De Slak by Richard Kuiper
De Slak by Richard Kuiper
De Slak by Richard Kuiper
De Slak by Richard Kuiper
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De Slak 2000 - 2020

Richard Kuiper

Lambda photoprintDibondDibond epoxyPhotographic print
 107 ⨯ 148 cm
ConditionExcellent
€ 4.830 - 17.250

Morren Galleries Utrecht

  • About the artwork
    Limited & Numbered Editions:
    Small: 98,5 x 73 cm - 4.830 euro
    Large: 148 x 107 cm - 9.775 euro
    X Large: 240 x 168 cm - 17.250 euro
    Wooden Frame, Plastic Still Life, Vanitas
  • About the artist

    In the 17th century the competition of merchants and nouveaux riches of the Dutch Golden Age of collecting luxury items as display for wealth was clearly present. Gifted painters catured the items, most of which were made of natural materials, in lifelike detail. Nowadays absolutely everything seems to be fashioned from plastic, because of its durability and convenience. At the same time, plastic is the environmental problem of the future, and it threatens both humans and animals alike.

    This debate inpired photographer Richard Kuiper to produce still life portraits of plastic in the manner of the 17th century. In his work a certain dichotomy is visible: on the one hand he admires platic as a material, the invention of the everlasting. On the other hand his compositions serve as a warning, and he hopes to use his photographs to show the public it has gone overboard with use of plastic.

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Artwork details

Category
Coloured PhotographyPhotography
Subject
VanitasStill lifeDeath
Style
Contemporary Art
Material & Technique
Lambda photoprintDibondDibond epoxyPhotographic print
Colour
Multicolour (>4 colours)