Jos van den Berg - Ets: Luntershoek Zeeuw - Vlaanderen - 1967 - Sold

Etching by Jos van den Berg from 1967. Title: Luntershoek Zeeuws - Vlaanderen. Edition: 3/20. Dimensions sheet: H27 x w39.5cm. Dimensions of the presentation: H18.5 x W29.5cm. The work is signed in the lower right, in pencil, by the artist. The authenticity of this work is fully guaranteed. A certificate of authenticity can be emailed upon request.

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"The painter of the multicolored, indefinable lyricism.
It is not so easy to put a label on his work. Placing it in the tradition of American action painting is a little too easy. The myth of the so-called painter beast has been debunked before. “Stylelessness” is an honorary title in Jos van den Berg's case. His interests are much broader than that of the abstract expressionists. In an almost greedy way Jos absorbs everything he encounters, because then generously gives back to his audience. He is the romantic who loves all aspects of life and wants to share it all. When he starts painting, he chooses his theme intuitively.

During the process, that theme changes many times. Every moment is a moment of choice. He works in rough brush and knife strokes, in stacks of layers. He processes cardboard, paper, textiles, silver and copper foils, gold leaf, which also quietly disappears under a layer of paint. He scratches the paint to reveal underlying flakes of color.

His love for ethnic art is reflected in his shapes and use of color. He has frequently painted the worlds of Papua and other areas in South East Asia and South Africa. But also closer to home: disorderly interiors, peonies, landscapes, exotic birds, cities, the cosmos, rock paintings. He takes inspiration from astronomy or neuroscience.
Style, use of color, theme: all are of enormous versatility. The refusal to make a final choice.”