In Progress: Solo Exhibition of Kees GoudzwaardPost date：2022-10-20
Updates：2022-11-14
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- Event Time
- 2022-09-11~2022-10-30Wed. - Sun. 12:00 - 19:00
- Event Location
- No. 5, Lane 67, Section 1, Jinshan South Road, Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City Taiwan, R.O.C
Ways to Look at Goudzwaard’s Paintings
Author: Mu-Ning Huang / Institute of Art History at National Taiwan Normal University, Art Critic
When first seeing Kees Goudzwaard’s paintings, most audiences would mistake the works as collages made up of real papers and tape, deceived by the masterful trompe l’oeil effect. In truth, the paintings are 1:1 copies of paper models constructed by the painter. Goudzwaard’s creative act starts with the making of a paper model, using color papers, acetate sheets and masking tapes. After the model is set, Goudzwaard transfers the composition onto a stretched canvas with oil paints. Goudzwaard conceals his brushstroke so the surface of the painting appears smooth and thin. The painted image is precise in details and textures, testifying to the meticulous painting style. Goudzwaard has designed and followed this unique system of creative procedures for more than twenty years. The system engages with the questions of representation and abstraction, copy and originality, the painting as both a physical object and an image, and the relationship between reading and looking.
Author: Mu-Ning Huang / Institute of Art History at National Taiwan Normal University, Art Critic
When first seeing Kees Goudzwaard’s paintings, most audiences would mistake the works as collages made up of real papers and tape, deceived by the masterful trompe l’oeil effect. In truth, the paintings are 1:1 copies of paper models constructed by the painter. Goudzwaard’s creative act starts with the making of a paper model, using color papers, acetate sheets and masking tapes. After the model is set, Goudzwaard transfers the composition onto a stretched canvas with oil paints. Goudzwaard conceals his brushstroke so the surface of the painting appears smooth and thin. The painted image is precise in details and textures, testifying to the meticulous painting style. Goudzwaard has designed and followed this unique system of creative procedures for more than twenty years. The system engages with the questions of representation and abstraction, copy and originality, the painting as both a physical object and an image, and the relationship between reading and looking.
