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Painting: "From Another Angle".
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Private sellerRijkhoven , BelgiumOn Whoppah since February 2020 • 3 sales
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“From Another Angle”.
In From Another Angle, Robert van den Herik invites the viewer to look at reality from an unusual perspective. From within a monumental architectural space, constructed from stone, columns, and slowly encroaching vegetation, a view of a calm sea opens up. On the horizon, an unexpected spectacle unfolds: not the sun, but the earth itself seems to disappear behind the horizon.
The painting plays with our self-evident conception of space, scale, and place. What is normally the fixed point of reference of our existence becomes here an object on the horizon. This creates a sense of alienation, but also of relativization. The work suggests that our view of reality is always dependent on the standpoint we adopt.
The central image is surrounded by a broad border featuring a visual language of abstract symbols, designed by Inke Bemelmans. These signs seem to refer to an unknown script or a forgotten code language. They form a visual boundary between the recognizable world and a domain of imagination, interpretation, and mystery. With his combination of realistic painting technique and surrealist imagery, Van den Herik explores the relationship between perception and reality. The work invites wonder and poses a simple yet fundamental question: what do we see when we view the world from a different perspective?
Robert van den Herik
Acrylic on MDF, 2025
81 × 122 cm
Framed: 86 × 127.5 cm
Symbolic border: Inke Bemelmans
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A brief introduction:
I am Robert van den Herik.
Dutch designer, living in Belgium.
Educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven.
I was a problem solver, innovative, also in terms of design.
Later, I worked in the field of “Art versus Design”.
Now I am retired and have started fulfilling a long-cherished wish… painting.
My passion is surrealism and Magical Realism. Website: www.robertvandenherik.com
Exhibitions with paintings:
- The Netherlands, Maastricht;
- China, Beijing,
- Italy, Venice.
- Belgium, Brussels.
- Belgium, Bilzen.
- Belgium, Rijkhoven.
Specifications
ConditionExcellentColorsGreen, BeigeMaterialMDF (Medium-density fibreboard)Number of items1OrientationLandscapeArt sizeLargeHeight86 cmWidth127 cm
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Private sellerRijkhoven , BelgiumOn Whoppah since February 2020 • 3 sales