Henc van Maarseveen - 1996 - 2 monochrome slide prints - "Emptiness" - very small edition (12)

• Title: Emptiness
• Year: 1996
• Sheet dimensions: 30 cm x 20 cm (Image: 10 cm x 12 cm)
• Edition: 1/12 and 4/12
• Signed: Yes, handwritten in pencil
• Material: Slide print on paper
• Framed: No
• Condition: in very good condition.

Henc van Maarseveen (1926–2012) was an abstract graphic artist who published theories alongside his art. He developed his oeuvre within the various graphic groups of which he was a member, including the Grafisch Gezelschap De Luis. Two publications are central to his theoretical oeuvre: the *Ideistisch Manifesto* and the later theory of Impossibilism. In the *Ideistisch Manifesto*, van Maarseveen describes ideistic art, which is based on Plato's theory of Forms. Central to this is the artist's personal abstraction, which leads to autonomous artworks. Additionally, van Maarseveen advocates for the sovereignty of art. Van Maarseveen developed Impossibilism together with a number of other artists in the 1990s. They concluded that, despite a growing pluriformity of artistic expression, less is possible in art than is generally believed. It is therefore necessary for artists to reflect on their own work and break free from the norms of the official art circuit. Van Maarseveen's theories are closely linked to his graphic works. This becomes clearer when he develops the technique of shear pressure in the 1990s.