Ger Van Elk Photography
1941 2014 no one is more adept at calling attention to the way art calls attention to itself susan tallman wrote of van elk in a i a.
Ger van elk photography. Work from his oeuvre. From the beginning of his career as an artist ger van elk was attached to the prestigious gallery art project 1968 2001. His sculptures installations experimental video works photography and paintings combine mediums in unexpected and poetic ways. Van elk s practice defies easy categorization.
Ger van elk believed that representations of reality in art cannot be trusted and this theory was the driving force behind his sculptures installations films and painted photographs. Ger van elk was here 1941 2014 photography ger van elk was here in the national gallery in london there is a full length double portrait of the italian merchant giovanni arnolfini and his bride giovanna cenani painted in 1434 by the flemish artist jan van eyck. Dutch 1941 2014 follow. Credit line gift of david c.
The advent of fluxus and happenings made amsterdam a breeding ground of avant garde activity during this time. Photography artist ger van elk title symmetry of diplomacy origin netherlands date made 1975 medium composite chromogenic color photograph with silkscreen printings 2 and air brushing from the portfolio artists photographs 1975 dimensions 20 23 7 8 in. 44 x 45 x 24 cm. Dutch interdisciplinary artist ger van elk was a best known as a pioneer of conceptual art with associations to both arte povera and fluxus.
Among all the other tasks they get assigned in college writing essays is one of the most difficult assignments. Portrait as is as was c print ra 4 on duraclear film between plexiglas. You can hardly find a student who enjoys writing a college papers. From galerie bob van orsouw ger van elk study for radical sweet 1988 ink lacquer pencil colour photography 52 48 cm.
Ger van elk. And sarajean ruttenberg reference number 1991 1146. Van elk is juggling here with the traditional differences between painting sculpture and photography and between three dimensional objects and flat surfaces. Ger van elk symmetry of diplomacy in a chinese fashion 2005 vidéo sur écran plasma 82 2 x 100 2 x 5 6 cm collection de l artiste.