RGB stands for RijkGevuldBloemstilleven (RichlyFilledFlowerstilllife). In this version I ask the participants to photograph their tulips together with a 'thing' that is special to them. That 'thing', for example, became a beautifully decorated wall behind a bunch of tulips, a lover among the tulips, a painting of a deceased sister next to tulips, a bunch of tulips next to a clock that a father once built himself, figurines of a buddha and blackbirds near and between the tulips, glass birds from Leerdam and a Delft blue tulip plate next to a vase with tulips, heirlooms as vases (with tulips in it), candle holders next to a bunch of tulips, a homemade painting above a bunch of tulips and so on. All these 'things' are incorporated in the sculpture. The background is a book about tulips from 1910! This was a gift from a friend who found it somewhere.
Since about 1974, I have been involved almost daily in photography, drawing (charcoal, graphite, conté, chalk, ink), painting, watercolour and/or collage making. In all these branches of visual work, I have tried a lot, found my own way, but.. Read more…
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Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Germany