The story behind
The citizen and the city. Many novels, philosophies, songs and poems have been written about this relation. From the daily perspective of city governance a myriad of stories about life in the city can to be told. The idea came up to express the canvas of the city as the 64 fields of the chess board. An eagle view, from above. There the living and the system world meet and form the fibre of society. The citizen can be lost and get disconnected with life as well as the system.
Wall art
This rectangle archival pigment print of the city canvas with Pantone® Bright White (living world) Pantone® Black 6c (system world) and Pantone® Terra Cotta (citizen) is perfect for a modern, classic and reflective look in home and office interiors. It is an urgent reminder on the wall, that getting lost in the city is not to be wished for as it is highly uncomfortable and lonely.
Product Information
Price: € 125,00
Dimensions: 40 x 40 cm
Limited edition print (1/5) on Hahnemühle natural line fine art paper Hemp, 290 gsm, 60% hemp fibre, 40% cotton, white, acid- and lignin-free, ISO 9706 compliant and museum quality for high age resistance. Colours and details are brilliantly reproduced. Hemp has extremely robust fibres, for that it is used for long-lasting historical documents, such as the Gutenberg Bible and the US Declaration of Independence.
- Signed Artist Proof
- Designed by Jack Kruf
- Watermark not printed
- Print with small edge for personal framing
- Printed in Breda, The Netherlands
- Value Added Tax (VAT) included
Interested? Please contact us for sales and shipping.
Connected with the City
The story behind
The citizen and the city. Many novels, philosophies, songs and poems have been written about this relation. From the daily perspective of city governance a myriad of stories about life in the city can to be told. The idea came up to express the canvas of the city as the 64 fields of the chess board. An eagle view, from above. There the living and the system world meet and form the fibre of society. The connected citizen finds its way.
Wall art
This rectangle archival pigment print of the city canvas with Pantone® Bright White (living world) Pantone® Black 6c (system world) and Pantone® Terra Cotta (citizen) is perfect for a modern, classic and reflective look in home and office interiors. It is a reminder on the wall, that being and staying connected is crucial.
Product Information
Price: € 125,00
Dimensions: 40 x 40 cm
Limited edition print (1/5) on Hahnemühle natural line fine art paper Hemp, 290 gsm, 60% hemp fibre, 40% cotton, white, acid- and lignin-free, ISO 9706 compliant and museum quality for high age resistance. Colours and details are brilliantly reproduced. Hemp has extremely robust fibres, for that it is used for long-lasting historical documents, such as the Gutenberg Bible and the US Declaration of Independence.
- Signed Artist Proof
- Designed by Jack Kruf
- Watermark not printed
- Print with small edge for personal framing
- Printed in Breda, The Netherlands
- Value Added Tax (VAT) included
Interested? Please contact us for sales and shipping.
System World Canvas
The story behind
Philosopher Jürgen Habermas distinguishes the living world and the system world. In the living world people and teams live and communicate between equals, based on arguments and without power. It is the world where love and friendship are leading and daily life dominates. It is the white canvas on which we are born, walk, live and die.
In the system world the instrumental rationality is used and says or dictates what and who is necessary to achieve a goal or to carry out a task. It is the world of rules, regulations, procedures and guidelines. It is the black canvas, in fact the chess board, on which most decisions of public governance are made. In the background though we find the living world, not dominant but present.
Wall art
This rectangle archival pigment print of the city canvas with Pantone® Bright White and Pantone® Black 6c is perfect for a modern, classic and reflective look in home and office interiors. It is a reminder on the wall, that the governance of our society is strongly dominated by this palette of black.
Product Information
Price: € 285,00
Dimensions: 80 x 80 cm
Limited edition print (1/5) on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® fine art paper, 308 gsm, 100% cotton, white, characteristic, beautiful defined felt structure, acid- and lignin-free, ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resistance.
- Signed Artist Proof
- Designed by Jack Kruf
- Watermark not printed
- Print with small edge for personal framing
- Printed in Breda, The Netherlands
- Value Added Tax (VAT) included
Interested? Please contact us for sales and shipping.
Living World Canvas
The story behind
Philosopher Jürgen Habermas distinguishes the living world and the system world. In the first, people and teams live and communicate between equals, based on arguments and without power. It is the world where love and friendship are leading and daily life dominates. Here it is expressed as a white canvas, in fact the chess board on which we are born, walk, live and die.
In the system world the instrumental rationality is used and says or dictates what and who is necessary to achieve a goal or to carry out a task. It is the world of rules and regulations. It is the other world, represented as a black canvas, here in the background and not dominant.
Wall art
This rectangle archival pigment print of the city canvas with Pantone® Bright White and Pantone® Black 6c in the background is perfect for a modern, classic and reflective look in home and office interiors. It is a reminder on the wall, that the playing field of life for all of us starts with a clean palette to live our dreams and give creativity and colour to the world.
Product Information
Price: € 285,00
Dimensions: 80 x 80 cm
Limited edition print (1/5) on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® fine art paper, 308 gsm, 100% cotton, white, characteristic, beautiful defined felt structure, acid- and lignin-free, ISO 9706 conform / museum quality for highest age resistance.
- Signed Artist Proof
- Designed by Jack Kruf
- Watermark not printed
- Print with small edge for personal framing
- Printed in Breda, The Netherlands
- Value Added Tax (VAT) included
Interested? Please contact us for sales and shipping.
Ukraine Chess Board
The colors of Ukraine represent the ‘sky’ (blue) and the ‘wheat’ (yellow). Anno 2023 Ukraine is the chess board of autonomy and sovereignty, literally and figuratively. The Russian invasion at the end of February 2022, seems to be about expanding the empire of Great Russia Peter the Great, possibly about confiscating the fertile grounds of Ukraine,
This chess board has become a metaphor for the fight for democracy and freedom, against autocracy and unfreedom. That presently the most felt and communicated semantic differential in the West, but possibly and even more likely history will tell us that there is more under the sun.
Wall art
This rectangle archival pigment print in the national colours of Ukraine is a strong reminder on the wall, how fragile democracy, dignity and freedom are and that fight. The Ukraine chess board is the playing field for strategic, tactic and operational thinking and acting starts with this magic board palette.
Product Information
Price: € 125,00 / € 275,00
Dimensions: 40 x 40 cm / 100 x 100 cm
Limited edition print (2/5) on Hahnemühle natural line fine art paper Hemp, 290 gsm, 60% hemp fibre, 40% cotton, white, acid- and lignin-free, ISO 9706 compliant and museum quality for high age resistance. Colours and details are brilliantly reproduced. Hemp has extremely robust fibres, for that it is used for long-lasting historical documents, such as the Gutenberg Bible and the US Declaration of Independence.
- Signed Artist Proof
- Designed by Jack Kruf
- Printed in Breda, The Netherlands
- Value Added Tax (VAT) included
- € 60,00 / € 150,00 will be donated to UNCR Ukraine.
Interested? Please contact us for sales and shipping.
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