Jan van der Ploeg
wall paintings 2005-2009
Description:... With colour, repetition and scale, Van der Ploeg eschews static functional design dialogue opting instead for lively visual attention. One needs to approach his wall paintings with the same curiosity as one would approach a Sol LeWitt wall drawing or an Ellsworth Kelly shaped canvas. Despite their graphic and generous scale, close and intense observation is required. Includes recent wall paintings in Wellington, Amsterdam, Heerlen, Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Dutch embassy in Paris, the Horse Move Project Space in Amsterdam, the Konsortium in Dusseldorf, Sarah Cottier Gallery in Sydney and the Kunstverein in Graz.
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