Riette Wanders
dal 11/4/2015 al 22/5/2015
Segnalato da
11/4/2015
Riette Wanders
Francis Boeske Projects, Amsterdam
The artist's work is diverse in subject matter, use of materials and discipline, Abstraction next to figuration, Three dimensional next to Two dimensional, Classical next to contemporary.
In her work Riette Wanders searches for both elusive and contradictory images, images that are difficult to define in regards to the time in which they are made and the intention with which they are made. Wanders works from photographs, music and her own personal experience to realise this imagery within a finished work. A sensitivity to materials and what the materials evince is a fundamental part of the process.
Working mostly with charcoal on paper, Wanders' drawings are structured with raw, energetic yet delicate lines. Wanders' uses a fixative spray to at once both seal and corrode the original image, altering the composition and giving rise to accidental forms. This process is repeated in numerous layers of charcoal creating a dense, deep velvety blackness. Album covers, posters and videos of bands such as Sonic Youth are embedded in Wanders' memory and are recalled to play an important role in her work, it is through such album covers that Wanders got to know the work of artists such as Mike Kelly, Christopher Wool and Raymond Pettibon.
Wanders' work is diverse in subject matter, use of materials and discipline, Abstraction next to figuration, Three dimensional next to Two dimensional, Classical next to contemporary, organic vs inorganic. Through her work, Wanders' visualizes and connects these apparent differences. Within this context the individual images and the body of work as a whole become more eloquent.
Image: Riette Wanders I HERE HAPPENING, 2014, charcoal on paper, 59,4 x 42 cm
Opening: Sun Apr 12 3pm
Francis Boeske Projects
Ms. van Riemsdijkweg 41A
Wed - Sat 12pm to 6pm