Ko Aarts - Pop Art screen print - newoldnewoldnew - limited edition (180) - pencil signed - Sold

• Medium: color screen printing on thick paper
• Dating: 1994
• Numbered: 28/180
• Signed: in pencil
• Condition: In very good condition
• Titled: "newoldnewold"
• sheet size: 30 x 21 cm

Ko Aarts (Hulst, 1961)
That knowledge of the elementary principles of painting is often a solid foundation for a versatile visual artist is demonstrated by his monumental work in public spaces and his graphic works, both commissioned and uncommissioned. Aarts's work presents images created from a combination of reality and fantasy. His understanding that things are not susceptible to straightforward interpretation; that conflicting views and feelings can prevail, is a principle that allows his work to possess a lighthearted quality, despite the often oppressive subject matter. The artist strives to find a balance between rigor and irony in his work. To this end, he divides his attention between, on the one hand, a kind of media realism, which may even assume banal forms, and, on the other, the purely formal aspects of perception and painting. A survey of his work reveals recurring elements. Most striking are the buildings, which sometimes appear independently, sometimes in groups, and express a particular atmosphere. Furthermore, airplanes have long been featured in various settings. Aarts has sometimes suggested that he tries to bring objects to life by featuring them as actors in his paintings.
Source: galeries.nl