Rolf Weijburg

''Aboard MV Onemato'' Color etching of Tonga women, Whale, Travel Etching

2016

Different worlds are melted together in the remarkable etches of Dutch artist Gea Karhof. Ancient cultures go hand in hand with 20th century icons. It is possible to see Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse or Superman swimming among oriental figures. On the many journeys to Greece, Nepal, Japan and Egypt amongst other countries, Gea gets inspired for her work by the oriental impressions. The hand-colored etchings are like dreams, in which differences in time and place disappear, while that seems perfectly logical. Gea Karhof combines her own childhood memories and travel experiences with general history, so that Gea’s etchings at first sight appear to be historical documents. Each time, all elements come together under a larger theme that forms the basis for her work. ‘’Subjects present themselves; I am never consciously looking for the’’ says Karhof. ''Musis Sacrum'' is a great examples of Gea's fascination of the language of music. Music is an abstract expression of art; only our hearing is directly involved. Must also has its own unique system of notation. The music score of ancient and modern-day cultures is the subject of a lot of her prints. Exploring with the will to fathom takes time. For example, the complex etching ''Musis Sacrum'' required months of preparation. This etching bears the name of, and its main form is the contours of the Arnhem theater (the Netherlands) where many concerts, including world music, are programmed. The print is populated by a celestial orchestra in which Karhof's childhood heroes Superman and Batman play along, nine Greek muses and a nine-piece world orchestra that makes music at the foot of the building. In this orchestra, a serious, harp-playing angel from the Italian Renaissance makes music with Thai instrumentalists and a mischievous-looking Mickey...

Different worlds are melted together in the remarkable etches of Dutch artist Gea Karhof. Ancient cultures go hand in hand with 20th century icons. It is po...

Different worlds are melted together in the remarkable etches of Dutch artist Gea Karhof. Ancient cultures go hand in hand with 20th century icons. It is po...

The memories, notes and photographs that Rolf Weijburg takes with him from his distant travels are the sources of inspiration for his work. The etchings ...

Different worlds are melted together in the remarkable etches of Dutch artist Gea Karhof. Ancient cultures go hand in hand with 20th century icons. It is po...

Different worlds are melted together in the remarkable etches of Dutch artist Gea Karhof. Ancient cultures go hand in hand with 20th century icons. It is po...

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’Landscape with Adam and Eve with an angel’ By Arthur Boyd Medium - Etching with colour on wove. Signed - Yes Edition - Artist Proof Size - 640mm x 820mm Date - 1986 Condition - 8 Colour of print may not be accurate when viewed on a monitor. Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd AC OBE (24 July 1920 – 24 April 1999) was a leading Australian painter...

One of 30 copies. FRANCISZEK BUNSCH (born in 1926) Franciszek Bunsch was born in Bielsko in 1926. He studied painting under the guidance of prof. Eugeniusz Eibisch and graphic art as...

La Maîtresse et son Chien 2018 Carborundum printmaking on papier Mâché, ed. 11/30 45,5 x 31,5 cm & image with the scene 32 x 25 cm Sold with a white frame Carborundum mezzotint is a printmaking technique in which the image is created by adding light passages to a dark field. It is a relatively new process invented in the US during the 1930s by Hubert Mesibov, Michael J. Gallagher, and Dox Thrash...

Edition of 40, signed, numbered AGNIESZKA LECH-BIŃCZYCKA Graduated from University of Rzeszów in a field of Artistic Education with specialisation in g...

AGNIESZKA LECH-BIŃCZYCKA Graduated from University of Rzeszów in a field of Artistic Education with specialisation in graphics. She obtained her diploma...