Jan Grotenbreg

'Cheetah' Dutch Contemporary Fresco Painting of a Cheetah, Brown, Beige, Red

2021

The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of...

The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of his idiosyncratic working method can be compared to Roman and Medieval murals, the so-called fresco in which people paint directly in wet lime. At the time, fresco technique was a decorative art form in Europe. However, it is not the decorative element that inspires and interests Jan, but the weathered appearance of the surviving fresco paintings. That is what he wanted to see in his own work. In 2000 he started experimenting with cement on linen. This technique is so special, because cement is a building material and does not stick to canvas. After many attempts, Grotenbreg has found a solution to this problem with modern binders. An impressive series of animal studies followed. Jan Grotenbreg only paints animals he has an affinity with. Animals such as the horse, the cow and the bull, as well as lesser-known animals such as the protected bird of prey, the black-capped vulture, the Egyptian Nile bird Ibis and the endangered house sparrow, have been laid down on linen by Grotenbreg in a layer of gray cement with acrylic paint in black-brown color nuances. The texture and composition of the applied cement is a very important part of his work. That's what makes it intriguing. The way in which the cement is applied determines the decisiveness of the work even more than the image. The animals, especially the sparrows, sometimes only cover a very small part of the canvas. It is clear that the emphasis is on technology. The charm of Jan Grotenbreg's work lies in the imitation of that weathering. But the animals portrayed also play a role in this and are not exempt from rendered weariness. They give a beautiful antique impression...

The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of...

The pronounced technique is the first thing that strikes you when viewing the works of Jan Grotenbreg (1946). It is innovative and unique. The result of...

The piece is part of a series loosely based on figurines I have come across in vintage shops, the figures often being moulded in one with the base, I thought it would be fun to do on...

JAZMÍN GIORDANO Buenos Aires 1984 Training 2002-2015 National University of Arts of Buenos Aires 2007-2011 Scholarship at Guillermo Roux Foundation, Buenos Aires 2013-2014 Workshop with Ana Gallardo and Pablo Siquier 2011-2012 Scholarship in School of Contemporary Art Projects Solo Exhibitions 2019 SALTO DE FE (Leap of Faith), Cazadores Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina PRINCESA FOREVER, Mercado de Arte de Córdoba, Argentina 2018 AUTOGESTIÓN DEL CARIÑO (self-management of loving), Recoleta Cultural Center, Buenos Aires          LA FAVORITA (the favourite) Selvanegra Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina          CAPTACIÓN-ABDUCCIÓN (captation-abduction), ESSA Gallery, Unquillo, Córdoba 2017 SOLO QUIERO QUE ME QUIERAN (i just want to be loved), Women's Museum, City of Córdoba, Argentina Residencies and Fellowships 2019 IMAN Program in La Verdi Recidency, CD México ERROR Residency, Puebla, México LeoTours short Recidency Program, Corrientes, Argentina 2016 Bicentennial Grant for Creation, National Arts Fund of Argentina            Residence Grant in “Sala_Taller Proyect” EAC (Contemporary Art Space) Montevideo,Uruguay 2015 Marabunta Studio Visit Awards 2019 73° National Hall of Arts Castagnino-Macro Museum, Rosario, Argentina, Selection Prize to Exhibition Project PIPA, Buenos Aires, Argentina ArteBa Foundation acquisition program for Meliá Hotel, Buenos Aires Argentina 2018 45th Tucumán Hall of Arts, Timoteo Navarro Museum, Tucumán, Argentina, Selection 2017 Prize to Exhibition Project, Recoleta Cultural Center, Buenos Aires 106° National Hall, Installations and Media Selection, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2016 Biennial MBA-MAC Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Acquisition Prize 105° National Salon of Visual Arts of Buenos Aires,  Mention in Painting 106° National Hall, Installations and Media Selection, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2014 Provincial Hall of Young Paintors, Auditorium of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina            Collective Exhibitions 2020 Open studio, La Verdi Recidency, CD México 2019 UV Studios, Perfuch 4k , Buenos Aires , Argentina Ruth Benzacar Gallery, Bienalita, Buenos Aires, Argentina ArteBA art fair, Imperio Serie, Buenos Aires, Argentina National University of the South, Open all the becomings, Feminisms, identities and activisms, Bahía Blanca 2018 Cultural Center of Memory Haroldo Conti, (Between) Policies of privacy, Buenos Aires, Argentina         Usina del Arte, Activations around the Guerrilla Girls...

Oil on panel

"Cheetah" oil on wood 8 x 10 inches 2023