No. 83493069

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Martijn van Berkum - Non-Functional Structures
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Martijn van Berkum - Non-Functional Structures

This drawing is sold without frame. This meticulously made drawing will never bore you. Each day you will discover new corners, gaps, passages, and other details. Although it has architectural references, it is clearly not from this world. It is inspired by the visual language of science fiction films, cubism, and brutalism, but at the same time it is an utterly dysfunctional structure. What this drawing truly depicts is something that the artist, ultimately, leaves to the viewer to decide. Martijn van Berkum is an artist whose work has been exhibited and collected in museums and galleries around the world, such as the Helsinki City Art Museum and Momentum, The Nordic Biennale. This watercolour painting is part of Non-Functional Structures, a series in which he draws architectural objects. His aim is to render architecture useless, in order to open it for alternative and speculative interpretations. The question that runs through his work is: What is the potential and value of architecture, when it is no longer functional? Material &: Hahnemühle Brittania, premium watercolor paper (300 gr/m2) Technique: Watercolor Size: 74 x 56 cm / 29 x 22 inch Condition: 100% new and unused. No previous owners. Shipping: Extra care and attention is dedicated to safe packaging and delivery. The drawing is sent in a double tube (2 tubes glued over another) with an extra wide diameter, to prevent wrinkles. The drawing is rolled in packaging paper to prevent staining and is wrapped in bubble plastic.

No. 83493069

Sold
Martijn van Berkum - Non-Functional Structures

Martijn van Berkum - Non-Functional Structures

This drawing is sold without frame.

This meticulously made drawing will never bore you. Each day you will discover new corners, gaps, passages, and other details. Although it has architectural references, it is clearly not from this world. It is inspired by the visual language of science fiction films, cubism, and brutalism, but at the same time it is an utterly dysfunctional structure. What this drawing truly depicts is something that the artist, ultimately, leaves to the viewer to decide.

Martijn van Berkum is an artist whose work has been exhibited and collected in museums and galleries around the world, such as the Helsinki City Art Museum and Momentum, The Nordic Biennale. This watercolour painting is part of Non-Functional Structures, a series in which he draws architectural objects. His aim is to render architecture useless, in order to open it for alternative and speculative interpretations. The question that runs through his work is: What is the potential and value of architecture, when it is no longer functional?

Material &: Hahnemühle Brittania, premium watercolor paper (300 gr/m2)
Technique: Watercolor
Size: 74 x 56 cm / 29 x 22 inch
Condition: 100% new and unused. No previous owners.
Shipping: Extra care and attention is dedicated to safe packaging and delivery. The drawing is sent in a double tube (2 tubes glued over another) with an extra wide diameter, to prevent wrinkles. The drawing is rolled in packaging paper to prevent staining and is wrapped in bubble plastic.

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