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Suspended Velocity (Single)
DESCRIPTION
The horizontal lines on the wall and the design of the blue bicycle suggest speed and motion. The vehicle however is standing still and a closer look will even show it is broken. The hidden defect and the state of suspended action in a way depicts the feeling of the recent pandemic paralysis.
AUTHOR
Paul Brouns (1967) is a photographing artist living near Amsterdam. Observing the urban world, he is attracted by the abstract, rhythmic poetry of buildings. Available in limited editions, his work has been exhibited worldwide and sold to collectors, ranging from Tokyo, Seoul and New Delhi, to New York, London and Amsterdam.
In the series "Urban Tapestries" façades are captured frontally, filling the entire composition. Because of their simplicity and shallow depth, attention is drawn to rhythm, colour and light on the surfaces.
Its counterpart is the "Perspective Play" series. In these works visual depth and converging lines of perspective are used to fill the image plane with repeating elements. In both series sometimes photographic images are manipulated. Expanded surfaces and enhanced feelings of scale give the work a hypnotic attraction.
In the series "Urban Tapestries" façades are captured frontally, filling the entire composition. Because of their simplicity and shallow depth, attention is drawn to rhythm, colour and light on the surfaces.
Its counterpart is the "Perspective Play" series. In these works visual depth and converging lines of perspective are used to fill the image plane with repeating elements. In both series sometimes photographic images are manipulated. Expanded surfaces and enhanced feelings of scale give the work a hypnotic attraction.
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