Go Go Gallerina

I haven't really been "artsy" for a while, but faith took me to a gallery and yes, I realized I really do like art.  *big surprise* No, not at all, but I haven't felt so free to enjoy it for a while. So one thing leads to another, and last night I ended up at the opening of Realism (fair for contemporary figurative art). Big thanks to Ten Haaf Projects for re-releasing my inner-gallerina!


A few artists seriously caught my eye and Wessel Huisman is one especially loved.  

Wessel Huisman, Plain Light III, 160 x 120. Image via GalerieRademakers.Nl.

Unconsciously I am drawn to anything that represents New York, not necessarily meaning I like everything (there is also a lot of that boring Ikea stuff ). Wessel Huisman's cityscapes. however, are seriously captivating. 


In a simple monochrome palette, he manages to build a city from patches of light. Though some work contains historic references (carriages and trams!), there's something surprisingly futuristic about the work. The transparency and airiness of the light combined with the pixelated patches suggest a sort of 3D blue print of the city. Not quite ready to become concrete and possibly about to completely collapse itself again, the city seems to be vibrating in a beautiful phase of near completion. I want to be in there, I seriously love it! 


(The feeling it evokes also resembles standing on top of the Empire or Rockefeller at night and overlooking the city!)


Take a look at more of Wessel Huisman's work on his website or at Galerie Rademakers (who, by the way,  have the coolest people staffing their booth!)

Wessel Huisman, Angel on the Floor, 150 x 180. Image via WesselHuisman.Com.

- Gabrielle Lucille