

It is not often that you come across an artist who has been working in his studio for about twenty years. During this period he has hardly ever shown his work. More often it happens that artists come out a little too quickly with immature work.
It is also worth mentioning that in those years a close and consistent body of work has emerged. These works are difficult to compare with the work of others. Yet Patrick Koster is not a hermit. He is in the middle of the world. Patrick runs a karate school. He sees exhibitions, reads a lot and collects images and stories from the big world. The world as it appears in our newspapers. He does not watch television.
He compiles his own images from the folders and scrapbooks full of remarkable photos from the newspaper, which we quickly take for granted. This is done sketching, in pencil, then cutting and pasting until he likes it. Then he enlarges the sketch manually and ‘paints’ with layers of colored, transparent film. Knives and scissors are his brushes. That adhesive plastic has something of the stickers that he already liked as a child and pasted everywhere.
He pioneered a completely personal working method.
What motivates him are major social issues of good and evil. The derailed boys who cause so much suffering, with their acts of desperation or well-organized violent actions. Sometimes the images are taken from works of art history where murder scenes are depicted as heroes in war scenes.
The large triptych in the restaurant entitled ‘Icarus’ depicts the rescue operation of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 17 days in 2010 and were eventually lifted up one by one in a capsule. From darkness to light.
The works are incredibly well composed, compositionally crystal clear and yet exciting, touching big things without being compelling. There is much to experience in many ways and to enjoy sophisticated use of color.
As an art committee, we consider ourselves lucky to see this work see the light of day, because it deserves it. You will soon be warmly invited to Solo Exhibition An Icarus to meet the artist at a meeting in at Kennedy Van der Laan. [Erik Mattijssen]
Collage and drawing on paper no 5342023, 2019, h 15.4 x w 11.7 inch, fine liner, felt pen, paper on paper.
I really enjoy making hand-cut and carved collages and also like drawing in them. This time I decided to create an image with a limited number of resources and colors. I share this collage with you and also show, if you swipe, how I made a preliminary study sketch. From a substantive point of view, during this period I delved into the theme of the parable of the sower. This collage later led to a larger collage on a light box: The Parable Of The Sower XIII, series 14, 2020, h 50 cm x w 37,5 cm (h 19.7 in x w 14.8 in), collage of adhesive film on drawing polyester on lightbox.
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https://www.patrickkoster.nl/artwork/parable/
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https://www.patrickkoster.com/portfolio-item/on-paper/
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Manual collage and drawing on paper *5442023, 2019, h 16.5 x w 12.6 inch, acrylic paint pen, felt pen, fine liner, adhesive tape, paper on paper
I really enjoy making collages. I often make them in a small size so that you can easily make them on a table. Working on a small, table format also gives a lot of freedom to try out different techniques and work with various materials. I also find it a challenge to see whether you can push boundaries or conduct research on, for example, concepts of aesthetics. How do you know when a work is finished and, is that a worthwhile pursuit?
How personal do I want to make my work? Do I strive for something new and unique to surprise myself again?
In terms of content, during this period I was busy completing a series of fourteen large collage works made of adhesive film on drawing polyester on light box with the title Parable of the Sower.
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https://www.patrickkoster.nl/artwork/parable/
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https://www.patrickkoster.com/portfolio-item/on-paper/
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Exhibition overview in CODA Museum Apeldoorn. On display are five light box works of art by Patrick Koster. From left to right I mention the following works of art: the triptych The Fugitive, Les plaintes d’un Icare, The parable of the sower I, series #14 and The parable of the sower (Watchdog) II, series #14. All the works are made using the adhesive film on drawing polyester on lightbox technique.
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https://www.patrickkoster.nl/2019/03/25/coda-museum/
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La Fête Galante 3, 2023, h 20.2 x w 20.2 inch, analog hand cut collage, paper, fineliner, marker, colored pencil on paper
This is the third unique collage work executed in and on paper in the series entitled "La Fête Galante". I will offer a digital version of this work for sale as an NFT via my OpenSea page (https://opensea.io/collection/patrick-hattrick-collection) and also via the shop at my website. A multiple of this work will also be published, a low budget digital high quality print in a smaller format. These high-quality prints will be available via Instagram and my online store. In addition, I will use this work as a starting point for creating a unique collage work from adhesive film on drawing polyester on lightbox.
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