SANDER VAN DEURZEN

A string on the floor, a bubble, a cream pie and a black sphere; these are elements you might encounter in a painting by Sander van Deurzen (1975, Venlo, NL). Shapes melt and dissolve, caught in a brief moment of existence. Because of his working method - almost always the works are created in a single session - everything seems in continuous motion. Forms mutate; a sphere turns into an eye or a mouth and unexpected elements such as a tongue or a bubble pop out from a hole. Cracks and seams suggest the presence of a space beyond, which nevertheless remains inaccessible... Pink, a color traditionally associated with life, love and romance as well as kitsch and superficiality, is used by van Deurzen in unexpected ways. The lust for life expressed in the paintings and the undercurrent of impermanence are evident in the figures and the overall painting itself.

Primary location: Zürich Switzerland