https://timonhagen.com timon hagen Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:02:07 +0000 https://timonhagen.com en https://timonhagen.com/Home-copy Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:02:07 +0000 timon hagen https://timonhagen.com/Home-copy Timon Hagen&nbsp;Amsterdam&nbsp; The Netherlands&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="725" height="601" width_o="725" height_o="601" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d41d417ed323b93209c9f520588bea433d132f5923ab8f1da59d1c15bc5bd78/voorplat2.jpg" data-mid="154968134" border="0" data-scale="35" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/725/i/0d41d417ed323b93209c9f520588bea433d132f5923ab8f1da59d1c15bc5bd78/voorplat2.jpg" />Herdruk uitverkocht! Timon Hagen &amp; Andrea Travaglia Art Thread From A-Z An exploration of ideas stemming from art &amp; art education Prijs € 22,50 (inclusief verzendkosten binnen Nederland)Wil je de herdruk bestellen mail naar timonhagen@tiscali.nlhttps://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/10/05/kunst-moet-eigenlijk-vermaak-zijn-a4144199 .......................................................................................................................................................................... &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="2816" height="2112" width_o="2816" height_o="2112" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/007bebd870c769f059ad3ee3275373a94d304e08fa0a32248a36c5f8aaaf7657/timon-bus-zwart-wit.JPG" data-mid="19416015" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/007bebd870c769f059ad3ee3275373a94d304e08fa0a32248a36c5f8aaaf7657/timon-bus-zwart-wit.JPG" /> Funny work, also somewhat sad -in poetry I’d call it comic elegy.&nbsp; John Hennessy He scrapes everything off until he comes to the bare essentials. Leo Vroegindeweij Starting up Small art work Upscaling Drawings My notebooks Outside my notebooks Poetry Postcards Eggshell Porcelain Patterns Porcelain reliefs Moving Drawings Starting up In May 1978, when I was 20 years old, I was accepted at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. The Rietveld by then was a national oriented art academy where you could study fine arts and design. I was accepted at the department of fine arts, in the painting and printmaking program. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="2532" height="3360" width_o="2532" height_o="3360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c2078fa2deeca2dae252d23121fe938c65ef30c72415a59aba97afbdf089bdb/Christien.jpg" data-mid="19416059" border="0" data-scale="27" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c2078fa2deeca2dae252d23121fe938c65ef30c72415a59aba97afbdf089bdb/Christien.jpg" /> Rietveld graduation work, oilpaint on carton,1983 The program consisted of figure drawing and still life. We were trained to represent reality.&nbsp; To reach this goal we used charcoal, waterpaint, oilpaint and printing techniques such as woodcut, etching and lithography. The teachers didn’t force us to represent reality exactly. They liked it when they could still see the brushstrokes in our paintings. The painting and printmaking program was limited. No crossovers were made to other mediums like sculpture, ceramics, photography or film. In the eighties, postmodernism didn’t play a part at the Rietveld. Small Art Work Since I graduated in 1983 from the Rietveld, I created small art works. These consisted of drawings, linocuts, oil paintings and works made out of metal. