SEE YOU IN PARADISE
Pink wall sculpture made of recycled plexiglass
First a video, on my studio wall.
SEE YOU IN PARADISE
146 x 67,5 x 5 cm. (length, width, depth)
Wall sculpture made from recycled plexiglass, finished, painted
Gea Zwart, 2023
€ 4.400,-
Incl. hanging system
Excl. shipping costs
In the summer of 2023 I worked on a large wall sculpture made of recycled plexiglass. For the exhibition in Galerie Playroom in Zaandam in Oct. 2023.
I get the material from companies as a basis for my wall sculptures. I received a large stock from architectural firm UNStudio from Amsterdam and Maquettestudio Z-as from Weesp, which will last me for years to come.
I created a new work of art especially for this exhibition, using remnants of pink, reflective plexiglass. Diversity is priority at Galerie Playroom. So pink was crying out to be used.
In summer 2023 I was immersed in a pink world, which wasn’t bad at all.
Read below about the making process
and view the photos.
The Work of Art
- Made in several months
- Start with the first circumferential movements, finished with the suspension system.
It soon became clear that it was going to be a flower garden.
The process went from simple to complex. From simple shapes, lines, blocks and surfaces. A lot of looking and trying. To the point:
This work will be very thorough, with many details!
Questions such as the following arose:
How much of yourself should you see reflected in it? And what or who?
How much will I cover? Shall I also include En Plein Air drawings? Or just painting and installation? Which colors match beautifully with this pink base? What atmosphere do I want to experience? Soft, candy, sweet, or also with a dark side?
An explosion of colour.
Going all out and over the top.
Once I’d made up my mind, I went on to create lots of elements. Imagination of growth, blossoming, heaven and earth. The relief grew in all directions, including height.
An intense stretch over the summer. In the studio which occasionally reached boiling points. Another hot summer.
The viewer is deliberately part of the artwork.
As the artwork was lying on the table almost the whole time, I mainly saw the ceiling and the windows reflected in it. You can see that in the photos. Once on the wall you see yourself reflected, what the goal was.
Read below to find out how.
Recycle your darling
An intense moment. While experimenting, I discovered that I was following a path that I had taken before. Because a lot happens playfully and unconsciously, I was not immediately aware of this.
I have previously made a wall sculpture with the same theme, 2 years ago. Also in September. It’s called Eden, the Garden of Paradise.
They say ‘Kill your darling’. Sometimes a beloved part has to disappear to make the whole better. In this case it was the ‘Recycle your Darling’ variant. (Which I briefly considered as a title for the work).
I put little Eden on it as a joke and then it was inevitable. It suited!
It has now been completely incorporated into the new wall sculpture.
And with that, the pink, reflective garden was complete.
> Double recycling:
Material and integrated artwork
> Eden has been exhibited twice:
Nov. ’21, Kunstmaand Ameland in de NH kerk in Hollum Sept. ’22, Kunsteiland in Zaandam
Perhaps someone saw him there for the last time in that shape?
SEE YOU IN PARADISE
The title:
The last element to appear and disappear is yourself or the person standing next to you. Those who stand in front of the work see themselves reflected.
Total photos in different types of light.
Finally, details with close-up color spectacle.
The video at the top also shows details.
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