Harrie Gerritz - zeefdruk: Aarzelende herfst - 1989 - Sold

Harrie Gerritz calls himself a landscape painter, but it would take a long time to find a landscape as he paints it. His interest is in 'signs', in concepts, in forms that do not occur in nature – the square for example. The artist 'creates' the square by connecting horizontal and vertical lines, such as a horizon and a church tower, or a river and trees. And he is concerned with the 'constructed landscape', to which man has added geometric shapes: the block shapes of a house, a paving stone or a fence. Harrie Gerritz shows us in a reduced, intense form how he experiences that landscape. It is striking that he attributes an active role to both the landscape and his paintings: he speaks of 'signs from the river landscape', to indicate that communication takes place, ie more than one-sided observation. This is also the case with his paintings: 'The work itself indicates whether something still needs to be done with it'. The landscapes lifted above reality seem of a clear simplicity. Yet every line and every color field shimmers with the inspiration that Harrie Gerritz experiences in that landscape. A child of the Dutch river landscape, Harrie Gerritz explores a series of questions about the landscape and its perception in his work. Over the years, the answers have become increasingly intense and abstract.