The Playground of Life is a work about playing, growing and discovering - not only as a child, but also as an adult. For me, making art feels like discovering a new playground: experimenting, climbing, sometimes falling, but always getting back up and playing on.
In this work, you see children running, climbing, swinging and letting themselves fall. They move through an abstract landscape of diagonal planes and a central ladder, a metaphor for life itself. Like these children, as an artist I keep learning new things and trying to grow my work and myself.
There is also a personal layer to it: deep down, I often still feel like the little boy looking at the world with wonder. Making art is a way for me to keep that feeling alive - a reminder that life is not only about serious steps, but also about play and fun.
The Playground of Life invites the viewer to embrace their own inner child and not lose the playfulness in life.
Created by Arjen Roos with support from AI.
My work exists at the intersection of modern Pop Art and Expressionism, with influences from Modernism. Contrast, whether in light, color, or subject, plays a central role in my art. The color red is often prominently featured.
Each piece I create tells a story. I produce..
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