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System World Canvas

System World Canvas
Fine art print in room

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.

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.

    • Dimensions: 80 x 80 cm
    • Limited edition print (3/5)
    • Fine art paper Hahnemühle Photo Rag®
    • Signed Artist Proof
    • Designed by Jack Kruf, 2022
    • Watermark not printed
    • Printed in Breda, The Netherlands

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Living World Canvas

Living World Canvas
Fine art print in room

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.

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.

    • Dimensions: 80 x 80 cm
    • Limited edition print (3/5)
    • Fine art paper Hahnemühle Photo Rag®
    • Signed Artist Proof
    • Designed by Jack Kruf, 2022
    • Watermark not printed
    • Printed in Breda, The Netherlands

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Ukraine Chessboard

Ukraine Chessboard
Fine art print in room

The colours 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. 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.

This rectangle archival pigment print in the national colours of Ukraine is a strong reminder on the wall of how fragile democracy, dignity and freedom are and that fight. The Ukraine chess board is the playing field for strategic, tactical and operational thinking and acting starts with this magic board palette.

    • Dimensions: 80 x 80 cm
    • Limited edition print (1/1, donated)
    • Metal print
    • Signed Artist Proof
    • Designed by Jack Kruf, 2022
    • Printed in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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The wisdom of the clouds

© Jack Kruf (2016) The Wisdom of the Clouds. Breda: Private collection.

What are the clouds trying to tell me about the weather to come. No apps and forecasters but navigating on my own perceptions and diagnosis. What is their wisdom? I must say, not that easy to do. It is cloud illusions I have to recall (thanks to Joni).

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Chess Board Black & White

In the 6th century, chess’s predecessor was called Chaturanga in India, consisting of four divisions: infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry in the military on an 8×8 board. From the 12th century on, chess travelled from Arab to Europe.

Chess was quickly adopted by the medieval kings and the European nobility, and its popularity peaked during the late medieval period. Learning chess was an essential skill for knights. Now, it is still a popular strategic board game but for everyone. It begins with the board. It is, in fact, a symbol of equality and equal opportunities.

This rectangle archival pigment print of the full black and white chess board is perfect for a modern and classic look in the home and office interiors. It is a reminder on the wall that the playing field for strategic thinking and acting starts with this magic board palette.

    • Dimensions: 40 x 40 cm
    • Open edition print
    • Fine art paper Hahnemühle Photo Rag®
    • Signed Artist Proof
    • Designed by Jack Kruf, 2022
    • Watermark not printed
    • Printed in Breda, The Netherlands

Interested? Please contact us for sales and shipping.