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img width="1298" height="1083" width_o="1298" height_o="1083" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29d906e328cadd2dae0970b0a03fc9cab9560cf9cb850ca932d16840dcc3852c/roeiboot-lino5.jpg" data-mid="19416024" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/29d906e328cadd2dae0970b0a03fc9cab9560cf9cb850ca932d16840dcc3852c/roeiboot-lino5.jpg" /> Rowing, linocut, 5x8 cm <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d18aeeed5ac701a5df2cbdee5e9f753703d9fcfd2ce09d4e05ffc290748fdd22/stoelen-zilver-in-grijs.jpg" data-mid="19416033" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d18aeeed5ac701a5df2cbdee5e9f753703d9fcfd2ce09d4e05ffc290748fdd22/stoelen-zilver-in-grijs.jpg" /> Two sitting, silver, 2 cm high Upscaling&nbsp; Around 2010, almost thirty years after graduating, I started to make large works. These art works can hang on the wall or hang freely in an open space. <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c10e623944a384b64480f18bed39bc7f8825fa593ead15b8fe27d64b026fd8d8/bad-bij-eva.jpg" data-mid="19416021" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c10e623944a384b64480f18bed39bc7f8825fa593ead15b8fe27d64b026fd8d8/bad-bij-eva.jpg" /> Bathtub, plywood, private collection,&nbsp; table Piet Hein Eek <img width="2816" height="2112" width_o="2816" height_o="2112" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71050afecb0ff8fd3027e29c0bfdb8037b74e19c096b7f3af77dbb88f3694e9c/bus-polyester.jpg" data-mid="19416030" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71050afecb0ff8fd3027e29c0bfdb8037b74e19c096b7f3af77dbb88f3694e9c/bus-polyester.jpg" /> Busride, polyester, design Vincent de Rijk DrawingsMostly all of my artwork is based on tiny drawings that I make with a fountain pen that my father gave me when I was 15 years old. Ironically, my father didn’t give me the pen as a gift because he wanted to encourage my artistry. He simply gave it to me because he received a better pen from his work place.In the beginning, I only used the pen for writing. For my drawings, I mainly used lead pencils. But since lead pencil drawings were difficult to reproduce, I started to use my fountain pen. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; My notebooks I make my drawings in a notebook that children use to write their school exercises in. Once I am satisfied, I take my drawing out of the notebook by using a scanner and Photoshop. Drawings I am not satisfied with remain concealed in my notebook. Drawings I am satisfied with start a new life outside of my notebook. <img width="802" height="1057" width_o="802" height_o="1057" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/150a0c7ce1244ff96f8905dcf0094cb543fca6585d8d67909c84ead842ae0a91/dagboek-detail.jpg" data-mid="19416037" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/802/i/150a0c7ce1244ff96f8905dcf0094cb543fca6585d8d67909c84ead842ae0a91/dagboek-detail.jpg" />Notebook, detail, 20 June 2016&nbsp; <img width="1007" height="829" width_o="1007" height_o="829" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/415f7449f764b8132e4e6896aa43f5f452415e7cc8ca56f386a1b6964f855368/berg-japans-papier.jpg" data-mid="19416043" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/415f7449f764b8132e4e6896aa43f5f452415e7cc8ca56f386a1b6964f855368/berg-japans-papier.jpg" />Shoveling, edited drawing Outside my notebook Once I take my drawings out of my notebook I can use them for whatever I want. I can make ceramic prints (decals) out of them and apply these on porcelain or earthenware. By doing this, I transform my drawings into objects that you can hold and play with. <img width="3985" height="6000" width_o="3985" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/951e985b06977914a9142f2efa9cdcc1dc048018f646476475d8a259e0134bb9/wielrijder3.jpg" data-mid="27413796" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/951e985b06977914a9142f2efa9cdcc1dc048018f646476475d8a259e0134bb9/wielrijder3.jpg" />Moped, unglazed hand-formed porcelain, 2016 <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f460b720f834585dd87a7b5694fd7d6266dfbef6dedd44221b29ac374fa262c7/bord-japan.jpg" data-mid="19416028" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f460b720f834585dd87a7b5694fd7d6266dfbef6dedd44221b29ac374fa262c7/bord-japan.jpg" />Hello / Konichawa, 2015 Poetry Almost thirty years ago I made an art notepad for my friends and family to use. On each page, there was a different drawing that I had taken out of my notebook. My friends and family could use the notepad for whatever they liked. They could keep it as art or use it. &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="718" height="752" width_o="718" height_o="752" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0bb5621b9195f6ce5a74ea7124a9c8c75c1b8157640dfbcfd28cd7a084e3808/notepad3.jpg" data-mid="19416053" border="0" data-scale="76" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/718/i/f0bb5621b9195f6ce5a74ea7124a9c8c75c1b8157640dfbcfd28cd7a084e3808/notepad3.