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Alphen Aan Den Rijn, Zuid-Holland - Netherlands
Arie Van Garderen - Fine Artist
Member Since: 04/13/2008
'We live in a time when ‘image’ stands for speed, transience and superficiality. With my images – abstractions of the reality around me – I am seeking points of contemplation for both the viewer and myself. A sense of serenity frozen in time. A moment of reflection, emotion, recognition, surprise or amazement.
As an artist who creates drawings, paintings and portraits, I have discovered the infinite possibilities as well as the pitfalls offered by the computer. And it was during these discoveries, that what Goethe once said – ‘It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself’ – took on new meaning.
For me, the computer has become a fantastic instrument for creating what I want to create: beautiful paintings/pictures/drawings/graphics – or whatever you want to call them. Personally, I like to call them ‘computer paintings’. My new “canvas” is an empty screen; my ‘brush’ is electronic. The work printed at large scale (100 x 100 cm. of larger) will retain its colour for around 200 years. Each work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity guaranteeing that it will be the only print ever made, and another certificate guaranteeing the quality of the printing process*.”