre above the ground. By deciding the size of the element, My size was the starting-point. The onset was not only a concept, but also a process with trees and plaster, in which time plays an important role. The image is static, but the tree is not. It grows, moves in the wind and is, of course(!), not rectangular and unnatural white. It is in total contrast. Unnatural is the main issue here. Natural, Unnatural, Artificial, Art?. The choice for plaster was a deliberate one. Plaster is unnaturally white and both weak and strong. It’s strong in this form to withstand the posture, but weak enough to break when the tree grows or (moves). Nature is stronger and will overcome the artificial.