On Paper 2014-2021
Manual collage and drawing, pencil, ballpoint pen, colored pencil and paper on paper.
I have decided to share my artworks on paper with you as well. This is the first in a series that I want to update regularly. They are all collage works or at least works on paper. When I draw I use felt-tip pens, pencil, colored pencil or ballpoint pen. Sometimes I scan the works to print them and then draw on them or cut them in and stick them on so that a collage is created. The sizes of the works are around 30 to a maximum of 50 cm. All table worktop format. These works have not been shown before and they have therefore never been exhibited.
Work on paper
Work on or with paper, whether pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache or collage, shows the artist in the most spontaneous and artistically free moment. The directness associated with this medium brings artist and viewer very close together. In their intimacy and vulnerability, works on or with paper thrive with the exclusive attention they deserve.
Art on or with paper not only has a special artistic character, but is often accessible and attractive in terms of size and price. Beginning art lovers may be able to make one of their first art purchases in this way.
Do you rate your work on paper as highly as the collage works?
Here’s a nice quote from German visual artist Gerhard Richter (February 9, 1932): “Do you rate your work on paper as highly as the paintings?” GR: “Well, to be honest I must say it took a long time. It’s only since 1976 that I have allowed myself to do that sort of small work. Before I insisted that I should be able to theoretically justify everything I did. That theory wasn’t entirely correct, but I did often believe in it. Drawing or painting on paper is more impulsive than painting on canvas. It doesn’t take so much effort, and you can simply throw away anything you don’t like, whereas large canvases take much more effort and time. I found that the directness of the works on paper led to randomness and virtuosity. I didn’t want any of that.”
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La Fête Galante 8, Mezzetino tuning his guitar, 2024, h 50 x w 36 cm (h 19.8 x w 14.2 inch), analog, hand-cut collage, paper, print on paper
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Mezzetino, tuning his guitar while dressed in a Van Dyck civil war costume.
Mezzetino was a comedy character, based on Harlequin but with his own distinctive costume, who was introduced for the first time by the Théâtre italien de Paris actor Angelo Costantini on October 16, 1683. Constantini’s expressive face allowed him to portray the role without a mask, a tradition kept alive by all successive Mezzetinos. That novelty attracted Watteau, who featured Mezzetino in several of his works.
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I depict the series La Fete Galante at a time when there is a lot of unrest in the world. Through the treatment of the theme, I express the wish for more respect, grace, courtesy and peace-lovingness, in small and large.
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See also https://www.patrickkoster.nl/artwork/fete-galante/
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#amor #embrace #fete #galant #flirt #guitar #idyll #masquerade #open #air #outdoors #outdoor #entertainment #entertainer #park #passion #pleasure #pleinair #rococo #serenade #sunset #theatre #valet #aristocrat #conversation #lover #visualart #instacollage #lifestyle #cosmopolitan
La Fête Galante 7, 2024, h 50 x w 36 cm (h 19.8 x w 14.2 inch), manual and hand cut collage, paper on paper
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I depict the series La Fete Galante at a time when there is a lot of unrest in the world. Through the treatment of the theme, I express the wish for more respect, grace, courtesy and peace-lovingness, in small and large. By focusing on dance as art in movement and lightness of being and placing it in the spotlight, I try to visually push the darkness into the background. In reality, I actually increase the contrast, which creates drama and reveals the vulnerability of this cosplay コスプレ.
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See also https://www.patrickkoster.nl/artwork/fete-galante/
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#fete #arts #galant #visualart #collage #collageartwork #lifestyle #cosmo #respect #watteau #light #drama #lightnessofbeing #paper #papercut #papercrafts #loveyourself #theater #instacollage #contemporarycollage #cosplay #costume #vieenrose #pop #peace #analog #dance #dancer #handmade #grace #peace
My collage artwork on light box, Family Constellation, 2021, was published at the end of May 2024 in the hundredth edition of the Netherlands’ Nobility book. The ‘Red Book’ was first published in 1903. The booklet provides an overview of the genealogies of all Dutch noble families.
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https://www.patrickkoster.com/portfolio-item/family-constellation/
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#collage #collageartwork #visualart #family #instacollage #contemporarycollage #pop #constellation #analogcollage #handmade #grace #heraldry #blazon #nobility #peerage #gentleman #gentle #gentlemen #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram #gala #castle #chateau #manor #tower #falcon #hawk #portrait #tree
La Fête Galante 6, 2024, h 50 x w 36 cm (h 19.8 x w 14.2 inch), analog and hand cut collage, paper on paper
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I depict the series La Fete Galante at a time when there is a lot of unrest in the world. Through the treatment of the theme, I express the wish for more respect, grace, courtesy and peace-lovingness, in small and large. By focusing on dance as art in movement and lightness of being and placing it in the spotlight, I try to visually push the darkness into the background. In reality, I actually increase the contrast, which creates drama and reveals the vulnerability of this cosplay.
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See also https://www.patrickkoster.nl/artwork/fete-galante/
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#fete #vivre #galant #rococo #visualart #collage #collageartwork #lifestyle #cosmo #respect #watteau #light #drama #lightnessofbeing #18thcentury #paper #papercut #papercrafts #theatre #theater #instacollage #contemporarycollage #cosplay #costume #vieenrose #pop #peace #analogcollage #handmade #grace
