On election day, the quietness of the forest brought this autumn palette. The colours are vividly related to pleasant summer memories.
Bibliography
Kruf, J. (2023) Autumn Palette [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
Autumn Palette
Regaining Respect
The stones of this city hall are many hundreds of years old. The shutter is made of wood from a late medieval forest. Despite its long history and tradition, present-day respect for the government has come to a new low point.
Elections have become a moment of regaining respect for those by whom we, citizens, are choosing a new team of people who can and may represent us. And therefore, it is all about respect for ourselves.
Let us celebrate the hope of good governance and prepare to improve things. Tomorrow is cleaning day (election in The Netherlands). We know what is at stake: the life of our children. Let’s go!
Bibliography
Kruf, J. (2023) Regaining Respect [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
Rocky Mountain High
The Rocky Mountains made a considerable impression during our 2010 hiking trip through Canada. Here is an art expression. It is John Denver who is connected to the discovery of this part of the world. This is about my respect for the dimensions and dynamics, which are much larger than me, myself and I.
This view gives me calm and comfort in the loud, noisy, screamy atmosphere of election time. It provides a reflection on the higher connections to be made.
Bibliography
Kruf, J. (2023) Rocky Mountain High [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
Group Effort
Distribution and reproduction can be a group effort. The mushroom is Hypholoma fasciculare (sulphur tuft, gewone zwavelkop). Beautiful but bitter and poisonous. Coming out as a group can be highly effective for spreading the message.
Bibliography
Kruf, J. (2023) Group effort [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
Four Elements
The Chobe National Park is where the four elements of air, earth, fire and water come together. The grey/white, red, yellow and, respectively, blue form a characteristic colour palette of this part of Africa. The painting symbolises the raging dynamics that climate change can have on nature, here the dry forest lands.
Bibliography
Kruf, J. (2023) Four Elements [metal print]. Breda: Private collection.
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