Marten Hendriks

The "unseen works" of Marten Hendriks are two canvases which are faded under the influence of sunlight. They are large canvases on which the contours of forms which Hendriks has covered up during this fading process are visible. Shadowy canvases with a contemplative appearance are generated this way. It remains unclear whether this was Hendriks's direct intention. The emphasis seems to lie in the process and the event rather than in the final result. This may also be true for his prints; drawings created on the computer. Again, it seems that the process of making is the actual work and the end result is merely an afterthought, a nice bonus. Hendriks's work is not easily definable and requires careful study.

Marten Hendriks (Doetinchem, 1941) works in Doesburg.

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