ART Habens
Johannes Boekhoudt
from these roots inspiration to convey
my messages.
The artwork arises from a necessity to
communicate and later this
communication will manifest through
pain and emotion. The stark white
canvas in front of me is similar to the
confrontation between the bull and the
bull fighter. The canvas speaks to me
and challenges me by taunting with the
phrase “Go ahead, what is it that you can
impress upon me?”. Then, the work
begins. As I begin, the sketch is already a
vision in my mind which I project and
elaborate directly from my mind to the
canvas. I do not prepare my creation, my
tools are all around me. The brushes and
colors stand in an array of readiness
waiting to be called upon and if the right
color is not present, then I will blend
them until the right hue appears. I do
tend to have available canvas prepared
but in different sizes to choose from
depending on the needs of the original
image. From the beginning, drawing was
and continue to be the base of all my
artistic creations, whether it be abstract
or not. I place emphasis in this because it
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