Tag: Stad

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Gent Silhouet

Kruf, J. (2022). Gent Silhouet [fine art print]. Breda” Privécollectie.

Een silhouet in het centrum van de stad Gent, Vlaanderen, België. Eens was zij het bestuurlijke centrum van Europa in de vroege 16e eeuw. Nu is zij nog steeds een prachtige en vooral goed bestuurde stad. Het is stil op deze vroege ochtend in januari. Er zijn nog geen mensen op straat.

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Cádiz Window

This window in Cádiz breathes karma. I like this colour palette with the carmine red window, black bars, pastel yellow wall, and the greys with the fine line of golden sapphire. Clean, safe and secure in the quietness of siesta time.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2018) Cádiz Window [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

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64 Governments

 
A still reminder on the office. Society seen from above. From a citizen, street or society perspective, one can count 64 governments active at the same time. Need care? There are many offices, companies and subsystems busy. Stop at one point in a street and count the different operational policy plans or consider the distinct accent of responsibilities in the diverse governmental layers and teams of mayors, aldermen, deputies or ministers. One government does not exist, only in our minds. 64 is magic and, at the same time, from a governance perspective, an impossible number because of the fragmentation and segmentation of responsibilities, rules and regulations. It is the chessboard in a new perspective. Bibliography Kruf, J. (2017) 64 Governments [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
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Diversity in the City

 

Diversity in the City
Fine art print in room (50×50 cm)

The diversity in the city is noteworthy. Many communities live side by side, each having fibres and fragrances. For public governance, it is essential to respect them and take care of a wide range of policy-making and implementation.

Kruf, J. (2023) Diversity in the City [digital art print]. Breda: Private collection.

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The Tone of Liverpool

The painter John Atkinson Grimshaw is best known for his moody urban landscapes. This impressionistic painting of Liverpool in 1875* is an inspiration in how tones, spheres, moods, perspectives and contexts can be found and fixed.

This scene is impressionistic and direct at the same time. It is easy to imagine you actually are there, transcended with your personal time-machine 149 years backwards to one of the most developed cities of Europe, Liverpool. Talking of ‘finding to tone’, this painting is an accurate example. No words are needed to describe what the tone of the city was.

*Grimshaw, J.A. (1875) Liverpool Docks From Wapping Wharf [oil on canvas]. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia.