walls
Walls are not just there to be seen; they are there to be looked at.
I embellish them and love to use them as a canvas. Plaster, mosaics, glass, calligraphy, paint, ink, natural or reconstituted stone,pigments and patinas. I use every technique, mix them together, create new concepts, allow people to see things or to see them anew. I dress up our walls in the same way as one would dress for an evening out. I make up the top, fill out the bottom, add colour by subtle touches. From mere powder, lime, cement, sand or marble, I refine my material, giving it character.
I love starting from scratch, with only an idea or sometimes a feeling. Then I add water and cover the wall, little by little, be it in a kitchen, living room, library, lobby, restaurant, shop, reception hall or conference room. Each wall is different, but each keeps its ears, its soul and its character. Before, after- the aim is to catch the eye and give it something to look at, to contemplate for a moment. For something to be embellished, it must be magnified. This requires time, it demands that the artist give something of himself and necessitates a lot of hard work. Sometimes it also needs hands, several hands, sometimes artists' hands but often children's hands. Walls are playgrounds for children and there is a little child in me who loves to play....
I embellish them and love to use them as a canvas. Plaster, mosaics, glass, calligraphy, paint, ink, natural or reconstituted stone,pigments and patinas. I use every technique, mix them together, create new concepts, allow people to see things or to see them anew. I dress up our walls in the same way as one would dress for an evening out. I make up the top, fill out the bottom, add colour by subtle touches. From mere powder, lime, cement, sand or marble, I refine my material, giving it character.
I love starting from scratch, with only an idea or sometimes a feeling. Then I add water and cover the wall, little by little, be it in a kitchen, living room, library, lobby, restaurant, shop, reception hall or conference room. Each wall is different, but each keeps its ears, its soul and its character. Before, after- the aim is to catch the eye and give it something to look at, to contemplate for a moment. For something to be embellished, it must be magnified. This requires time, it demands that the artist give something of himself and necessitates a lot of hard work. Sometimes it also needs hands, several hands, sometimes artists' hands but often children's hands. Walls are playgrounds for children and there is a little child in me who loves to play....
