Things I used to paint

An inflatable mattress, a rubber bout, building materials – things we’re used to seeing in a construction or camping setting – are re-examined by Tim Wunderink for their hidden painterly qualities; their gloss or matte surfaces, abstract adornments or translucency for example become highlighted in wall objects, which at first glance could pass for abstract modernist paintings. Wunderink lets the viewer rediscover the material through the shape of the object. Every work is a small discovery, but should not be seen as a separate incident. Rather, he aims to direct the whole chain of material, idea, the shape of the object, the installation of objects and the presence of the viewer in Space.

Behind my window Wunderink continues his search for objects that do refer to the art of painting, but are not defined as such. Wunderink graduated from the Fine Arts department of the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht and during his study he had alway played with two- and three-dimensional work.

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