White Element 001 / Berlin Tree 01
30 x 60 x 150 cm, © 2003,
not for sale
Three-dimensional | Sculpture | Mixed Media
WHITE ELEMENT 001 Berlin Tree 01
Tree / plaster of Paris
30cm x 60cm x 150cm
White Element Berlin Tree 01 is my first work in this serie. The name is an "easy" derivation of place, time and what you see (is what you get: a tree with a white element). Element is a name which could be used in the (post) minimalistic art movement, which I hugely appreciate.
In the picture you see 3 stages of this piece of art. I consider the tree and the white element as 1 work of art.
In this installation time is playing an important role. The image is static, but the tree is not. It will move in the wind, it grows in diameter and the weather (natural elements) like rain, sun, wind are a life source to the tree but a danger to art.
Unnatural is one of the main issue’s here. Natural / Unnatural / Artificial / Art?
The choice for plaster was a deliberate one. Plaster is unnaturally white and both weak and strong. Nature is stronger and will overcome the artificial.
In these photo’s you see Berlin Tree 01 After applying / After time / After 6 weeks
After: after I applied the plaster element
After time: what did time do to the white element
After 6 weeks: the moment I took the last picture and you see the effect of time.