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="718" height="752" width_o="718" height_o="752" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b70b511ccca0d805d2aeaf1b09be3536ea5522fc5acf3955e3840a3f149044b/notepad4.jpg" data-mid="19416054" border="0" data-scale="76" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/718/i/7b70b511ccca0d805d2aeaf1b09be3536ea5522fc5acf3955e3840a3f149044b/notepad4.jpg" /> &nbsp; Notepad pages Two friends of mine who happen to be poets started to write lines of poetry, on their own accord, to accompany my notepad drawings.&nbsp;<img width="718" height="752" width_o="718" height_o="752" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/800c159b38b75c4dfda411c66d33e502fea85170d08e8dd121beaabacd93f2b0/notepad-3.jpg" data-mid="19416042" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/718/i/800c159b38b75c4dfda411c66d33e502fea85170d08e8dd121beaabacd93f2b0/notepad-3.jpg" />going up, going down? that’s the question. Maarten Doorman&nbsp; www.maartendoorman.nl <img width="718" height="752" width_o="718" height_o="752" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2419a8635aad8edab696fa0d4bc9b0f1334c29cba3ce8fb74d4a577085ea33fe/notepad-we-gaan-naar-de-zon.jpg" data-mid="19416047" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/718/i/2419a8635aad8edab696fa0d4bc9b0f1334c29cba3ce8fb74d4a577085ea33fe/notepad-we-gaan-naar-de-zon.jpg" /> let’s head for the sun. Ilse Starkenburg www.ilsestarkenburg.nlPostcards Later on I started to work with one of the poets, Ilse Starkenburg. This became a more elaborate cooperation that resulted in a series of postcards.<img width="1194" height="1766" width_o="1194" height_o="1766" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c70a1e786c630fd3889fdb76c63b2201042743fe2544e8d4f48a38456e79d2d/handig-ilse.jpg" data-mid="19416048" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0c70a1e786c630fd3889fdb76c63b2201042743fe2544e8d4f48a38456e79d2d/handig-ilse.jpg" /> DECISION / I am very handy / from now on I am very handy&nbsp; example postcard; text: Ilse Starkenburg Eggshell porcelain Eggshell porcelain is known for its fragility. This fragility makes this kind of porcelain perfectly suited to put my drawings and lines of poetry on. <img width="3280" height="1466" width_o="3280" height_o="1466" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd1b53b5e786bf48019d1209d3bab0835b49cbd20cb4ef041eb1720557e64336/eierschaal-porselein-2.jpg" data-mid="19416049" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd1b53b5e786bf48019d1209d3bab0835b49cbd20cb4ef041eb1720557e64336/eierschaal-porselein-2.jpg" /> er is een hoek in de kamer waar je nooit komt er zijn dingen die je nooit zegt in every room there is a corner that we never go to and there are things that we leave unsaid text: lse Starkenburg eggshell porcelain, 2017 <img width="7999" height="3000" width_o="7999" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52fbce2759685ab432a60b67ade3235a8057296f7c6d8303a85b9c3b725f4aa5/sorrow-voor-en-achter.jpg" data-mid="19416057" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52fbce2759685ab432a60b67ade3235a8057296f7c6d8303a85b9c3b725f4aa5/sorrow-voor-en-achter.jpg" />Sobbing eggshell porcelain, 2018 PatternsI have always been interested in patterns.After I graduated, I started with simple patterns that were made with a simple linocut technique. First, I would cut out the image. Then I painted the lino by hand using different colours. I discovered this hand painting technique by myself. &nbsp;However, I am almost certain that this technique has been discovered by others too. But