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19 – Where Emus Waltz – 164 x 200 cm – Mixed Media on Belgium Linen – Artist – Andre van der Kerkhoff
Where Emus Waltz
Size | 164 x 200 cm
Mixed Media on Belgium Linen
About The Work – Artist – Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mille-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
14 – Feeding Frenzy – 160 x 160cm mixed media on Belgium Linen – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
Feeding Frenzy
Size | 160 x 160 cm Mixed Media on Belgium LinenAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
01 – Where Dragonflies Tango – 130 x 130cm mixed media on Belgium Linen – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
Where Dragonflies Tango
Size | 130 x 130cm Mixed Media on Belgium LinenAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
15 – Dragonfly Country – 95 x 95cm mixed media on Belgium Linen – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
Dragonfly Country
Size | 95 x 95 cm Mixed Media on Belgium LinenAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
10 – Full Moon – 95 x 95cm mixed media on Belgium Linen – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
Full Moon
Size | 95 x 95 cm Mixed Media on Belgium LinenAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
08 – Land of Milk and Honey – 95 x 95cm mixed media on Belgium Linen – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
Land of Milk and Honey
Size | 95 x 95 cm Mixed Media on Belgium LinenAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
05 – Termite Rhapsody – 102 x 102cm mixed media on canvas – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
Termite Rhapsody
Size | 102 x 102 cm Mixed Media on CanvasAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
03 – The Natural Gardener – 95 x 95cm mixed media on Belgium Linen – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
The Natural Gardener
Size | 95 c 95 cm Mixed Media on Belgium LinenAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
02 – Valley of the Baobabs – 95 x 95cm mixed media on Belgium Linen – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
Valley of the Baobabs
Size | 95 c 95 cm Mixed Media on Belgium LinenAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
04 – Flight of the Bumble Bee – 91 x 91cm mixed media on canvas – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
Flight of the Bumble Bee
Size | 91 x 91 cm Mixed Media on CanvasAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’
18 – Big Wet – 61 x 61cm mixed media on Canvas – Artist Andre van der Kerkhoff
Big Wet
Size | 61 x 61 cm Mixed Media on CanvasAbout The Work - Artist - Andre van der Kerkhoff
Quoting | ROBERTA SMITH Co-chief art critic of The New York Times, July 2017, NYC, NY‘ …………… The dragonfly and the butterfly are among the myriad of shapes that conjure up insects, turtles, lizards and snakes, flight paths and trajectories; floral-type patterns recall the woven mile-feuilles backgrounds of medieval wall hangings; circles string coiled pearls in a nebula of another universe. There is a mystery encased in these images–a hidden tale told in still another poetic language tinted by other landscapes. Landscapes he has made uniquely his own, rendered in earth tones, a “palette [that] reflects the pigments of the Australian Continent,” he writes. A quasi-musicality and a rhythm inhabit these latest works, a near- repetitive refrain, somewhat reminiscent of some “outsider art.” But van der Kerkhoff is no outsider. His is a reconstruction of an Australian fabric emanating from a melody within, heard by a stranger in a strange land. He is a stranger no longer. “It would be rather strange,” he states, “to live in one of Earth’s oldest landscapes and not be interested in it and its in-explainable power and magic…………..’