#k_van_art

"It is clear that the plastic aspect has been present from the very beginning." The elastic properties of the plastic telephone card make it ideal for the drypoint engraving. I use a special etching ink to print the image. In 2015, I found this amusing title in a Dutch art catalogue.

"my 7 years of collecting interviews" The simple lines cut into the plastic of the forms a simple and wide landscape. I think it gives enough space for 7 years of interviews about the question of artistic freedom.

"Sublimation, says the psychologist. So that you may familiarize yourself." When I drew the lines for this engraving, the strong and simple lines appealed to me. The title gives it a great scene of humor.

"However, behind the artworks there hid the artist's secret" The secret, nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for all peoples across the globe.

"the artist considers dysphoria as a metaphor for digital hybrids" A story unfolds in the three cards. A perfect time for the artist to consider varied metaphorical options.

"Future and Reality the humans come together, spend the night" The Future and Reality in reusing art is reading a new idea into each print. I page through old art catalogs and combine words with images. The print was made in 1998, I added the title in 2014

"The art itself is actually not to abstruse." Artistic freedom and creativity do matter. I express my anger, my love, my dire, my doubt, my humour, my inexpressible thoughts, my joy...