I have never seen similar examples until now. <img width="1616" height="1156" width_o="1616" height_o="1156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1166de3c896857760dd0a4cf859e4287f9edb66d7146a4085afdd4a6b0e9155b/lusaka-restaurant.jpg" data-mid="19416051" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1166de3c896857760dd0a4cf859e4287f9edb66d7146a4085afdd4a6b0e9155b/lusaka-restaurant.jpg" />Lusaka restaurant, linocut on Nepalese paper, 5x8 cm, 1989 <img width="1610" height="1172" width_o="1610" height_o="1172" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa5be67905681a750b639b117a759797ad8c22bab91a649fabf0cba37b9e2548/spoorwegen.jpg" data-mid="19416056" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa5be67905681a750b639b117a759797ad8c22bab91a649fabf0cba37b9e2548/spoorwegen.jpg" /> By train, linocut on Nepalese paper, 5x8 cm, 1990 Later on, I started making patterns in Photoshop that can be used for weaving. &nbsp; <img width="1618" height="1438" width_o="1618" height_o="1438" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8a1fa29c774231302465eddbc6b7d907abffd02eac920fbd178fc3a8ac286dc2/computers-patroon-duotoon-blauw-rgb.jpg" data-mid="19416034" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8a1fa29c774231302465eddbc6b7d907abffd02eac920fbd178fc3a8ac286dc2/computers-patroon-duotoon-blauw-rgb.jpg" /> At my computer, weaving design, 2015 <img width="1082" height="1080" width_o="1082" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b221d8c4d01a0239b26c511d45460649f181245ede1963fd2e444a5ad7ad033/tulpen-patroon.jpg" data-mid="19416036" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b221d8c4d01a0239b26c511d45460649f181245ede1963fd2e444a5ad7ad033/tulpen-patroon.jpg" /> Tulips, weaving design, 2015&nbsp; Porcelain reliefs. What do colours add?While making reliefs in porcelain I noticed that every time I added colour to the works they lost most of their expressiveness. I didn’t understand why this happened. Perhaps the colours took away the subtle differences in shadow? It might be because I had to put in the extra effort of getting the colours just right. <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3f0de58ef2024f157bd19ee46dad8a62d1ab0b5abe75b6c4b548df5e5290a1e/boot-op-amstel-in-grijs.jpg" data-mid="19416055" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3f0de58ef2024f157bd19ee46dad8a62d1ab0b5abe75b6c4b548df5e5290a1e/boot-op-amstel-in-grijs.jpg" /> Boatride, Amstel River, porcelain, 4x6 cm, 2017 <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4fd355667e99e508d164f9843f994d31c056a6fca05e947a2939ea29063b12a0/gouden-koffer1.jpg" data-mid="19416058" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4fd355667e99e508d164f9843f994d31c056a6fca05e947a2939ea29063b12a0/gouden-koffer1.jpg" />Man with golden suitcase, porcelain, 2x3 cm, 2017 Moving drawings Driving around in a circle, Atelier Moreno &nbsp;www.ateliermoreno.com Almost two decades ago a friend of mine helped me animate my drawings. Unfortunately, I lost those animations. But recently, another friend made a new animation for me. She called this animation: Driving Around in a Circle, but I prefer to call it: Everything's Gonna Be Alright. body { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; } #myBtn { display: none; position: fixed; bottom: 20px; right: 30px; z-index: 99; font-size: 14px; border: none; outline: none; background-color: #05; color: black; cursor: pointer; padding: 8px; border-radius: 4px; } #myBtn:hover { background-color: #555; } TOP ^ // When the user scrolls down 20px from the top of the document, show the button window.onscroll = function() {scrollFunction()}; function scrollFunction() { if (document.body.scrollTop > 20 || document.documentElement.scrollTop > 20) { document.getElementById("myBtn").style.display = "block"; } else { document.getElementById("myBtn").style.display = "none"; } } // When the user clicks on the button, scroll to the top of the document function topFunction() { document.body.scrollTop = 0; document.documentElement.scrollTop = 0; }