Ewoud Broeksma
See also: www.lichtzone.nl
The photographs by Ewoud Broeksma (1957) stem from the series Man/Woman. Photo
manipulations in which ‘typical’ female elements have been
added to portrait studies of men. The female as well as the male portrait
is put into perspective here. Our ordinary language of imagery, the language
in which we have learned to look and interpret is unsettled. Ewoud lives
in Groningen and takes care of the photo column of the regional newspaper
there, the ‘Nieuwsblad van het Noorden’. He has gained renown
by studies of sportspeople, in which, by adding an unexpected attribute
to the picture he portrays the sport/sportsperson in a surprising way.
This work has been published in the book ‘Before the lens of Ewoud
Broeksma’.
Paul Habers
See also: www.kinn.nl
Originally from Nijmegen and living in Leiden Paul Habers paints oil paintings,
inspired by the work of the American Hopper. These magic-realist works
show a seemingly vulnerable figure, who with his own look however forces
the viewer to look outside the frame of the painting. We ourselves have
the find the answer to the question: why is this boy looking so silently
outside? What is the painter showing him, what do we think he is seeing?
This work has not been exhibited before.
Tim Schimming
See also: www.timschimming.de
Young German artist Tim Schimming enjoys some fame in the world of miniaturists
with his tiny pieces of Chinese furniture. This work has been bought by,
among others, the Dollhouse Museum in Swiss Zurich. In the Villa he will
show the original canvases and panels composed in acrylic paint, which
have been published in the German magazine Männer Aktuel. Our ideas
of imagery concerning male homosexuality have been determined by all kinds
of classic icons. Many a modern holebi-artist attempts to cast off this
leaden burden of the past. So does Tim Schimming. He distinguishes himself
from his colleagues by an utterly uncomplicated imagery. No problematizing.
No serious stuff about death and violence, dark sexuality in the thicket,
badly lit or otherwise, no aids. His imagery has a youthful naturalness,
fresh colors, playfully represented joy of life: gay, merry.
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