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64 Governments

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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.

Diversity in the City

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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.

The Tone of Liverpool

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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.

Lost in the City

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Lost in the City
Fine art print in room

The citizen and the city. Many novels, philosophies, songs and poems have been written about this relation. From the daily perspective of city governance, many stories about life in the city can be told. The idea came up to express the city’s canvas 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 from the system of society.

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.

    • Dimensions: 40 x 40 cm
    • Limited edition print (3/5)
    • Fine art paper Hahnemühle natural line Hemp
    • Signed Artist Proof
    • Designed by Jack Kruf, 2022
    • Watermark not printed
    • Printed in Breda, The Netherlands

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