121. Avenue St.-Joseph 13bis by Ruud van den Berg

About "121. Avenue St.-Joseph 13bis"

by Ruud van den Berg

About the artwork

"The digital artwork depicts a serene, sunny day at 13bis St Joseph Avenue, captured under a brilliant blue, cloudless sky. The image exudes peace and quiet, with no people in the street scene. At the front right, a sloping stretch of cycle path cuts through the composition, subtly merging into the pavement beyond, on which shadows fall softly. To the left, a large, full bush dominates the scene, its leaves deep dark green, as a vivid contrast to the light stone façade.
In the centre are two closed windows, smaller and larger side by side, each framed by white frames. To its right are two doors: one leads to the downstairs flat, the other to the upstairs flat, where the artist's eldest son lived in 2022. On the upstairs door is a poster of the Hogeschool van Utrecht, a subtle but meaningful reference to his recent appointment as a lecturer in Artificial Intelligence. This small clue connects the personal story with a broader, academic context.
Above the façade rises the red tiled roof, whose warm colour contrasts with the clear sky. A dormer breaks the roof plane, its white frame echoing the windows below. On the far left, a chimney marks the edge of the image, like a silent sentinel over the house. The work balances between realism and symbolism, an ode to an important moment in the life of both the son and the artist, captured in the mundane but meaningful setting of an urban street.

Address: St.-Josephlaan 13bis, 3151 VA Utrecht

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Finished on: 15 May 2023